Chiang Rai is holding a World Tea Festival to highlight its role as a leading producer of tea in the region. Running until February 15, the festival will be held in the Golden Triangle area where former poppy farmers have switched to tea crops.
During the festival, one million cups of tea will be served to visitors to promote the province’s tea products.
Producers from China, Laos, Cambodia and Taiwan will be represented at the festival, and there will be a variety of cultural events.
The province hopes to double the tea-growing areas to 200,000 rai within the next five years from a total 100,000 rai.
For more information, call the Ministry of Agriculture at (02) 579 5519.
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