Hefeng area mountains clear water, four seasons of clouds, the natural environment is extremely excellent. According to research, Hefeng is located in the Paleozoic Permian and Cambrian-Ordovician rock layers, the soil is rich in non-metallic elements - selenium. Tea produced by the Hefeng contains selenium, since ancient times, people think it "shape odd, color odd, soup odd, taste odd", is to the court tribute "tribute tea", but simply do not know that this is because it is rich in selenium.
Hefeng selenium-rich tea, especially Basho Dong Township. Basho Dong Township existing tea plantation area of 60,000 acres, built "the province's asexual seed tea plantations first township". The township's production of "Hefeng Yulu", a long history, well-known both at home and abroad, in 1991 was recognized as Hubei Province, high-quality products, included in the "Chinese famous tea". In recent years, it has also developed "Longtan Cuifeng", "Jinxing Yuhao", "fried green tea" and other products, which have won gold medals in the "E Tea Cup" competition many times. "In 2003, the "Hefeng Tea Culture Festival" was held, attracting many foreign merchants.
Hefeng selenium-rich tea is not only the tea broth taste fragrant, fresh, sweet taste persistent, can make people enjoy the fun of tea, but also for people to supplement the human body must be trace elements and amino acids, to enhance physical fitness, prevention and treatment of disease. Domestic experts on selenium-rich tea in-depth study found that the tea has the removal of free radicals, prevent lipid peroxidation, inhibit the formation of atherosclerosis class block, prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis, as well as to promote growth and development, prolonged growth and so on. Unique geographic location advantages for tea processing, high technology content and added value, a wide range of consumer groups, due to specific specific regional resource advantages, making the product not only in the province, but also in the international and domestic are in a wide range of market development prospects and space.