CHARACTERISTIC & GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF THE TEA GARDEN

This tea garden is cultivated in the western plateau, at the end of Truong Son Mountains too, close to the primitive forest. It belongs to a low developed area of land therefore little polluted. The soil layer is thick, suitable for the growth of all kinds of plants. The garden is in between 1,000 to 1,100 meters height compared with the sea level, covered with clouds and mist all the year round, nice and cool weather in four seasons, with wonderful fresh air. 

The Process of Gardening and Manufacturing tea at Dong Son

♣ The tea garden is developed by an ecological environment and balance:

Respecting and preserving earth and its natural resources is Dong Son’s priority.  Our owners do not select to grow only certain types of plants in the gardenbut rather create a symbiosis of various plant and animal species that can live harmoniously with one another. Therefore, our oolong teas are produced in the most ideal and natural environment without any short cuts or manipulations of industrial methods.

♣ Growing various plants helps regulate the atmosphere in the garden:

It is important at Dong Son garden to protect the underground water in the garden, cultivate around a trapezium shape, and create an exquisite system to release excess water. Large and tall trees are grown in the garden to provide natural shades and protection against extreme sun damages to our tea crops.

♣ Dried grass, corn and sugar cane plants are used to fertilize and keep the grounds warm against extreme cold weather:

If you have a love for nature, an experience in farming, agriculture, you will simply appreciate the simple yet scarce methods we apply at the Dong Son garden.  Our gardeners use their bare hands to remove overgrown grass instead of utilizing machinery to preserve the tranquility of the garden.  At the end of the harvest season, these workers collect dried grass, corns, and other leaves to cover up the foot of tea crops to protect them from extreme cold.  As mentioned above, these also serve as natural fertilizers.

The oolong tea garden is grown in sections, each surrounded by large and talltrees that are planted purposely to draw awayinsects that may damage the tea plants.  These shady trees also serve another unique and important role.  Each year in the winter months, their leaves are being eaten by a certain type of insects that later die and become fertilizers for the ground and the oolong tea crops.

♣Weed killers (chemical herbicides) are not used at the Dong Son.  Weeds and overgrown grass are removed by our workers’ hands.  Controllable amount of grass are methodically grown between rows of tea crops to enhance the natural aromas of the oolong tea.  This truly sets apart Dong Son tea products from others.

Moreover, it is extremely important to the owners of Dong Son to protect wild animals living in the garden and their natural habitats.

Being in the Dong Son tea garden is as close to nature as one can possibly be. At dawn, behind the layers of elegant mist lay beautifully our tea garden, lacing among the garden’s trees, grasses and flowers.  Breath in the aromas and truly pure air in the Dong Son garden and you will feel a new day full of life and health.