Struggling tea village copes with lost glory from the front line

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Sunshine and water

Junying, about 66 km from downtown Xiamen, is more than 800 meters above sea level and is the home of tieguanyin (Iron Goddess of Mercy), a variety of oolong, a dark tea.

"We have plenty of sunshine and water, but no industrial pollution," said Gao Quanyang, the village head. "The difference in temperature between day and night in the mountains is huge, meaning tea trees are less vulnerable to disease and pests. It makes the village a nice place to plant fine quality tea."

Despite the low prices of the past two years, he said the village still produces more than 300 tons of tea annually.

Wang Guiqing, general manager of Fujian Tea Import and Export, said the tea price issue is partially due to European countries' raising the testing standards on imports from China.

China is the world's third-largest tea exporter, with its products sold to more than 120 nations and regions.

Tea exports absolutely contribute to the profits for growers in Junying, Wang said.

In 2011, the European Commission issued an order calling for stricter testing on Chinese tea exports to the European Union, stipulating that 10 percent of the goods should undergo onsite inspections for pesticide residue.

Given the restrictions, the right thing to do is deal with tea in the domestic market, village head Gao Quanyang said. However, he said, despite the high quality of Junying tea, the village's products do not sell well in China, reflecting a lack of brand image.

"Of course, we won't be sitting ducks. Changes have been made to tackle the crisis," he said.

The first such change has been developing the production of organic tea.

The village has contacted Xiamen's major tea companies, which will help coach grassroots growers about quality-control measures, including the use of pesticides and final processing.

"Safety and quality are everything," Gao Quanyang said. "They are the fundamental elements of strengthening the brand, wining customers and meeting the testing standard set by other parties."

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