The charm of Qihong lies in the mellow aroma of tea, and Qihong precipitates a charm that has come from the depths of history. Qimen is located at the southern end of Anhui and the west foot of Mount Huangshan Mountain. It was founded in the second year of Yongtai in the Tang Dynasty and is one of the "one government and six counties" in ancient Huizhou. Sooner or later, when it's sunny, there will be fog everywhere, and when it's cloudy, there will be clouds all over the mountains. The climate characteristics of mountains, clouds, fog, rain, and less sunshine are conducive to the unique composition of the substances in Qihong, which nurtures a common aroma for Qihong. The superior geographical location and natural conditions are destined to make Qimen, the hometown of black tea in China, unique.

 

 

The tea town of Qimen is colorful and full of charm. The tour route of Qihong Tea Town starts from Fufeng Town, the source of Xin'an River, in the east, and ends at Guniujiang, a national 4A scenic spot in the west. It passes through Qihong Museum, ancient folk houses in one government and six counties, Huansha Ecological Tea Garden, Yuyi Village Lixi, Mount Huangshan Hundred Photography Jinshan Mountain, and ends at Daohu Eighteen Bay in the south. The "Fuzhou Ecological Tea Garden" in Fufeng Town is one of the four famous tea birthplaces of Fulu, which is the crown of green cultivation. The national tea variety Yangshuishin783 was selected here. This area is surrounded by streams and green bamboo trees, making it the best representative of the ancient Huizhou tea producing area and the largest Neolithic site in Qimen. The "Qihong Museum" and China's Qihong Science and Technology Expo Park, equipped with many valuable historical and cultural materials and objects since the birth of Keemun, are indispensable destinations for understanding the history of Qihong. Ancient residential buildings such as "One Prefecture and Six Counties" are representative of the ancient architecture of the Ming and Qing dynasties in Qimen, earning the reputation of the "Forbidden City" as a folk residence During this period, tourists can enjoy the beautiful scenery, enjoy the customs, breathe in the "National Top 100 Deep Breathing Towns", and celebrate the national Intangible cultural heritage such as Mulian Opera.

 

 

 

It is said in a poem that "Keemun is the most popular tea among all people and has the highest reputation for its high aroma", which is almost the highest praise for Qimen Black Tea. A cup of Qihong, bitter is the taste of tea, fragrant is also the taste of tea, all like the taste of life. One person, one tea, one mood, quiet, warm, ancient, modern, and different flavors can be experienced one by one in the characteristic tea town of Qimen.

 

 

 

The charm of Qihong lies in the sweet taste of tea, while Qihong exudes an endless imagination of diverse integration. Qimen County has won many honors, such as national key tea producing counties, China's top 100 tea producing counties, national "three tea coordinated" pilot counties, and demonstration counties of "tea industry helps rural revitalization". As the only representative of Anhui Province, Qimen County has officially joined the "Ten Thousand Mile Tea Path World Heritage Application Cities Alliance". On November 29, 2022, the manufacturing technology of Keemun was successfully included in the list of representative works of intangible cultural heritage of mankind.

 

 

 

In recent years, in order to better promote the construction of "the international black tea capital, beautiful and healthy Qimen County" and promote the integration of the first, second and third industries of Qimen industry under the guidance of "three tea planning", the comprehensive output value of tea in the whole county will be 5.52 billion yuan in 2022, and the characteristic tea events such as the live broadcast of "1000 anchor speakers talking about Qihong, I will praise the intangible cultural heritage of mankind" on New Year's Day, "Qimen Dialogue of the three international high aroma black tea", "Qihong Picking Festival", and "Chinese Poetry Tea Conference" have been created, Driving the "strong chain" of Qihong Tea Travel IP. Qimen County also launched the world's first digital Virtual humans "Qunfang Best". The "debut" of "the most popular" is the best interpretation of "tea technology" enabling "Tea culture", which innovatively develops the connotation of Tea culture.

 

 

Technology empowers tea quality, culture enhances tea taste, and industry empowers tea brands. Qimen County will continue to take the "Three Tea Plan" as the guide, adhere to the cultural model of tourism, highlight the culture with tourism, deeply tap the tourism potential of tea towns with Qihong characteristics under the intangible cultural heritage, promote the integration of tea, culture and tourism, do a good job in Qihong's article, promote its brand, and tell the story of Qihong.