It’s tea harvest season in Yen Bai Province
VOV.VN - Tea-harvesting season takes place in the province of Yen Bai, part of the Vietbac tea region in northern Vietnam at the end of March and beginning of April.
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During this timeframe, the Snow Shan tea, a famous speciality of Yen Bai, enters its prime harvest season. |
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The tea-harvesting season begins in Yen Bai every spring, with many farmers heading out into the fields to collect leaves for the perfect hot drink. |
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The Vietnamese people divide tea into six categories based on processing techniques: green tea, black tea, oolong tea, white tea, dark tea and yellow tea. |
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Depending on the type of tea, the crops will then go through a variety of treatment, including steaming, withering, heating, rolling, oxidation and drying. |
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All of these steps are still done by human hands, which will make sure the final products carry the best flavour. |
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Vietnam is known as one of the first countries in the world to cultivate and drink tea leaves. |
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People from northern Vietnam started enjoying the brew as early as 1122BC, according to historic records. |
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The Snow Shan tea leaf is robust and can be brewed up to seven times before it loses its flavour. |
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