Tea-themed event held in Guanshanhu

The 2nd Spring Tea Picking Season and Shenque Tea Culture and Tourism Festival are launched in Guanshanhu district on April 2. [Photo/guanshanhu.gov.cn]

The 2nd Spring Tea Picking Season and Shenque Tea Culture and Tourism Festival were launched in Guanshanhu district of Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, on April 2.

At Guizhou Baicun Shenque Tea Farm in Gaozhai village of Zhuchang township in the district, people gathered to witness a new chapter in the development of the tea industry in Guanshahu.

The event is expected to run until April 30, aiming to take advantage of the booming development of the local tea industry, showcase the tea culture of Guizhou to the outside world, boost the popularity of Shenque tea, improve the tea industry in Gaozhai village, and integrate tea and tourism.

A woman carefully makes tea at the event. [Photo/guanshanhu.gov.cn]

During the event, the Guizhou Baicun Shenque Tea Farm organized activities such as specialty agricultural product exhibitions and spring tea picking, appreciation, cooking and drinking, which attracted a great number of tea enthusiasts.

In recent years, Guizhou Baichun Shenque Tea Farm has been exploring how to integrate the development of tourism and tea culture.

In the form of "Tea and Tourism Cultural Festival + Thematic Week", it has created refined tea products and strengthened local industries and enterprises, promoting rural vitalization and contributing to the development of the tea industry throughout the province.

Local women dressed in traditional ethnic costumes pick tea leaves. [Photo/guanshanhu.gov.cn]