Xihu Longjing tea harvest season begins (1/3)

Workers pick Xihu Longjing tea leaves on a plantation near the West Lake in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, April 5, 2012. Harvest of the Xihu Longjing tea, considered the most authentic of all Longjing varieties, will be carried out in full swing starting from Thursday, said authorities in charge of the West Lake and its peripheries, where the Xihu variety is produced. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)