Longhui forestry farmer leads villagers to grow tea and get rich

In the photo, Sun Changjian (left) inspects the growth of tea seedlings at the nursery base.

On December 13, at the nursery base in Simenqian Town, Longhui County, Hunan Province, Sun Changjian, head of the forestry cooperative, and tea farmers inspect the growth of tea seedlings.

Since 1995, with the support of the forestry department of Longhui County, Sun Changjian has led local people to carry out the breeding of famous and superior tea seedlings. At present, a series of new varieties of famous and superior tea seedlings such as Baihaozao and Huangjincha have been cultivated. Through the establishment of a forestry professional cooperative, Sun Changjian's nursery base has become the largest-scale, most diverse and highest-yielding breeding base for famous and superior tea seedlings in Longhui County.