Hunan Hongda Tea Co., Ltd. 's predecessor is "Gaoqiao Tea Shop", one of the most nationwide famous 72 tea shops during the Ming&Qing Dynasty.

"Gaoqiao Tea Shop" was in charge of "Gaoqiao tea shop" "Bailv tea shop" "Jinxiu tea shop" and many other tea shops during the Ming&Qing Dynasty. Its network extended throughout Midwestern China. There were 36 chain tea shops in the most prosperous time. "Changsha Gaoqiao Tea Factory" was founded in 1955. But then it renamed Hunan Hongda Tea Co., Ltd. In 2001.

Hunan Hongda Tea Co., Ltd. Integrates tea plantation, R&D, product processing, marketing into a whole, owning its self-support import&export right. The company has more than 19, 500 mu tea garden in all. Processing workshop has 12, 000 square meters. It has 226 sets of various processing equipment. There are 116 staff in Hongda, covering 32 senior and middle level talents. Its annual production capacity is up to 15000 tons. The company's certification includes: ISO9001: 2008, HACCP, GAP, ISO14001, OHSMS, Export enterprise health registration, Green food certification and so on. The brand "Gaoqiao" is a famous trademark in Hunan province.