Central Highland province promotes B’Lao tea brand

The Central Highland province of Lam Dong will host the fifth Lam Dong Tea Culture Week in Bao Loc city of on December 20-25 with the aim of promoting its B’Lao tea brand.
The Central Highland province of Lam Dong will host the fifth Lam DongTea Culture Week in Bao Loc city of on December 20-25 with the aim ofpromoting its B’Lao tea brand.

As part of the 2014Central Highlands – Da Lat National Tourism Year, the event means tointroduce tea cultivated in Lam Dong Plateau to visitors.

Lam Dong is one of the major tea growing provinces in the country witharound 22,000 ha, producing over 200,000 tonnes of tea each year.

Bao Loc city is famous for the B’Lao tea brand – recognised by theVietnam Record Organisation as one of the top five tea specialities inthe country.

A wide range of activities will be heldduring the culture week, such as tours to tea planting farms andprocessing facilities, a workshop on solutions for the sustainabledevelopment of the tea sector, and an exhibition on tea products.

Participants will also have opportunities to join a tea-picking contest at Tam Chau tea farm.-VNA

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