Guizhou province looking to become next hot spot for tea
Guizhou province in China is set to become the capital of the tea industry. The region benefits from ideal conditions for cultivation of tea, cool and pleasant monsoon climate, and high altitudes. It currently stands as China's second largest tea-producing province and is ranked number one in green tea production. More than $60 million have been invested in tea plantations in recent years, with the tea-growing area expanding by 30,000 hectares each year. The province plans to devote more than 300,000 hectares to ecological tea plantations by 2020. According to the local tea association, six types of most famous Chinese teas are grown and more than 600 varieties in total.