Shan Tuyet Tea harvesting season in Ha GiangThe Dao ethnic minority group in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang are busy harvesting their first Shan Tuyet tea crop of the year. A farmer harvests Shan Tuyet tea in Ha Giang ProvinceAccording to the chairman of Vi Xuyen District's Cao Bo Commune, Ly Quoc Hung, there are three tea harvesting seasons in a year with the first beginning now. The ‘snow mountain’ Shan Tuyet tea variety is named due to being cultivated at high altitude, while the buds are covered by thick white coats. Shan Tuyet tea trees can be found in forests and mountains over 1,000 metres above sea level in Ha Giang. An old Shan Tuyet tea tree in Cao BoIt is said that Shan Tuyet Tea is always pure and has a good fragrance thanks to the trees growing on mountains covered by cloud all year.

Source: VietNamNet News April 24, 2018 00:22 UTC