中国网浪潮资讯   销售着名的中国红茶的杭州万虎茶叶有限公司在格鲁吉亚迅速扩大业务。

Hangzhou Wanhu Tea Co Ltd, which sells the famous Chinese black tea, has expanded its business quickly in Georgia.

　　格鲁吉亚毗邻西亚和东欧，以前属于苏维埃共和国，现在是一个独立的国家。温暖、湿润、多雨。提供了种植茶叶的特殊条件。

The erstwhile Soviet republic and now an independent country offers exceptional conditions for growing tea. Bordering West Asia and East Europe, Georgia has warm and humid climate, balanced ecology and ample annual precipitation.

　　这也是古丝绸之路上的重要一站。但其茶业发展一直不景气。万虎茶叶利用知名品牌西湖工夫茶正在帮他们改善形式。

It was also an important stop on the ancient Silk Road. But its tea industry has been floundering of late. Wanhu Tea's West Lake Kungfu, a recognized brand, is helping improve the situation.

　　万虎茶叶有限公司现在在格鲁吉亚拥有超过200公顷的茶园。预计未来几年将有更多种植园。

Wanhu Tea now owns more than 200 hectares of tea plantations in Georgia. More plantations are expected in the next few years.

　　万虎茶叶有限公司董事长张万虎说：“地方政府长期热衷于与我们合作，因为茶叶的数量和质量都在不断提高。”

"The local government is keen to cooperate with us for the long term, as the quantity and quality of our tea products have been improving," said Zhang Wanhu, 43, president of Wanhu Tea.

　　格鲁吉亚农民的主要收入来源是秋作。张先生说，在淡季，每月只有约200拉里（$ 114）。

The main source of income for Georgian farmers is autumn crops. During the slack seasons, they make only about 200 lari ($114) per month, according to Zhang.

　　”通过在我们的种植园工作，他们的月薪可以增长到300-400拉里，每天，方圆十五公里（从万湖当地的种植园）的农民都在为我们收集了新鲜的茶叶“张说。

"By working at our plantations, their monthly salary can grow to 300 to 400 lari. Every day, farmers living within a radius of 15 to 20 kilometers (from Wanhu's local plantations) collect fresh tea leaves for us," Zhang said.

　　作为黑海经济合作组织的成员，格鲁吉亚与土耳其和部分独联体国家签署了自由贸易协定。它在欧美享有优惠关税。

As a member of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, Georgia signed a free trade agreement or FTA with Turkey and some of the Commonwealth of the Independent States nations. It also enjoys preferential customs duties in Europe and the United States.

　　“我们在格鲁吉亚制造的茶叶将主要销往中亚，欧洲，俄罗斯和中东等传统市场，此外，我们将部分优质茶叶产品回到中国。

"Our products manufactured in Georgia will be mainly sold in its traditional markets, such as Central Asia, Europe, Russia, and the Middle East. Besides, we bring part of the premium tea products back to China," Zhang said.

　　张万虎在建立格鲁吉亚的茶叶制造基地和开放实体店的同时，也在利用电子商务平台日益普及带来的机遇。

While establishing a manufacturing base and opening up physical stores in Georgia, Wanhu Tea is also exploiting opportunities brought by the growing popularity of e-commerce platforms.

　　“未来，中国消费者可以天猫、京东这样的电子商务平台购买我们的产品，我们也期待着与国际电子商务平台合作，在全球销售我们的产品。”

"In the future, Chinese consumers can buy our products from e-commerce platforms such as Tmall.com and JD.com, and we also look forward to working with international e-commerce platforms to sell our products globally," Zhang said.

　　“我们计划在格鲁吉亚的整个茶叶产业链中进行投资，除了促进茶文化和生态旅游之外，还将包括种植，加工，贸易和融资。”

"We plan to invest in the whole industrial chain in Georgia. It will include growing, processing, trading and financing tea, in addition to the promotion of tea culture and ecological tourism."

　　去年四月，张万虎第一次将设备和工人送到格鲁吉亚。这是120多年后中国人对格鲁吉亚似曾相识的访问。

In April last year, Wanhu Tea brought equipment and workers for the first time to Georgia. That was a throwback to a similar visit to Georgia by a Chinese man over 120 years ago.

　　1893年，刘峻周从浙江宁波出发，将茶种和工人送到格鲁吉亚。他在国内生活了21年，在此期间，他开了茶园和一所茶学校，并培训茶工。刘先生为格鲁吉亚茶叶现代化奠定了基础。

In 1893, Liu Junzhou set forth from Ningbo of East China's Zhejiang province and brought tea seeds and workers to Georgia. He lived in the country for 21 years, during which he opened tea plantations and a tea school, and trained tea planters. Liu laid the foundation for Georgia's modern tea producers.

　　“当我第一次来到这里时，野草比茶叶高。但我可以认识到，这里的茶是中国茶叶古老品种之一”张说。

"When I first came here, the wild grass was taller than tea shrubs, but I could recognize that the tea here is of ancient Chinese strain," Zhang said.

　　今年4月份，张先生和他的茶师团队再次前往格鲁吉亚，传播先进的制茶技术。

In April this year, Zhang and his team of tea masters went to Georgia again to introduce advanced tea-making techniques.

　　5月13日商务部宣布，中国和格鲁吉亚签署自由贸易协定，中国对格鲁吉亚93.9%的产品实施零关税，格鲁吉亚对中国96.5%的产品立即实施零关税，

On May 13, the Ministry of Commerce announced that China and Georgia have signed an FTA, which will see China exempt import duties on almost 94 percent of Georgian goods, and Georgia will reciprocate by doing away with import duties on 96.5 percent of Chinese products.

　　“我们希望通过”一带一路“的支持政策，再续丝路前缘。万虎茶叶公司最好的茶师将教格鲁吉亚当地人如何制作优质茶叶。”

"We want to make a difference and achieve better results than our ancestors under the supportive policy of the Belt and Road Initiative. Wanhu Tea's best tea masters will teach local people in Georgia how to make high-quality tea."

　　山生于山西张万虎知道当地茶商开发了着名的中俄茶道。在明清统治时期（1368-1911），中国茶叶从华东到蒙古和俄罗斯的运输路线。

Born in Shanxi province, Zhang knows that local tea merchants had developed the famous Sino-Russian Tea Road. The route enabled transport of Chinese tea from East China's Fujian province to Mongolia and Russia during the reigns of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911).

　　“中国是茶的发源地，拥有优良的茶叶技术和深厚的茶文化，作为中国茶具，我不得不在全世界普及中国茶叶产品和文化。”

"China is the birthplace of tea, and it boasts excellent tea-making techniques and profound tea cultures. As a Chinese tea maker, I feel obliged to popularize Chinese tea products and cultures across the world," Zhang said.

（来源：浙江省人民政府网）

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