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Bird's eye view of Henan: Time to harvest Grain Rain tea
Updated 15:04, 20-Apr-2022
CGTN
01:04

Qingming and Guyu, two Chinese solar terms, are important signposts for harvesting tea. Shihegang Town in Xinyang City, Henan Province, is the core production area of Xinyang Maojian tea. On sunny days, tea garden workers pick fresh Guyu tea leaves, or Grain Rain tea.

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(Cover image via screenshot, video filmed by Li Tao)

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