Recently, in the white tea planting base in Yingge Village, Dibao Township, emerald - white buds quietly emerged on the branches of tea trees all over the mountains. The villagers rushed to seize the farming season and picked white tea in a timely manner for the market.

It is understood that the area of the milk - white tea planting base in Yingge Village reaches more than 800 mu, mainly planting two varieties, "Huangjinya" and "Mengshan White Tea". The scientific name of "milk - white tea" is "Huangjinya", which belongs to the health - preserving tea category. It is named for its faint milky fragrance after brewing. This kind of tea is rich in amino acids, with a fresh, refreshing and sweet taste. Therefore, it has a higher quality than ordinary tea and a higher market price. On average, each jin of dry tea can be sold for about 1,000 yuan, making it a "new favorite" among tea varieties. "I can pick about 5 jin a day and earn one or two hundred yuan," said Li Rong, a villager, while her hands "danced" among the tea ridges.

The unique natural conditions such as the soil and climate in Yingge Village are suitable for the growth of white tea. The "Huangjinya" planted here can be listed about one month earlier than that in the Jiangsu - Zhejiang area, and it has strong market competitiveness. This year, the base has fully entered the initial production stage. At present, the tea grows fast and the picking period is short, so the labor demand of the base is strong. "We usually need 300 to 500 people to pick tea here. Now it's the peak season, and it would be better if we could have 700 to 800 people. During this year's tea - picking season, we paid nearly 2 million yuan in wages to the tea - pickers," introduced Zhang Dehong, the owner of the Wumengchun Planting Base in Yingge Village.

From the once - barren hills to a "green bank" exclusive to tea, the earth - shaking changes in Yingge Village benefit from the demonstration and promotion of the land increase - decrease linkage project in Dibao Township and the innovative practice of the pre - transfer mechanism of the village collective economic land. By transferring the land of villagers and introducing investors to develop white tea planting, Yingge Village has now embarked on a rural revitalization path of "transforming barren hills into tea mountains and resources into assets". (Text/Photos: Wang Han)