The aerial photo, taken on March 31, shows villagers picking Mingqian tea leaves at a tea plantation in Shiqiao Town, Jiahe County, Hunan Province. (Photo/Huang Chuntao, Xinhua News Agency)

Mingqian tea refers to a kind of tea which is picked before Qingming Festival. The tea is of high quality and has little risk of being damaged by insects.

Recently Mingqian tea leaves have entered harvest season across the province. Villagers are busy producing Mingqian tea to meet market demands.

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: Xinhua