“By combining high-quality tea with advanced technology, our tea will surely go to the world arena”, “Take the road of integrated development of tea and tourism, extend the industrial chain, and enhance added value”. Depicting the bright future of Hunan’s tea industry, the wonderful report won rounds of applause.
In recent years, Guzhang County has made great endeavors to promote the transformation and upgrade of the tea industry. Working in conjunction with the team led by Academician Chen Zongmao and Academician Liu Zhonghua, it has made continuous efforts at the construction of organic tea gardens, research and development of new products, and actively demonstrated new achievements in tea science and technology. Up to now, Guzhang County’s green ecological tea garden has covered an area of nearly 200,000 mu (about 13,333.33 hectares), with an annual tea output of 11,000 tons and an output value of 1.5 billion yuan. The tea industry has become the leading industry in Guzhang County to advance rural revitalization and enrich the people.
Guzhang County and Fujian Zhengshantang Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement on the joint construction of the digital industrial park. Guzhang County is taking advantage of big data technology to accelerate the construction of the county’s organic tea traceability system, facilitate the further development of Guzhang organic tea, and boost rural revitalization by means of science and technology.