茶叶是亚热带和热带多年生常绿叶用植物。湖南省属中亚热带,是我国主要茶区一江南茶区的重要部分,是全国四大产茶省之一,品种资源丰富,茶类齐全,名茶繁多,在国内外素负盛誉。1983年全省茶叶总产量居全国第二位,商品率高达85%以上,出口收汇总额占全省4—5%。发展茶叶生产是合理利用非耕地的重要内容,对加速湖南农业经济发展具有重要意义。 Tea is a subtropical and tropical evergreen leafy plant. Hunan belongs to the subtropical zone, which is an important part of one of the major southern tea areas in China. It is one of the four major tea-producing provinces in the country. Its varieties are rich in resources, complete in tea, and famous in tea. In 1983 the province’s total output of tea ranks second in the country, the commodity rate as high as 85% or more, the total export proceeds accounted for 4-5% of the province. The development of tea production is an important part of the rational use of non-cultivated land and has an important significance for accelerating the development of Hunan’s agricultural economy.