The third edition of the Moc Chau Tea Festival began on April 6 at Vinatea Moc Chau, a member of the Vietnam National Tea Corporation (Vinatea), in northern Son La province, bringing together six local tea producers.
Farmers work on vast tea hills in Moc Chau, Son La. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi(VNA) – The third edition of the Moc Chau Tea Festival began on April 6 at VinateaMoc Chau, a member of the Vietnam National Tea Corporation (Vinatea), in northernSon La province, bringing together six local tea producers.
The festivalwill feature a wide variety of events, including art performances, a tea-leafpicking contest, a tea ceremony and exhibitions of tea products and photos oftea plantations in Moc Chau. The geographical indication for Snow Shan (ShanTuyet) tea of Moc Chau in Thailand will be announced during the festival.
The organiserwill also hold sight-seeing tours around Moc Chau vast tea hills and teaproduction for visitors and a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversaryof the national Moc Chau tea plantation which was founded on April 8, 1958.
The festivalaims to promote Moc Chau tea products, provide a platform for tea producers andtraders to meet and foster safe and clean tea-making, said Nguyen Thi Hoa, ViceChairman of the People’s Committee of Moc Chau district.
It is also anopportunity for the district to attract more visitors and draw investors’attention. Tea businesses and cooperatives are expected to form partnerships duringthe event, she added.
Moc Chau is endowed with a cool climate and soil suitable forgrowing tea plants.
Formed in 1959, the Moc Chau tea area now stretches across some1,800 hectares and produces more than 23,000 tonnes of tea leaves annually. MocChau tea products are exported to many international markets, including Japan,Taiwan (China) and Pakistan. In recent years, the production of tea in Moc Chauhas also boosted local tourism.-VNA
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Farmers work on vast tea hills in Moc Chau, Son La. (Photo: VNA)
