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Ta Xua Shan Tuyet Tea

Ta Xua commune in Bac Yen district, the northern mountainous province of Son La, has been known nationwide for its over-100-year-old Shan tuyet tea which has a specially delicious taste.
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  • To pick Shan tuyet tea buds, local people have to climb up the old and tall trees and pick fresh tea buds, one by one, and store them in a basket on their backs (Photo: VNA)

  • When trees produce the 'one-bud-two-leaves' tea, it's the right time to harvest tea buds, which should be dried immediately on the same day to ensure the best quality (Photo: VNA)

  • A Shan tuyet tea tree has a rough trunk and its bark is covered with moss and ferns. The trees, over 100 years old, continues to produce new and fresh buds (Photo: VNA)

  • A little Mong ethnic boy with fresh Shan tuyet tea buds harvested in the day (Photo: VNA)

  • A Shan tuyet tea tree has a rough trunk and its bark is covered with moss and ferns (Photo: VNA)

  • Tea buds reach the 'one-bud-two-leaves' standard norms for harvest (Photo: VNA)

  • Fresh green tea buds are placed on the house floor for drying before being processed (Photo: VNA)

  • The tea buds are then dried before being packed (Photo: VNA)

  • In some families, fresh tea buds are manually processed in all steps. With their skilled hands, Mong ethnic women turn out Shan tuyet tea with a unique taste delicious to any drinker (Photo: VNA)

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