Golden camellia brings profitable income to Quang Ninh province’s mountainous district

  • Golden camellia flower’s buds. VNA Photo: Thanh Vân
    Golden camellia flower’s buds. VNA Photo: Thanh Vân
  • Workers processing golden camillia flowers in Ba Che district. VNA Photo: Thanh Vân
    Workers processing golden camillia flowers in Ba Che district. VNA Photo: Thanh Vân
  • Mrs. Trieu Kim Lien - a farmer clears the soil under a golden camellia tree. VNA Photo: Thanh Vân
    Mrs. Trieu Kim Lien - a farmer clears the soil under a golden camellia tree. VNA Photo: Thanh Vân
  • Farmers need to check on the blooming levels of golden camellia each day to see which trees are ready for harvest. VNA Photo: Thanh Vân
    Farmers need to check on the blooming levels of golden camellia each day to see which trees are ready for harvest. VNA Photo: Thanh Vân
  • Mr. Trieu Quy Bao prepares golden camellia's seedlings. VNA Photo: Thanh Vân
    Mr. Trieu Quy Bao prepares golden camellia's seedlings. VNA Photo: Thanh Vân
  • Local people grow ripe fruits from golden camellia for seedlings. VNA Photo: Thanh Vân
    Local people grow ripe fruits from golden camellia for seedlings. VNA Photo: Thanh Vân
Locals in different communes of Quang Ninh province’s mountainous district of Ba Che have been planting golden camellia (camellia chrysantha) over the past ten years to increase their income, reduce poverty, and boost the local economy. From a wild forest tree, golden camellia was revived and became Ba Che's primary crop. The flower, which is compared to gold because of its high and consistent selling price, has been producing approximately 600,000 USD annually for producers. There are almost 300 hectares of golden camellia tea plants in the Ba Che district. The production of this valuable medicinal plant not only produces jobs and helps people become wealthy, but also generates distinctive cultural values, therefore laying the groundwork for the mountainous region of Ba Che to promote tourism services. Ba Che golden camellia is now a 5-star certified OCOP product, the highest certification in Quang Ninh Province's One Commune, One Product (OCOP) Program. VNA Photo: Thanh Vân

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