Lu Yanting/Jiayi reports.

          Alishan high-altitude fine spring tea competition results were released yesterday, the award ceremony and exhibition and sale of tea attracted national businessmen and hobbyists to buy, Meishan Farmers’ Association said, because of the mainlanders and Taiwanese businessmen rush to boost the market, the average price of spring tea up 10%, especially the ranking before the announcement, within ten minutes all the competition tea was snapped up, the popularity of a proof.

          Chiayi County alpine tea is the leading tea industry, planting area of 2,210 hectares, in recent years, the county government unified the alpine tea region to “Alishan alpine tea” brand to enter the market, has long made a name in the market, supply exceeds demand also stimulate tea farmers willing to compete.

          Chen Jinhe and Guo Qiulian received special awards

          Mei Shan Farmers Association pointed out that this year’s spring tea production is flat, the quality is excellent, so the number of tea entries is more than 30,000 kg, the shortlisting rate of 60%, the evaluation is divided into two groups of green heart oolong and Jinxuan, respectively, by the Mei Shan Township Taihe Village tea farmer Chen Jinhe and village tea farmer Guo Qiulian took the Grand Prize.

          Mei Shan Farmers Association pointed out that this year’s spring tea production is flat, the quality is excellent, so the number of tea entries is more than 30,000 kg, the shortlisting rate of 60%, the evaluation is divided into two groups of green heart oolong and Jinxuan, respectively, by the Mei Shan Township Taihe Village tea farmer Chen Jinhe and village tea farmer Guo Qiulian took the Grand Prize.

          The favorite oolong tea from mainland Chinese customers bids at 35,000

Meishan Agricultural Society pointed out that landlords especially like high mountain tea, but also specified to buy first-class tea, coupled with Taiwanese repurchase gifts, resulting in spring tea prices followed the overall rise. County Mayor Truong Hoa Kuan also stressed that despite the massive invasion of low-quality Vietnamese tea, Alishan high mountain tea has a history of production and marketing, the mark of origin and anti-counterfeiting DNA and other lines of defense, consumers can buy with confidence.

          In addition, after experiencing the pains of the 2009 floods, Meishan Township Taihe Village 15 tea farmers to see their homes turned into ruins, deeply aware of the huge impact of industrial and ecological imbalance, decided to give up the previous tea not to plant trees concept, choose to plant trees to reshape the texture of the mountains and forests, strong home vitality.

Source: China News.