Says Lan, around 30,000 people in Ming-jian depend on tea for their livelihoods, 10,000 among them being actual growers. At present, some 50 – 60 farmers have begun producing black tea.
藍芳仁說，名間約有 3 萬人靠茶吃飯，其中真正種茶的茶農約 1 萬人，目前有五、六十位茶農已加入做紅茶的行列。