“南茶北引”里程碑
The Milestone of “South-to-North Tea Diversion” Project
1999年，山东省茶叶质量监督检验站在日照成立。
In 1999, Station of Tea Quality Supervision and Inspection in Shandong Province was established in Rizhao.
2002年，巨峰镇举行首届日照冬茶节（2006年第五届之后便不再举办）。5月，日照巨峰镇在时任书记王文军的带领下参加第二届济南国际茶博会，北垛春荣获金奖，100克茶叶拍卖了1.2万元，引起济南茶界巨大反响。这一重大事件后，日照茶开始全面进军济南市场。
In 1999, Station of Tea Quality Supervision and Inspection in Shandong Province was established in Rizhao.
In 2002, the first session of Rizhao Winter Tea Festival (it has not been held after the fifth session in 2006) was held in Jufeng Town. In May, under the leadership of Secretary Wang Wenjun at that time, Jufeng Town took part in the second session of Jinan International Tea Expo. Beiduochun (name of the tea) won the gold medal and 100 grams of it was auctioned 12,000 yuan, which aroused great repercussions in the tea industry in Jinan. After this, Rizhao Tea began to enter the tea market of Jinan at a large scale.
日照绿茶证明商标获准使用。
Certification mark of Rizhao Green Tea was approved.
2003年，首届日照茶博会在东辰召开（至2005结束）。
In 2003, the first session of Rizhao Tea Exposition (ended up until 2005) was held in Dongchen.
2005年，巨峰镇在时任书记费立志带领下参加中国济南第三届茶博会。圣谷山获得大会金奖，100克茶叶拍卖了2.6万元。费书记举行推介会，向与会记者及全体参会人员详细介绍了日照茶特别是巨峰茶的发展现状及美好未来。省城各大媒体予以积极报道，不断扩大日照茶的知名度和美誉度。
In 2005, under the leadership of Secretary Fei Lizhi at that time, Jufeng town participated in the third session of Tea Expo in Jinan. Shenggushan (name of the tea) won the gold medal and 100 grams of it was auctioned 26,000 yuan. Secretary Fei held a promotion to introduce the development situation and bright future of Rizhao tea, especially Jufeng tea in detail. All the major provincial journalists gave positive reports and they will continuously expand the popularity and reputation of Rizhao Tea.
2006年，“日照绿茶”荣获国家地理标志产品保护产品称号。
In 2006, “Rizhao Green Tea” won the title of protected products of national geographical marks.
2007年，日照46家茶企上书时任市长杨军，呼吁重视茶叶农残超标问题，引起市政府的积极反应。8月，成立日照茶叶商会，王子春任首任会长。
In 2007, 46 tea enterprises in Rizhao submitted a letter to mayor Yang Jun at that time to call on attention to excessive pesticide residue, which aroused positive responses from the municipal government. In August, chamber of commerce for Rizhao Tea was established with Wang Zichun as its first chairman.
2009年，圣谷山创制成功日照红茶，获得山东省第一张红茶生产许可证，标志着日照结束了只生产绿茶单一品类的历史。首届日照绿茶节在岚山召开（至2013年）。
In 2009, Shenggu Mountain successfully planted Rizhao Black Tea and then obtained the first production license of black tea in Shandong Province, marking the end of the history of producing green tea only. The first session of Rizhao Green Tea Festival was held in Lanshan (till 2013).
2011年，“日照绿茶”荣获中国驰名商标。
In 2011, "Rizhao Green Tea" was awarded the China Well Known Trademark.
