
To pick Shan tuyet tea buds, MuaThi Ca has to climb up the old and tall trees and pick fresh tea buds, one by one,
and store them in a basket on her back. Photo: TrongChinh / VNP

When trees produce the “one-bud-two-leaves” tea, it’s the right time to harvest tea buds,
which should be dried immediately on the same day to ensure the best quality. Photo: Trong Chinh / VNP

A Shan tuyet tea tree has a rough trunk and its bark is covered with moss and ferns.The tree, over 100 years old,
continues to produce new, fresh buds. Photo: Trong Chinh / VNP

Little Mong boy Mua A Sa with fresh Shan tuyet tea buds harvested in the day.
Photo: Trong Chinh / VNP

This 100-year-old tree in Be hamlet, Ta Xua commune, Bac Yen district, Son La province,
continues to produce new and fresh buds. Photo: Trong Chinh / VNP

Tea buds reach the “one-bud-two-leaves” standard norms for harvest. Photo: Trong Chinh / VNP |