STORY: Journey into China's Tea Culture: Millennium-old Liubao tea
SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage
DATELINE: May 27, 2024
LENGTH: 0:01:01
LOCATION: WUZHOU, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE

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1. various of Liubao tea

STORYLINE:

Liubao tea, a Chinese dark tea characterized by its strong and lingering fragrance and medical effects, boasts a history of more than 1,500 years.

Over a century ago, as one of the major commodities, Liubao tea was exported along the Maritime Silk Road to Southeast Asian countries.

Its fame grew significantly in the second half of the 19th century among Chinese migrants in Southeast Asia, who used it as a herbal remedy in the hot, humid climate.

Today, Liubao tea sees even more robust exports and has become a symbol of tea products in south China's Guangxi.

Famous for Liubao tea making, the city of Wuzhou in Guangxi has over 310,000 mu (about 20,667 hectares) of tea plantations, with an output value exceeding 16 billion yuan (about 2.24 billion dollars).

Liubao tea-making technique was recognized as a national intangible cultural heritage in China in 2014.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wuzhou, China.
(XHTV)