A close-up view of 1,000-year-old ancient tea trees.

The tea tree, with its trunk as large as a water bucket and reaching a height of 10-15 meters, grows amidst the ancient forest of Pa Vay Su commune, Phong Tho district, Lai Chau province and is considered a treasure. The tree is said to be over a thousand years old.

Pa Vay Su commune boasts thousands of hectares of pristine forest. Covered in clouds year-round, at altitudes ranging from 1,500m to 3,000m, countless rare plant species thrive in this area. For many years, the Dao people here have been proud to have preserved this ancient tea forest.

The local people have been cultivating this high-quality tea. However, to date, the processing of this ancient tea variety has not received systematic investment. It is estimated that the entire Pa Vay Su commune has thousands of ancient tea trees, located on the peak of Khang Su Van mountain.

The ancient Shan Tuyet tea forest is located in Po Xa village, Pa Vay Su commune, Phong Tho district. Tea trees, some tens of meters tall, grow amidst the old-growth forest. Exploring this tea forest has never been easy for anyone except the local people.

A close-up view of the tea trees in this ancient tea forest, some thousands of years old, at an altitude of over 1,500m.

When entering an old-growth forest, it's only when you see tea blossoms falling on a carpet of leaves that you realize there's an entire tea plantation there.

"Shan" in Chinese means mountain or forest. This implies that it is a tea characteristic of mountainous regions. Shan tea buds have a thick layer of fine downy hairs, which turn white like snow when dried, hence the name "snow tea".

The trunks of these ancient tea trees are covered in moss and lichen. Very few people are able to climb up here to explore this ancient tea forest.

"Through the Gay tea region"

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