Farmers in Zigui county, Hubei province pick tea leaves at a tea plantation, March 24, 2013. With the Qingming Festival approaching, 100 thousand acres of tea brings in the new picking season in the Zigui county area of Three Gorges Reservoir. Farmers take advantage of the good weather to pick "Mingqian tea" in order to meet market demands. "Mingqian tea" refers to a kind of tea that is picked before Qingming Festival. [Photo/Xinhua]