China's «tea base» increased tea exports to Uzbekistan

Xinhua News Agency reports that this year the largest batch of tea was exported to Uzbekistan from Xinyang City, Henan Province, with 1,600 tons of chinese green tea.

According to Xinyang Customs, this year the city exported a total of 1,893.2 tons of tea worth 26.7 million yuan ($ 4.1 million), up 70.2% and 53.5%, respectively, over the same period last year. period.

With a 2,300 year history of tea cultivation, Xinyang City is famous for its Xinyang Maojian green tea, which is exported to Africa, Central and Southeast Asia and Europe.