Ancient tea trees protected by Suoi Giang locals

  • Mong men carry offerings at the Shan Tuyet tea trees festival. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
    Mong men carry offerings at the Shan Tuyet tea trees festival. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
  • A Mong woman re-enacts picking tea leaves at the ceremony. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
    A Mong woman re-enacts picking tea leaves at the ceremony. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
  • At the ceremony honouring Shan Tuyet tea trees, locals offer their best foods and agriculture products. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
    At the ceremony honouring Shan Tuyet tea trees, locals offer their best foods and agriculture products. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
  • The village elder of Mong people in Suoi Giang commune leads the ceremony to honour Shan Tuyet tea trees. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
    The village elder of Mong people in Suoi Giang commune leads the ceremony to honour Shan Tuyet tea trees. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
  • Suoi Giang commune is shrouded in fog and deep green of Shan Tuyet tea leaves. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
    Suoi Giang commune is shrouded in fog and deep green of Shan Tuyet tea leaves. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
  • A Mong woman picks tea leaves from Shan Tuyet tea trees. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
    A Mong woman picks tea leaves from Shan Tuyet tea trees. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
  • Locals pick tea leaves in Suoi Giang commune. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
    Locals pick tea leaves in Suoi Giang commune. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
  • An ancient Shan Tuyet tea tree in Suoi Giang commune, Yen Bai province. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
    An ancient Shan Tuyet tea tree in Suoi Giang commune, Yen Bai province. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
  • Mua khen - a type of dance that features traditional musical instrument named
    Mua khen - a type of dance that features traditional musical instrument named "khen" by Mong people - performed by Mong men at the Shan Tuyet tea tree festival. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
  • Mong ethnic women join in dances and sing songs at the festival honouring ancient Shan Tuyet tea trees. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh
    Mong ethnic women join in dances and sing songs at the festival honouring ancient Shan Tuyet tea trees. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh

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Ancient tea trees protected by Suoi Giang locals
09/27/2023 10:44 | TTXVN
Suoi Giang commune in the northern province of Yen Bai has over 500 hectares of land covered with Shan Tuyet tea trees. In which, more than 300 hectares are tea trees that are older than 100 years. The tea trees yield about 620 tonnes of fresh leaves each year, ensuring stable livelihoods for ethnic locals in Suoi Giang commune. The oldest tea tree is about 400 years old, known locally as “the first tea tree”. This oldest tea tree is also recognized as Vietnam heritage tree by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment. Each year, the Mong ethnic community in Suoi Giang holds a festival with rituals and offerings each year in order to honour and improve the values of ancient Shan Tuyet tea trees. VNA Photo: Tuấn Anh

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