In early March 2021, Hangzhou ushered in a new round of cold air.
The high temperature in mid-to-late February brought West Lake Longjing into a rapid growth period. The sudden drop in temperature this time affected the growth of West Lake Longjing to a certain extent, causing the planned large-scale harvest to be postponed.
The reporter went to Wengjiashan Village, Xihu Street, one of the main producing areas of Longjing tea in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, and interviewed the local tea farmers and the director of the village committee.
Shi Aixian, a tea farmer in Wengjiashan Village, said that low temperatures have delayed the picking period and listing period of his own tea trees; Sun Bin, director of the Wengjiashan Village Committee, said that relevant safeguards have been done and the tea picking period in the village is expected to be postponed by about three days , But the quality and yield of tea will not be affected much compared with previous years.
(Reporter Shen Yishan produced Zang Chengeng)
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]