Sa De Phin in Sin Ho District, northern Lai Chau province, is famous for hundred-year old tea trees, which are considered valuable local specialties.



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The ancient tea area, which lies 1,700m above sea level, is cloudy and foggy all year round.



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The area provides a stable source of high income for the locals, and is also a special tourist destination.




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The area covers around 10ha in the four hamlets of Sa De phin, Can Ho, Hat Ho and Chang.




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Businesses buy and process tea buds and leaves before exporting tea products to European markets.




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Picking tea buds is a job of the Mong ethnic minority women.





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Local people use ladders to pick tea leaves.




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Vu Thi Va, 82, in Chang Hamlet says the tea area was formed before she was born.




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Sung A Do, Secretary of Sa De Phin Village People’s Committee, said the tea area is listed in the local tourism development plan.




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Lai Chau Province has developed policies to support tea farmers and preserve the ancient tea area.


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