The Haiqing tea harvest has arrived in Haiqing town, Qingdao West Coast New Area (Qingdao WCNA). Haiqing town has a total tea garden area of 35,000 mu (2,333.33 hectares), with over 200 tea enterprises and more than 20,000 tea farmers. It is renowned nationwide as the hometown of northern green tea, as the tea originated there.

Haiqing town has a total tea garden area of 35,000 mu, with over 200 tea enterprises and more than 20,000 tea farmers. [Photo/VCG]

Tea farmers pick tea leaves in a tea garden in Haiqing town, Qingdao WCNA. [Photo/VCG]

The most important period of the spring tea harvest in Haiqing town lasts from April to June. [Photo/VCG]

Haiqing tea has brought in a lot of money for locals and is hailed as the "golden leaf" for rural vitalization. [Photo/VCG]