An ancient royal tea tree grows deep in the forest in An Toan commune, An Lao district - Photo: NHUAN THAN
On August 9, Mr. Do Tung Lam - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of An Lao District (Binh Dinh) - announced the above information. Mr. Lam said that the tea factory is expected to have a total investment capital of nearly 5 billion VND, with Q-Link Trading and Service Joint Stock Company as the investor.
The above mentioned royal tea factory has a total area of 2.2 hectares, located in An Toan commune with the orientation of producing many types of delicious tea: white tea, black tea, pomelo tea...
In particular, each year the factory will produce more than 86kg of premium dry tea with prices up to tens of millions of VND/kg.
"Currently, Q-Link Trading and Service Joint Stock Company is making a detailed plan of 1/500. After the plan is approved, the investor will implement it. The project implementation progress is from the second quarter of 2024 to the fourth quarter of 2025," Mr. Lam informed.
Currently, there are a total of 6,117 royal tea trees in An Lao, distributed in natural forests planned for production functions and in people's fields and forest gardens in An Toan commune.
Each tree is over 700 years old and 5-10m tall. Among them, many ancient tea trees are over 40cm in diameter. To pick this tea, people have to build a trellis and climb up to pick each small bud and bring it home.
"Because the royal tea trees in An Toan commune mainly grow in deep forests, when the factory comes into operation, it will help people earn more income from harvesting and taking care of the tea trees. This is a very positive thing for the local people," Mr. Lam shared.
As Tuoi Tre Online once reported, the royal tea forest, also known as O Long tea or Gia Long tea, grows naturally in an area more than 900m above sea level. This is the place known as Gia Long Grassland, where King Gia Long's cattle grazed, located in village 2, An Toan commune.
Green tea leaves are washed and boiled to a beautiful golden color. When drunk, it has a bitter taste on the tip of the tongue, a sweet aftertaste, is delicious and has a characteristic aroma.
Mr. Ta Xuan Chanh - Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Binh Dinh province - said that the reason it is called royal tea is because this is a rare type of tea.
"According to the story, because this type of tea grows in the natural forest and is difficult to access and harvest, in the past only the king and court officials could enjoy it. Every year, people offered tea to the king to show their respect," Mr. Chanh shared.
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