Tea experts fry tea leaves during the Longjing tea skill contest in Shengzhou, Zhejiang province on March 21. [Photo by Zhang Liangzong]

A total of 37 competitors from Zhejiang's Longjing tea plantations vie for honors at a tea-leaf frying competition in Shengzhou, Zhejiang province on March 21.

The contest, hosted by the Zhejiang Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, was designed to promote tea-leaf frying skills and encourage fryers to polish theirs.

A group of international guests were part of the audience and tried their hands at stir-frying tea leaves during the Longjing tea skill contest.