Workers processing yellow camellia flowers at a facility. — VNA/VNS Photo Growing wild in the forest of the mountainous district of Ba Che, Quang Ninh Province, golden camellia plants are providing local people with a stable livelihood, with selling prices of dried yellow camellia flowers ranging VND13-15 million per kg (US$523.45-603.99). In 2010, realising the value of golden camellia flowers, people in the area planted them in a concentrated area. With outstanding properties for health that were researched and evaluated by scientific organisations, yellow camellia flowers are even sought after by foreign traders. "Life-changing" trees Over the past 10 years, people in Ba Che District have regularly picked yellow camellia leaves, buds, and flowers in natural forests to use for health or sell for high prices, ranging from VND13 to VND15 million a kg of dried flowers, while fresh flowers are purchased at an average price of VND600,000 per kg, fresh leaves are priced at VND50,000 a kg, and dried leaves are VND300,000-500,000 a kg. Currently, the whole district has about 200 hectares planted with golden camellia trees. The growing areas are primarily concentrated in the communes of Don Dac, Dap Thanh, Thanh Lam, Thanh Son, Nam Son and Luong… Read full this story
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