When businessman Huang Zhiyong walked into a traditional complex in Shiting village in Anhui province in 2012, he found the majority of the buildings lay in ruins. Parts of the wooden structures had decayed and walls had collapsed.
The misty, favorable climate of Huangshan, characterized by its mountainous terrain and aerated soil, nurtures the distinctive qualities of Taiping Houkui, sustaining an agroindustrial pillar of the district.
The China National Intellectual Property Administration has recently announced it was granting Geographical Indication, or GI protection to Zhulan Flower Tea – a local specialty from Shexian county in Huangshan city, in East China's Anhui province.
