2014-02-15
Fuding is blessed by heaven with two treasures: Mount Taibao and Fuding White Tea. On February 9, Fuding City held a symposium titled "Tea and Tourism: Mutual Integration and Collaboration for Shared Growth," marking the start of the 2014 New Year celebrations. Attendees included city leaders Chen Xinghua, Guo Rudun, Wang Jianhua, Liu Xuebin, and Chen Jiyang.
"Beautiful landscapes in Fuding, and China’s finest white tea"—can Fuding’s thriving tourism industry truly join forces with its renowned tea sector to drive mutual development? The meeting concluded that Fuding now possesses all the necessary conditions to seamlessly integrate its tea and tourism industries, fostering a win-win partnership. Both sectors have already earned significant recognition and accolades, enjoying high visibility and a stellar reputation. As such, they can learn from each other, amplify one another’s strengths, and collectively unlock even greater potential for growth.
Key tea-producing townships in Fuding City
2014-01-11
Fuding City in Fujian Province has a total of 17 townships, and nearly every one of them produces tea. But what exactly are the unique characteristics of the tea grown in each township? And which township truly stands out for producing the finest tea?
Bailin Town: According to the "Local Gazetteer of Fuding County—Division of the Fifteenth District," published in 1906: "Bailin's tea industry flourishes exceptionally well, attracting trade both domestically and internationally. Its premium white-tip tea is renowned across the five continents, drawing merchants from far and wide and transforming the town into a bustling market hub."
By the mid-Qing Dynasty, Bailin’s strategic location—a key transportation point with convenient access by both water and land—made it a magnet for Fujianese and Guangdong-based tea traders. As a result, Bailin became a major center for tea distribution during that era. It is also where Bailin Gongfu black tea originated. After the founding of New China, Fuding State-owned Tea Company…
2014-01-11
White tea has long been cherished as a rare gem among teas, boasting an illustrious history that stretches back over 880 years. In his seminal work *Da Guan Cha Lun*—compiled during the "Da Guan" era (1107–1110), named after the reign title)—Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty (Zhao Ji) dedicated an entire section to white tea, eloquently declaring: "White tea stands apart as a unique variety, distinct from ordinary teas. Its delicate, expansive leaves are exquisitely thin and translucent, often growing spontaneously in secluded mountain groves—places where human intervention is virtually impossible. Even when found, it thrives in only a handful of households, with each producing no more than one or two precious plants. And though painstakingly crafted, the yield remains astonishingly limited—barely enough for two or three small batches. With its scarce, tender buds, white tea demands meticulous handling during steaming and drying; miss a single step in the process, and it instantly degrades into an ordinary tea. Only through expert craftsmanship and precise, balanced techniques can this exquisite brew truly reveal its ethereal beauty, achieving a luminous clarity that mirrors the purest jade."
"Fuding Da Bai Cha" tea seedlings enter their optimal planting season.
2013-12-28
We’ve now entered the prime season for digging up seedlings of "Fuding Dabai Tea." In Diandou Town, Fuding City—known as the "Home of White Tea in China"—tea farmers have been seizing the recent clear weather to carefully organize and dispatch high-quality tea seedlings. As a result, batch after batch of "Fuding Dabai Tea" seedlings is steadily being shipped to central and western regions.
On the 19th, the author visited Zhuang Minglie’s large-scale tea seedling nursery in Diandou Town, where farmers were busily but efficiently carrying out tasks like pruning, digging up seedlings, and packaging them. In recent years, numerous buyers from central and western China have come regularly to Zhuang Minglie’s nursery to place orders for tea seedlings. This year alone, about 15 million tea seedlings have already been reserved.
Fujian Fuding White Tea One-Stop Trading Platform: Integrating Resources, Redefining the Experience
2013-12-17
On the 17th, a reporter visited the Fuding White Tea Niudou Trading Center and witnessed this vibrant scene: a 1,000-square-meter exhibition hall featuring 12 uniquely designed, multi-functional compartments, along with an exquisite array of tea sets in various styles, an extensive variety of premium teas, and elegantly packaged tea pillows. Meanwhile, staff members were constantly on the move, while a delicate aroma of tea filled the air.
The Fuding White Tea Niudou Trading Center serves as the central hub for Fuding’s one-stop white tea trading platform, which was meticulously developed by Fujian Tianfengyuan Tea Industry Co., Ltd. at a cost of over 800,000 yuan. Officially launched in 2013, the platform stands out for its comprehensive, integrated services—offering everything from on-site transactions to personalized private-label customization, alongside a curated selection of white tea-related accessories like tea utensils and visually appealing tea-themed products.
"The Story of a Tea Leaf: Episode 1 Premieres with Fuding White Tea"
2013-11-26
Ningde Net reported (by Lei Shunhao) on November 6 that the expert preview screening for the six-part documentary "Tea: A Leaf's Story" (hereafter referred to as "Tea"), produced by CCTV Documentary Channel, took place in Xiamen. Over 300 tea professionals from Fujian's leading tea-producing regions—including Fuding white tea, Wuyi rock tea, oolong tea, and Fuzhou jasmine tea—gathered to be among the first to watch riveting excerpts from the series' inaugural episode and its remaining five installments. As a standout representative of China's six major tea categories, Fuding white tea is prominently featured in the film, highlighting its origins, unique production techniques, and remarkable health benefits, while subtly weaving together the serene tale of Fuding’s breathtaking landscapes and the exceptional quality of China’s finest white teas.
Notably, "Tea" is set to premiere today on CCTV.
Fuding White Tea's "Healthy China Tour" Guangzhou Event Kicks Off
2013-11-21
On the 21st, the Guangzhou stop of the "Fuding White Tea: Healthy China Tour" event will hold a grand launch ceremony, featuring a series of activities including Fuding white tea brand promotion, a health and wellness forum, and expert discussions on white tea. Earlier, the 7th "Discussing Tea: China Tea Brand" Summit Forum and the announcement ceremony for the "Golden Bud Award" and "Lu Yu Award" were held successfully in Beijing. During the event, Fuding City was honored as the "Most Charming Tea Culture City in China 2013," while Fuding white tea was recognized as one of China's Top 10 Iconic Tea Brands.
Notably, the "Fuding White Tea: Healthy China Tour" marks a new wave of promotional activities aimed at taking Fuding white tea from its production areas directly to consumers, following the successful conclusion of the Fuding White Tea Cultural Festival. The initiative is planned to run for 3 to
Fulindian's Bailin Town Sees a New Surge in Autumn-Winter Tea Seedling Planting
2013-10-17
October 16: It’s currently the perfect season for propagating tea seedlings by cuttings. In recent days, tea farmers from villages like Wengjiang and Cheyang in Bailin Town, Fuding City, have been eagerly seizing the opportunity to ramp up their tea seedling cultivation efforts, sparking a fresh wave of activity as they prepare for autumn and winter planting in fields across the region.
On the afternoon of October 14, while visiting the tea seedling nursery in Wengjiang Village, the reporter observed farmers busy at work—some wielding hoes to level the land, while others carefully planted “Fuding Dabai” tea seedlings, creating a bustling scene of agricultural activity. Farmer Su Fengzhu shared with the reporter that this year she has dedicated her more than three-mu of farmland entirely to growing “Fuding Dabai” tea seedlings. She began cutting and rooting the cuttings on October 1st and has already completed nearly two-thirds of the planting process so far.