Ancient tea tree worshiped in SW China

Women participate in a ritual worshiping of a 3200-year-old tea tree in Fengqing county, Southwest China's Yunnan province, May 4, 2012. The county, with a history of making and drinking tea stretching back more than 1,000 years, is holding a red tea festival with a series of activities including a red tea exposition, a tea trade fair, a tea art competition and ancient tea tree worshiping. [Photo/Feng Xiaohua and Li Yingqing]

Tourists visit a tea garden during a red tea festival in Fengqing county, May 4, 2012. [Photo/Feng Xiaohua and Li Yingqing]