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Fuzhou's jasmine tea industrial heritage fuels local cultural tourism growth
By Xinhua Published: Jul 24, 2026 10:00 AM
Workers make jasmine tea at a company of a jasmine tea industrial park in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on July 22, 2026. Fuzhou's traditional jasmine tea scenting craftsmanship, a national intangible cultural heritage, is driving the city's cultural tourism development. Leveraging its century-old jasmine tea industrial heritage, the city has restored historic tea plantations and scenting workshops while developing tea-themed industrial, educational and cultural attractions. In recent years, the renowned jasmine tea heritage has been transformed into a vibrant driver of the city's cultural tourism growth. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

Workers make jasmine tea at a company of a jasmine tea industrial park in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on July 22, 2026. Fuzhou's traditional jasmine tea scenting craftsmanship, a national intangible cultural heritage, is driving the city's cultural tourism development. Leveraging its century-old jasmine tea industrial heritage, the city has restored historic tea plantations and scenting workshops while developing tea-themed industrial, educational and cultural attractions. In recent years, the renowned jasmine tea heritage has been transformed into a vibrant driver of the city's cultural tourism growth. (Xinhua/Han Xu)



Tourists shop at a jasmine-themed gift store at the Shangxiahang traditional block in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on July 22, 2026. Fuzhou's traditional jasmine tea scenting craftsmanship, a national intangible cultural heritage, is driving the city's cultural tourism development. Leveraging its century-old jasmine tea industrial heritage, the city has restored historic tea plantations and scenting workshops while developing tea-themed industrial, educational and cultural attractions. In recent years, the renowned jasmine tea heritage has been transformed into a vibrant driver of the city's cultural tourism growth. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

Tourists shop at a jasmine-themed gift store at the Shangxiahang traditional block in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on July 22, 2026. Fuzhou's traditional jasmine tea scenting craftsmanship, a national intangible cultural heritage, is driving the city's cultural tourism development. Leveraging its century-old jasmine tea industrial heritage, the city has restored historic tea plantations and scenting workshops while developing tea-themed industrial, educational and cultural attractions. In recent years, the renowned jasmine tea heritage has been transformed into a vibrant driver of the city's cultural tourism growth. (Xinhua/Han Xu)



A drone photo shows farmers picking jasmines at a jasmine plantation at Pukou Village in Cangshan District of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on July 21, 2026. Fuzhou's traditional jasmine tea scenting craftsmanship, a national intangible cultural heritage, is driving the city's cultural tourism development. Leveraging its century-old jasmine tea industrial heritage, the city has restored historic tea plantations and scenting workshops while developing tea-themed industrial, educational and cultural attractions. In recent years, the renowned jasmine tea heritage has been transformed into a vibrant driver of the city's cultural tourism growth. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

A drone photo shows farmers picking jasmines at a jasmine plantation at Pukou Village in Cangshan District of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on July 21, 2026. Fuzhou's traditional jasmine tea scenting craftsmanship, a national intangible cultural heritage, is driving the city's cultural tourism development. Leveraging its century-old jasmine tea industrial heritage, the city has restored historic tea plantations and scenting workshops while developing tea-themed industrial, educational and cultural attractions. In recent years, the renowned jasmine tea heritage has been transformed into a vibrant driver of the city's cultural tourism growth. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)



Tourists shop at a jasmine-themed store at a traditional block in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on July 22, 2026. Fuzhou's traditional jasmine tea scenting craftsmanship, a national intangible cultural heritage, is driving the city's cultural tourism development. Leveraging its century-old jasmine tea industrial heritage, the city has restored historic tea plantations and scenting workshops while developing tea-themed industrial, educational and cultural attractions. In recent years, the renowned jasmine tea heritage has been transformed into a vibrant driver of the city's cultural tourism growth. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

Tourists shop at a jasmine-themed store at a traditional block in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on July 22, 2026. Fuzhou's traditional jasmine tea scenting craftsmanship, a national intangible cultural heritage, is driving the city's cultural tourism development. Leveraging its century-old jasmine tea industrial heritage, the city has restored historic tea plantations and scenting workshops while developing tea-themed industrial, educational and cultural attractions. In recent years, the renowned jasmine tea heritage has been transformed into a vibrant driver of the city's cultural tourism growth. (Xinhua/Han Xu)