China tea export increases

Locals of the Qiang ethnic minority pick tea leaves at a tea plantation in Yaan, Sichuan Province April 11, 2010. China exported 20,480 tons of tea valued at 48.255 million US dollars in February 2010. The export in January-February reached 44,440 tons valued at 106.069 million US dollars, up 1.7 percent and 12.3 percent respectively year on year, Xinhua News Agency reported. [Photo/Agencies]