The Qingyunguan Tea Garden in Anhua County stands at an elevation of more than 800 meters above sea level. Crowds of tourists were attracted to the garden to appreciate the unique charm of tea culture on April 7. (Photo/Li Jian)

The Chinese Dark Tea Museum is situated on the bank of the Zishui River. With 6,286 items in the collection, it combines multiple functions as exhibition, sightseeing, and tourism. (Photo/Li Jian)

The Zishui River was an important waterway for dark tea transportation. The photo, taken on April 7, shows tourists looking over the Zishui River in the distance from the Chinese Dark Tea Museum. (Photo/Zhu Zongwei)

Middle school students participated in a tea culture study tour at the Qingyunguan Tea Garden in Anhua County on April 7. (Photo/Li Jian)

The photo, taken on April 7, shows visitors observing a wooden warehouse at the Anhua Tea Factory of the China Tea Co., Ltd. The factory is one of Yiyang's first batch of intangible cultural heritage demonstration workshops. It has remained traditional tea-making techniques and tea storage in wooden warehouse which ensure the excellent quality of dark tea. (Photo/Pan Yu)

China's first tea culture themed grand epic show – The Tea Road – was staged at the Tianxia Dark Tea Theater in Anhua County on April 7. The show depicted the ancient trade route of tea from Anhua to European markets. (Photo/Li Jian)

The photo, taken on April 7, shows a villager serving tourists local specialty Lei Cha, or grinded tea, on an old street in Jiangnan Town, Anhua County. (Photo/Jian Bibo)

Picturesque scenery of the Chaxiang Huahai Ecological Culture Experience Park in Anhua County. (Photo/Li Jian)

The "Nine Songs on Cloud" immersive mythical tourist attraction project in the Qingyun Cave Scenic Area in Anhua County will open for a trial operation soon. It is China's first of its kind, themed with Nine Songs of patriotic poet Qu Yuan in ancient China. (Photo/Li Jian)

The photo, taken on April 7, shows visitors trying their hands at sifting tea leaves at the Anhua Tea Factory of the China Tea Co., Ltd. The 100-year-old wooden warehouse, sawtooth workshops, and ancient archway are well preserved in the factory, as landmarks in the history of Anhua dark tea. (Photo/Li Jian)

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government. www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday