(250520) -- WUYISHAN, May 20, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Liu Feng (2nd R), an inheritor of Wuyi rock tea making technique, airs tea leaves with farmers in Wuyishan, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 2, 2025.
Wuyishan, a major tea production base in China, is home to the well-known Wuyi rock tea, a type of oolong tea. Its tea making technique was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2006, and was part of the "traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China" enlisted in 2022 as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage.
The thriving tea industry here is attributed to the time-honored tea culture, suitable climate for tea growing, rich tea resources and technological support. (Photo by Qiu Ruquan/Xinhua)
