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A Sip of Spring from Mount Emei! Emei Snow Bud Spring Tea Launch & First Harvest Ceremony Kicks Off Taste the spring of Mount Emei in one sip! The Emei Snow Bud First Spring Tea Picking Festival has opened, with the first-picked spring tea fresh and on the market.Spring paints Mount Emei, all things revive;Tea aroma fills the mountains, snow buds know spring best.With drums beating and tea-picking dances unfolding, the first-picked spring tea of 2026 is officially launched. On February 28, the 6th Emei Snow Bud First Spring Tea Picking Festival, themed “Spring Dawn at Emei, Snow Buds Awaken”, was grandly held in the core scenic area of Mount Emei — a UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site. Through three highlights: dance performances, drum-beating harvest opening, and spring tea launch, the event joyfully announced the official release of Emei Snow Bud 2026 spring tea.Dance Performance: Dancing Among Tea Hills in Praise of SpringAt 10 a.m., the festival opened among the tea gardens. Dancers performed against green mountains, with tea plantations as their stage. Their movements were as light as newly sprouted tea buds, as warm as tea‑roasting fire, and as tranquil as mindful tea‑tasting. Blending nature, Zen spirit, and contemporary dance, the show vividly interpreted the oriental aesthetic of “humans among plants and trees”. The audience was fully immersed, with waves of applause and camera shutters filling the air.Drum‑Beating Opening: Drums Resound to Awaken Spring TeaAs the dance ended, the drum‑beating harvest ceremony began. At a single command, tea‑picking drums thundered in unison, echoing through misty mountains and rousing the thousands of mu of dormant tea gardens. The drums were a tribute to nature, a prayer for harvest, and a formal declaration of the 2026 spring tea‑picking season.Inspired by the drums, tea pickers shouldered bamboo baskets and entered the gardens in line, starting this year’s first round of picking.“This is the true taste of spring!” praised a veteran tea connoisseur after tasting. “Emei Snow Bud spring tea never disappoints. The depth of high‑mountain tea and the craftsmanship of intangible cultural heritage all lie in this cup.”Years of Heritage: The Festival Witnesses Brand GrowthThis year marks the 6th consecutive edition of the Emei Snow Bud First Spring Tea Picking Festival. As a signature event, it has become not only an iconic moment for spring tea launches but also an important platform for promoting Mount Emei’s tea culture and showcasing Emei Snow Bud’s commitment to quality.For six years running, we have held this festival because we firmly believe: fine tea deserves ritual, and spring deserves celebration. Each opening festival is our gratitude to nature, tribute to tradition, and promise to quality. Over the years, we have upheld origin protection, inherited intangible cultural heritage techniques, and maintained strict quality control — all to bring consumers authentic, safe, and high‑quality high‑mountain forest tea.Source of Quality: A Natural Gift from High Mountain ForestsEmei Snow Bud’s wide acclaim comes from its exceptional natural conditions. The tea gardens lie in Mount Emei’s core scenic area at an altitude of 800–1200 meters, shrouded in mist year‑round with large day‑night temperature differences. Nourished by snowmelt and forest moisture, tea trees grow slowly, rich in beneficial substances. Since the start of 2026, Mount Emei has enjoyed abundant rainfall and favorable weather, resulting in uniform sprouting and even better tea quality than previous years.Now Is the Perfect Time for Fresh Spring TeaEmei Snow Bud sincerely invites you to share this gift of spring from Mount Emei, taste the natural vitality of high mountain forests, and experience the cultural heritage of thousand‑year‑old Zen tea.

Mount Emei Mount Emei (also written as “峨嵋山” in some historical contexts), a branch of the Qionglai Mountain Range, is located on the southwestern edge of the Sichuan Basin in China. It lies between 29°16′N – 29°43′N latitude and 103°10′E – 103°37′E longitude, rising abruptly from the Emei Plain. The mountain stretches 105 kilometers from north to south. Its main peaks are Da’e Mountain, Er’e Mountain, San’e Mountain, and Si’e Mountain. Among them, Da’e Mountain constitutes the Mount Emei Scenic Area, covering an area of 154 square kilometers. The scenic area features the Golden Summit (the main peak) and Wanfo Summit—the highest peak, with an altitude of 3,099 meters.  Mount Emei boasts a profound cultural heritage. As a sacred site of Chinese Buddhism, it is known as the “Paradise of the Buddha’s Kingdom” and serves as the dojo of Bodhisattva Samantabhadra. It is ranked among China’s Four Great Buddhist Mountains, enjoying fame both at home and abroad alongside Wutai Mountain (Shanxi), Jiuhua Mountain (Anhui), and Putuo Mountain (Zhejiang). Renowned for its natural landscapes characterized by “grandeur, elegance, divinity, uniqueness, and vitality,” as well as its profound Buddhist culture, Mount Emei was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List (for both cultural and natural values). The scenic area covers approximately 154 square kilometers and houses around 26 temples. Its cultural richness is further reflected in the thriving development of Buddhism, Taoism, martial arts, and mountain tea culture, with numerous historical figures having left poems here. In 1996, most of Mount Emei’s cultural relics were added to UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage List.  Climate Mount Emei is situated in the subtropical monsoon climate zone of central China. The entire mountain area experiences frequent clouds and fog, low sunshine hours, and abundant rainfall, with significant variations in the distribution of climatic elements.  – The annual average temperature in Emei City (at the foot of the mountain) is 17.2°C.  – At an altitude of 550 meters, the temperature drops to 16.6°C.  – At 800 meters, it is 15.3°C; at 1,000 meters, 14.2°C; at 1,200 meters, 13.1°C; at 1,600 meters, 10.9°C; and at 2,200 meters, 7.6°C.  – At the mountain top (3,000 meters above sea level), the temperature is only 3.0°C.  The relative elevation difference between the mountain top and the city is over 2,600 meters, resulting in a temperature difference of 14.0°C. For every 100-meter increase in altitude, the temperature decreases by approximately 0.5 – 0.6°C.  Affected by the monsoon circulation, the vertical changes in climate on Mount Emei are extremely sharp. Areas above 2,000 meters on Mount Emei are covered in ice and snow for about half a year, with no distinct four seasons—only a distinction between winter and spring. Using the 5-day average temperature as the standard for dividing seasons (10°C for winter, 22°C for summer, and 10 – 22°C for spring and autumn; there are 73 such 5-day periods in a year), areas above 1,600 meters on Mount Emei only have winter, spring, or a combined spring-autumn season throughout the year, with no summer or autumn.  Tectonic Landforms The geological foundation of Mount Emei’s main body is a north-south trending short anticline, surrounded by faults, forming a “folded fault-block mountain.” On its southeast side lies the Emei Thrust Fault, which intersects the Emei Anticline at an angle and has a large fault displacement. The three peaks of the Golden Summit are a monoclinal mountain (with a steep eastern slope and gentle western slope) on the western limb of the Emei Anticline. They were formed by the significant uplift along the Emei Main Fault, followed by long-term gravitational collapse and intense fluvial erosion. The top of this monoclinal mountain is composed of Late Permian Emei Basalt, which has strong erosion resistance; the overlying rock layers (several kilometers thick) have been eroded away. Under the combined effects of erosion and collapse, a reverse slope was formed on the eastern side of the monoclinal mountain—known as the “Sheshen Cliff,” a huge cliff nearly 800 meters high and about 20 kilometers long.  Plant Resources Mount Emei is home to over 3,200 species of higher plants belonging to 242 families. This accounts for approximately one-tenth of China’s total plant species and one-third of Sichuan’s total plant species.  – There are more than 320 plant species endemic to Mount Emei or China, making up 10% of the mountain’s total plant species—higher than the national average. Over 100 plant species are unique to Mount Emei or were first discovered here and named with “Emei” in their scientific names.  – There are 1,645 species of medicinal plants, including 1,612 species of vascular medicinal plants.  – There are 436 species of ornamental plants, mainly including 25 species (and 5 varieties) from the Ericaceae family and over 20 species from the Aceraceae family.  – There are approximately 100 – 120 species of fruit-bearing plants, primarily from genera such as Rubus, Ribes, Rosa, Actinidia, Elaeagnus, and Cornus.  – Aromatic plants on Mount Emei mainly come from families such as Magnoliaceae, Lauraceae, Rosaceae, Lamiaceae, Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Araceae (genus Acorus), Orchidaceae (genus Cymbidium), and Zingiberaceae (genus Zingiber), with the Lauraceae family alone having 48 species across 11 genera.  – Fiber plants are distributed across more than 40 families on the mountain.  Golden Summit and Golden Buddha The Golden Summit is the symbol of Mount Emei, and the Golden Buddha is its iconic landmark. A 48-meter-tall golden statue of Samantabhadra (with four faces and facing ten directions) stands atop the Golden Summit. It is believed to gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, reflect the radiance of the sun and moon, overlook the various aspects of the mortal world, and fulfill the wishes of all living beings.  The elegant and graceful Samantabhadra sits on a platform adorned with white elephants and lotus flowers, appearing calm, compassionate, and serene. Clouds and mist swirl around the Buddha statue. When the sun’s rays shine on the treasure top of the statue, countless rays of auspicious light reflect off the Golden Buddha, inlaying the sea of clouds with a