WUZHOU, China, Nov 12 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — A century ago, a vast shipping route carried Liubao tea from remote mountains, bridging the land and sea with a path of trade. Today, with the momentum of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Liubao tea industry in Wuzhou has embraced transformation and upgrading. High-quality, fine-flavored tea now travels along the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, bringing the unique Chinese tea fragrance to people far and wide.
In Wuzhou’s Liubao Town, mountains stand tall, with an average annual temperature of 21.2 degrees Celsius and annual rainfall reaching 1,500 millimeters, creating an excellent environment for tea growth. Tea produced here is named “Liubao Tea” and is renowned for its qualities: “red, rich, mellow, aged,” along with a unique betel nut aroma. At one point, the export trade of Liubao tea was remarkably prosperous. According to the Guangxi Yearbook published in 1940, in 1935, more than 1,100 tons of Liubao tea were exported from Guangxi. The “Tea Boat Ancient Road” originating from Liubao Town in Cangwu County, Wuzhou, became a corridor for economic and cultural exchanges between South China and Southeast Asian countries.
