Picturesque tea mountain in central China's Hubei(1/6)

Emerald-green tea fields stretch into the distance, shrouded in lingering clouds and mist, in the Muer Mountain of Hefeng County, Hubei Province.

Winding paths and scattered village houses blend into the serene landscape, composing a peaceful ecological scenery. (Photo/China News Service)

Emerald-green tea fields stretch into the distance, shrouded in lingering clouds and mist, in the Muer Mountain of Hefeng County, Hubei Province. (Photo/China News Service)

These tea plantations in Hefeng now cover more than 700 hectares.

They have helped increase incomes of local tea farmers, achieving a double improvement in both ecological and economic benefits.

Emerald-green tea fields stretch into the distance, shrouded in lingering clouds and mist, in the Muer Mountain of Hefeng County, Hubei Province. (Photo/China News Service)

Emerald-green tea fields stretch into the distance, shrouded in lingering clouds and mist, in the Muer Mountain of Hefeng County, Hubei Province. (Photo/China News Service)

Emerald-green tea fields stretch into the distance, shrouded in lingering clouds and mist, in the Muer Mountain of Hefeng County, Hubei Province. (Photo/China News Service)

Emerald-green tea fields stretch into the distance, shrouded in lingering clouds and mist, in the Muer Mountain of Hefeng County, Hubei Province. (Photo/China News Service)