A farmhand proudly shows some tea leaves she's just picked. [Photo by Lei Weijie/WeChat account: jnbctv0578]

Tea farmers have been hard at work in recent days picking tea leaves in Jingning She autonomous county – administered by Lishui city in East China's Zhejiang province.

After entering the spring tea picking season, Jingning will continue to support the production and marketing of its spring tea.

"The county's agriculture and rural affairs bureau will strengthen its guidance for tea picking and processing, while at the same time it will actively expand its sales channels," according to an official.

Farmhands pick early spring tea in Shanhou village in Jingning. [Photo by Lei Weijie/WeChat account: jnbctv0578]

In 2022, the tea-planting area of Jingning covered 74,600 mu (4,973 hectares), with total annual output of 3,324 metric tons worth 530 million yuan ($76.43 million).