A bird's-eye view of Wuyi Mountain, a UNESCO natural and cultural heritage site in Fujian province. [Photo/Xinhua]

In Wuyishan, it's the rock tea, or yan cha, that helps draw them to an area recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site. President Xi, on a trip that also took him to Fuzhou, visited a demonstration farm in late March and praised the thriving tea industry's role in helping to lift residents out of poverty.