Jinan fair could be your cup of tea

An exhibition on the tea industry will be held from Oct 23 to Oct 26 in Jinan, capital of Shandong province.

The exhibition, approved by the Ministry of Agriculture, will have more than 1,300 booths to showcase a variety of teas, including green, black, oolong and white tea, as well as tea-processing equipment and machinery, according to Chen Jinfa, director of the organization committee of the exhibition.

Enterprises from 10 provinces, including Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Guizhou, Yunnan and Shannxi, will participate in the exhibition.

Total tea output in China reached 1.79 million metric tons last year, making the country world's largest tea producer. China is also the largest tea consumer in the world with 1.4 million tons of tea consumed last year.