The Dao people in Ha Giang scale steep slopes to harvest leaves from ancient Shan Tuyet tea trees. (Photo: Duc Tho/VNA)
A Dao couple carries their child as they climb the mountains to gather spring tea on Tay Con Linh peak. (Photo: Duc Tho/VNA)
The Dao people in Ha Giang scale steep slopes to harvest leaves from ancient Shan Tuyet tea trees. (Photo: Duc Tho/VNA)
Dao women pick spring tea leaves amid the highlands of Tay Con Linh. (Photo: Duc Tho/VNA)
With her baby on her back, a Dao woman carefully picks tea leaves on the mountaintop. (Photo: Duc Tho/VNA)
A Dao woman carefully picks tea leaves on the mountaintop. (Photo: Duc Tho/VNA)
Spring tea pickers work among the misty peaks of Tay Con Linh. (Photo: Duc Tho/VNA)
The Dao people in Ha Giang scale steep slopes to harvest leaves from ancient Shan Tuyet tea trees. (Photo: Duc Tho/VNA)
Dao women carefully pick tea leaves on the mountaintop. (Photo: Duc Tho/VNA)
Spring tea season blooms on ancient trees in Ha Giang
In late April, as mist still lingers over the peaks of Tay Con Linh at nearly 2,000 meters above sea level, thousands of ancient Shan Tuyet tea trees in Ha Giang enter their spring harvest season. This is when local ethnic communities begin picking the first tender leaves of the year.
