Farmers are busy harvesting spring tea leaves in Yichang city, central China’s Hubei Province. /VCG Photo

Due to its unique valley climate, Yichang city has become one new major area producing tea in central China after the construction of the Three Gorges Dam. /VCG Photo

There are about 100 thousand tea growers in Yichang, and the total area of Yichang’s tea plantations is over 330 acres. /VCG Photo

The first fresh green tea of the year is considered the most valuable of its kind, for it gives perennial pleasure to tea lovers. /VCG Photo

Therefore tea growers take special care of the first harvests in tea plantations, and every twig of a tea tree is hand-picked. /VCG Photo