Located in the east of Zhejiang Province, Shengzhou enjoys the reputation of "world-famous tea town". It is "China's export tea production base county" and "national Longjing tea origin and geographical protection zone". The existing tea gardens in the city cover an area of 210000 mu, with an annual output of more than 6000 tons of Longjing tea, accounting for about 1/3 of the output of Longjing tea in the province. It is the largest Longjing tea production base in the province, enjoying the reputation of "the first county of Longjing tea"; Shengzhou is also the largest tea processing and export distribution base in China. According to customs statistics, in 2021, it processed and exported 51500 tons of tea, accounting for 13.94% of the national tea export volume and 34.15% of Zhejiang Province, equivalent to the third place in the provincial level. It is truly the "first County for tea export".
After years of development, Shengzhou has formed a famous domestic tea brand with "Yuexiang Longjing" as the core, and an export tea brand represented by "Shengzhou pearl tea". The "one flat and one round" has become popular in the market, enjoying high popularity and reputation at home and abroad, and the reputation of "Zhejiang is the best green tea in the world, and Zhejiang is the best green tea in Shengzhou".
