安溪铁观音 春暖茶飘香 茶农采茶忙

阳春三月，漫山遍野的茶树为山坡披上了绿装。黄尉峰摄

眼下正值铁观音春茶采摘季，福建省三明市宁化县各地茶农抢抓农时，采摘铁观音春茶。只见漫山遍野的茶树为山坡披绿，安溪铁观音茶农挎着竹篓在茶垄中穿行，巧手如梭。

宁化县是闽江、赣江、汀江“三江”源头，森林覆盖率达75.06%。近年来，该县依托良好的生态环境，大力发展茶产业，加大茶树品种推广力度，改良茶树品种，提升茶叶品质。目前，宁化县已发展茶叶种植面积3.9万亩，2022年预计安溪铁观音春茶产量达500多吨，预计产值约3000万元。

茶农挎着竹篓在茶垄里穿行，巧手如梭。

茶农抢抓农时，采摘春茶。

茶农抢抓农时，采摘春茶。

茶农挎着竹篓在茶垄里穿行采茶。

陈家村千亩铁观音茶园。

In the spring of March, the tea trees all over the mountains and plains put green clothes on the hillsides. Photo by Huang Weifeng

Right now is the spring tea picking season. Tea farmers from all over Ninghua County, Sanming City, Fujian Province are rushing to pick spring tea during the farming season. I saw the tea trees all over the mountains and plains covering the hillsides green, and the tea farmers walking through the tea ridges with bamboo baskets on their backs, skillful hands like shuttles.

Ninghua County is the source of the "Three Rivers" of Minjiang, Ganjiang and Tingjiang, with a forest coverage rate of 75.06%. In recent years, relying on a good ecological environment, the county has vigorously developed the tea industry, increased the promotion of tea tree varieties, improved tea tree varieties, and improved the quality of tea. At present, Ninghua County has developed a tea planting area of 39,000 mu. In 2022, the output of spring tea is expected to reach more than 500 tons, with an estimated output value of about 30 million yuan. (Chen Huanhuan, Wang Yanxin, Huang Weifeng, Wen Junying)

The tea farmers walk through the tea ridges with bamboo baskets on their shoulders, and their hands are like shuttles. Photo by Huang Weifeng

Tea farmers seize the farming season and pick spring tea. Photo by Huang Weifeng

Tea farmers seize the farming season and pick spring tea. Photo by Huang Weifeng

Tea farmers walk through the tea ridges with bamboo baskets on their backs to pick tea. Photo by Huang Weifeng

Thousand acres of tea gardens in Chenjia Village. Photo by Huang Weifeng