Tea plants have been widely cultivated in the Hai Ha area since 1963. To date, Hai Ha has over 800 hectares of tea plantations, becoming the largest concentrated tea-growing area in Quang Ninh province.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy and Ms. Nguyen Thi Luan (Quang Long commune, Hai Ha district) are daughters of workers from the Duong Hoa Tea Plantation, who were among the first to cultivate tea in the Hai Ha area. Following in the footsteps of their fathers and uncles, they have always devoted themselves to caring for their tea gardens, considering tea cultivation as their livelihood, providing work and income, and helping their families improve their lives. Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy said: "Tea trees yield up to 9 harvests per year. Each harvest brings me about 20 million VND, of which only about 20% is for materials and care, the rest is profit. The income from tea is much higher than from other crops." Ms. Nguyen Thi Luan added: "Thanks to tea cultivation alone, we have been able to provide for our lives, educate our children, build houses, and manage our family affairs."
Currently, Hai Ha has over 800 hectares of concentrated tea plantations, producing over 1,000 tons of dried tea per year, exported to domestic and international markets. Tea cultivation has provided employment and income for thousands of people and households in Hai Ha, improving their living standards. Tea cultivation is increasingly receiving specialized investment, with those who have dedicated their lives to tea preserving the craft, and younger generations, some of whom once left the tea-growing region for other jobs, now returning to invest in tea. Many tea-growing areas and processing facilities have adopted and learned tea cultivation and processing techniques from their ancestors, applying modern equipment and machinery, improving production processes, and embracing digital and e-commerce trends… developing tea and e-commerce to a new level. Currently, with an annual production of approximately 1,000 tons of dried tea, Hai Ha sells 40% domestically and exports the remaining 60% abroad.
After much effort, the people of Hai Ha are proud of their special agricultural product. On October 27th and 28th, Hai Ha district will organize the Duong Hoa Tea Festival with a series of activities related to tea. Mr. Bui Thanh Tuan, Head of the Culture and Sports Department of Hai Ha district, said: This year's tea festival will attract viewers with activities such as bicycle races around the tea plantations, folk dance performances on the tea hills, a procession of water for tea cultivation, a procession of ancient tea trees, tea picking and processing competitions, cooking competitions using tea leaves, a ceremony to transfer tea plants to the younger generation, a ceremony to honor those who have contributed to the tea region, singing competitions, and a TikTok competition about Hai Ha, including images of tea plants…
According to Mr. Bui Huu Liem, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Hai Ha district, Hai Ha district also aims to develop agricultural tourism products based on tea cultivation, connecting with indigenous cultural tourism in the mountainous border areas of Quang Son and Quang Duc districts, and coastal tourism with the beautiful Cai Chien island, opening up a promising direction for socio-economic development in Hai Ha.
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