The festival “Spring tea flavor – Tan Cuong specialty tea area” is an annual activity organized by Tan Cuong commune, Thai Nguyen city, Thai Nguyen province with the meaning of honoring tea trees and promoting typical products. of tea trees to a large number of domestic and foreign tourists.
Tan Cuong commune is located 12km from the center of Thai Nguyen city, established in 1926, with the characteristics of semi-mountainous land, mainly hill-shaped hills, moderate slope, very suitable for the cultivation of cash crops and industrial plants, especially tea.
No one can remember the time when tea trees appeared in Tan Cuong, only know that tea trees have been attached to generations of people here since the beginning of the commune’s establishment.
According to the people in the commune, the person who has openly destroyed the land of Tan Cuong, and also the person who has contributed to the cultivation and development of tea trees in the commune is Mr. Vu Van Hiet, commonly known as Mr. Doi Nam.
He was born in 1883 in Bach Xam commune, My Hao district, Hung Yen province. He has made great contributions to reclaiming wasteland and establishing tea trees on new land, so the people of Xinjiang consider him the father of the Tan Cuong tea growing and processing profession.
The weather and terrain when Xinjiang is bestowed by nature with a climate and soil suitable for the growth and development of tea trees, plus the skillful hands, industriousness and creativity of the people here have creating a unique and unique flavor that is unmatched anywhere else in Tan Cuong tea products.
Quick tea picking contest at the festival. (Photo: Quan Trang/VNA)The year 1930 was an important milestone when Mr. Doi Nam opened a wholesale and retail tea shop in the town area Thai Nguyen (now Thai Nguyen city).
He took his own brand for Xinjiang tea with the name “Canh Crane Tea.” This brand has been famous in all regions and regions in the country, opening a new development period for trees Xinjiang tea.
Tea has become a key economic crop in hunger eradication and poverty alleviation and is the main source of income for the people and the local economy.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh, Vice Chairwoman of the Commune People’s Committee, said that in order to honor the traditional profession of the people here, and at the same time create opportunities to meet tea growers and processors and tea drinkers and lovers. If you love tea, every year, on the 11th day of the first lunar month, the Festival “Spring flavor of tea – Tan Cuong specialty tea” is held to welcome tourists from near and far to come and experience.
This year is the 19th year the festival is held with the meaning of promoting and introducing Xinjiang tea products, promoting eco-tourism, community tourism and attracting investment, bringing Xinjiang tea brand more and more. grow strong, confidently reach out to the world to participate in the global value chain.
Mr. Dam Van Tien, 70 years old, a tourist from Ninh Binh province said: “This is my first time participating in the festival. Having been drinking Thai Nguyen tea for many years, but today enjoying a cup of tea in the very land of Xinjiang, I feel that the taste of the tea seems to be more fragrant, stronger because the love of the land and the people of Xinjiang seem to blend in. Together it creates an unforgettable feeling.”
Young Tran Nhat Anh, 20 years old from Hanoi feels: “The more Tan Cuong tea drinks, the more delicious it becomes with its special taste. Coming to the festival, in addition to participating in traditional folk games, the younger generation also understands more about the historical value of tea trees and the advantages that tea brings to the people here.”
The contest to star delicious tea by traditional manual method. (Photo: Quan Trang/VNA)With the attention of Party committees, authorities at all levels, the help of professional agencies, businesses …, people of Xinjiang have been supported with seedlings, fertilizers, drying machines, etc. packing, preserving…, being trained and guided on growing methods, tea processing safe according to VietGap standards, tea production is growing day by day.
Tan Cuong tea products have met food safety and hygiene standards and are especially trusted by domestic and foreign consumers. With a clear origin and quality, in 2006, tea products of Tan Cuong commune were granted a certificate of registration of geographical indications by the National Office of Intellectual Property – Ministry of Science and Technology of “Xinjiang.”
Mr. Pham Tien Sy, Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Tan Cuong Commune, was pleased to say that the whole commune currently has nearly 400ha of tea with a total output of over 1,000 tons of dried bud tea/year.
The value obtained on 1 hectare of tea reaches from 800 million to 1 billion VND/year. The annual income from tea has accounted for over 70% of the total income of the people in the whole commune.
Out of a total of 12 cooperatives and many cooperative groups established, there are 6 cooperatives with products that meet OCOP standards from 3 to 5 stars. The tea tree has really brought prosperity and happiness to the people of Xinjiang.
Thu Hang (VNA/Vietnam+)