In pics: national intangible cultural heritage -- making technique of Taiping Houkui

A worker processes tea leaves in Houkeng Village of Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province, April 15, 2025.

Taiping Houkui is a renowned green tea from Anhui, known for its flat, elongated leaves. Grown in Huangshan's pristine environment, it undergoes meticulous hand-processing, including pan-firing and careful drying. The tea offers a unique aroma, mellow taste, and sweet aftertaste. The making technique of Taiping Houkui was listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages in 2008. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

An aerial drone photo shows a view of Houkeng Village of Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province, April 15, 2025.

Taiping Houkui is a renowned green tea from Anhui, known for its flat, elongated leaves. Grown in Huangshan's pristine environment, it undergoes meticulous hand-processing, including pan-firing and careful drying. The tea offers a unique aroma, mellow taste, and sweet aftertaste. The making technique of Taiping Houkui was listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages in 2008. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

A farmer shows newly-picked tea leaves in Houkeng Village of Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province, April 15, 2025.

Taiping Houkui is a renowned green tea from Anhui, known for its flat, elongated leaves. Grown in Huangshan's pristine environment, it undergoes meticulous hand-processing, including pan-firing and careful drying. The tea offers a unique aroma, mellow taste, and sweet aftertaste. The making technique of Taiping Houkui was listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages in 2008. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

A worker processes tea leaves in Houkeng Village of Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province, April 15, 2025.

Taiping Houkui is a renowned green tea from Anhui, known for its flat, elongated leaves. Grown in Huangshan's pristine environment, it undergoes meticulous hand-processing, including pan-firing and careful drying. The tea offers a unique aroma, mellow taste, and sweet aftertaste. The making technique of Taiping Houkui was listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages in 2008. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

Wang Sun, founder of a tea art vocational training school, makes a tea beverage in Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province, April 15, 2025.

Taiping Houkui is a renowned green tea from Anhui, known for its flat, elongated leaves. Grown in Huangshan's pristine environment, it undergoes meticulous hand-processing, including pan-firing and careful drying. The tea offers a unique aroma, mellow taste, and sweet aftertaste. The making technique of Taiping Houkui was listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages in 2008. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

A farmer picks tea leaves in Houkeng Village of Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province, April 15, 2025.

Taiping Houkui is a renowned green tea from Anhui, known for its flat, elongated leaves. Grown in Huangshan's pristine environment, it undergoes meticulous hand-processing, including pan-firing and careful drying. The tea offers a unique aroma, mellow taste, and sweet aftertaste. The making technique of Taiping Houkui was listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages in 2008. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

An aerial drone photo shows a view of Houkeng Village of Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province, April 15, 2025.

Taiping Houkui is a renowned green tea from Anhui, known for its flat, elongated leaves. Grown in Huangshan's pristine environment, it undergoes meticulous hand-processing, including pan-firing and careful drying. The tea offers a unique aroma, mellow taste, and sweet aftertaste. The making technique of Taiping Houkui was listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages in 2008. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

A farmer picks tea leaves in Houkeng Village of Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province, April 15, 2025.

Taiping Houkui is a renowned green tea from Anhui, known for its flat, elongated leaves. Grown in Huangshan's pristine environment, it undergoes meticulous hand-processing, including pan-firing and careful drying. The tea offers a unique aroma, mellow taste, and sweet aftertaste. The making technique of Taiping Houkui was listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages in 2008. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

Farmers pick tea leaves in Houkeng Village of Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province, April 15, 2025.

Taiping Houkui is a renowned green tea from Anhui, known for its flat, elongated leaves. Grown in Huangshan's pristine environment, it undergoes meticulous hand-processing, including pan-firing and careful drying. The tea offers a unique aroma, mellow taste, and sweet aftertaste. The making technique of Taiping Houkui was listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages in 2008. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

Inheritor of the Taiping Houkui tea making technique Fang Jifan processes tea leaves in Houkeng Village of Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province, April 15, 2025.

Taiping Houkui is a renowned green tea from Anhui, known for its flat, elongated leaves. Grown in Huangshan's pristine environment, it undergoes meticulous hand-processing, including pan-firing and careful drying. The tea offers a unique aroma, mellow taste, and sweet aftertaste. The making technique of Taiping Houkui was listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages in 2008. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

Wang Sun, founder of a tea art vocational training school, makes a tea beverage in Huangshan, east China's Anhui Province, April 15, 2025.

Taiping Houkui is a renowned green tea from Anhui, known for its flat, elongated leaves. Grown in Huangshan's pristine environment, it undergoes meticulous hand-processing, including pan-firing and careful drying. The tea offers a unique aroma, mellow taste, and sweet aftertaste. The making technique of Taiping Houkui was listed as one of the national intangible cultural heritages in 2008. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)