Guizhou sees bumper harvest of camellia oil tea

陈小将

Farmers dry oil tea fruit in Yinxia village of Congjiang county, Guizhou province, on Nov 14. [Photo by Wu Dejun/for chinadaily.com.cn]
In early winter, farmers are busy gathering, transporting and drying the camellia oil tea fruit in Yinxia village of Congjiang county, Guizhou province. Harvest season has just kicked off, bringing a bountiful yield.

The oil tea planting area in the county has reached 113.4 square kilometers, with an expected production of 8,130 tons and an output value of 113 million yuan ($15.61 million). The oil tea industry has become one of the pillar industries that help local farmers increase their income.