Villagers pick tea leaves from ancient tea trees in Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, April 2, 2025.
Farmers were busy harvesting tea leaves shortly before the Qingming Festival to produce the Mingqian (literally "pre-Qingming") tea, which are made of the very first tea sprouts in spring and considered to be of high quality. (Photo by Hu Cheng/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on April 3, 2025 shows farmers picking tea leaves at a tea base in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province.
Farmers were busy harvesting tea leaves shortly before the Qingming Festival to produce the Mingqian (literally "pre-Qingming") tea, which are made of the very first tea sprouts in spring and considered to be of high quality. (Photo by Xiao Benxiang/Xinhua)
A staff member processes tea leaves at a tea workshop in Ruyang County of Luoyang, central China's Henan Province, April 2, 2025.
Farmers were busy harvesting tea leaves shortly before the Qingming Festival to produce the Mingqian (literally "pre-Qingming") tea, which are made of the very first tea sprouts in spring and considered to be of high quality. (Photo by Kang Hongjun/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on April 3, 2025 shows farmers picking tea leaves at a tea base in Yuyao, east China's Zhejiang Province.
Farmers were busy harvesting tea leaves shortly before the Qingming Festival to produce the Mingqian (literally "pre-Qingming") tea, which are made of the very first tea sprouts in spring and considered to be of high quality. (Photo by Zhang Hui/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on April 3, 2025 shows farmers picking tea leaves at a tea plantation in Lujiang County of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province.
Farmers were busy harvesting tea leaves shortly before the Qingming Festival to produce the Mingqian (literally "pre-Qingming") tea, which are made of the very first tea sprouts in spring and considered to be of high quality. (Photo by Zuo Xuechang/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on April 2, 2025 shows farmers picking tea leaves at a tea plantation in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province.
Farmers were busy harvesting tea leaves shortly before the Qingming Festival to produce the Mingqian (literally "pre-Qingming") tea, which are made of the very first tea sprouts in spring and considered to be of high quality. (Photo by Liang Zhiqiang/Xinhua)
A farmer displays freshly picked tea leaves at a tea plantation in Xuyi County of Huai'an, east China's Jiangsu Province, on April 3, 2025.
Farmers were busy harvesting tea leaves shortly before the Qingming Festival to produce the Mingqian (literally "pre-Qingming") tea, which are made of the very first tea sprouts in spring and considered to be of high quality. (Photo by Zhao Qirui/Xinhua)
