Experiencing Chinese tea culture at Minghuang Tea Park
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Experiencing Chinese tea culture at Minghuang Tea Park

China Daily  

The China Storyteller Partnership interview group arrived at Minghuang Tea Ecological Culture Park in Lianjiang, South China's Guangdong province, Sept 24. The China Storyteller Partnership interview group arrived at the Minghuang Tea Ecological Culture Park in Zhanjiang on September 24, where they experienced eco-friendly tea picking, handcrafting tea and reading tea poetry, gaining insights into the integration of tea culture and tourism development. The Minghuang Tea Ecological Culture Park spans 1,333 hectare of tea gardens, maintaining the original ecology of the area. The interview group delved into the tea gardens, closely observing the planting of tea trees, learning about the tea production process, savoring the aroma of tea and experiencing Chinese tea culture.

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UNESCO listing promotes tea culture in Yunnan
3 months ago

UNESCO listing promotes tea culture in Yunnan

China Daily  

A tea farmer puts tea leaves into a basket in an old tea forest of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Sept 19, 2023. A year on from being declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the old tea forests in Jingmai Mountain, Yunnan province, are abuzz with activity as the first shoots of the new picking season …

What's on
3 months, 1 week ago

What's on

China Daily  

Tea time Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty is known for enriching his spare time with art, cultural activities and tea. The emperor also supervised the construction of tea rooms in palaces to organize social gatherings around the brewing process. His investment in such an affluent life related to tea is on show at an exhibition on Chinese tea culture …

China Cultural Center in Moscow hosts workshop to promote tea culture
5 months, 3 weeks ago

China Cultural Center in Moscow hosts workshop to promote tea culture

China Daily  

On June 18, the Tea for Harmony Workshop was hosted at the China Cultural Center in Moscow. The event was organized by the Network of International Culturalink Entities and the China Cultural Center in Moscow, and co-organized by Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Center. Feng Litao, director of the China Cultural Center in Moscow, noted in his speech that the traditional Chinese …

China Cultural Center in Moscow hosts workshop to promote tea culture
5 months, 3 weeks ago

China Cultural Center in Moscow hosts workshop to promote tea culture

China Daily  

On June 18, the Tea for Harmony Workshop was hosted at the China Cultural Center in Moscow. The event was organized by the Network of International Culturalink Entities and the China Cultural Center in Moscow, and co-organized by Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Center. Feng Litao, director of the China Cultural Center in Moscow, noted in his speech that the traditional Chinese …

China Cultural Center in Moscow hosts workshop to promote tea culture
5 months, 3 weeks ago

China Cultural Center in Moscow hosts workshop to promote tea culture

China Daily  

On June 18, the Tea for Harmony Workshop was hosted at the China Cultural Center in Moscow. The event was organized by the Network of International Culturalink Entities and the China Cultural Center in Moscow, and co-organized by Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Center. Feng Litao, director of the China Cultural Center in Moscow, noted in his speech that the traditional Chinese …

China Cultural Center in Moscow hosts workshop to promote tea culture
5 months, 3 weeks ago

China Cultural Center in Moscow hosts workshop to promote tea culture

China Daily  

On June 18, the Tea for Harmony Workshop was hosted at the China Cultural Center in Moscow. The event was organized by the Network of International Culturalink Entities and the China Cultural Center in Moscow, and co-organized by Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Center. Feng Litao, director of the China Cultural Center in Moscow, noted in his speech that the traditional Chinese …

Quzhou bolsters tea industry
8 months, 1 week ago

Quzhou bolsters tea industry

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2024-04-15 Quzhou in Zhejiang province has in recent years been exploring new strategies to elevate its tea industry, resulting in the expansion of its tea plantation to 214,500 mu in 2023. The total output value of the city's tea industry reached 4.08 billion yuan last year, a substantial year-on-year increase of 23.59 percent. These achievements can be largely …

Innovative practices shine at Qingdao Haiqing Tea Courtyard
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Innovative practices shine at Qingdao Haiqing Tea Courtyard

China Daily  

The Haiqing Tea Science and Technology Courtyard in Qingdao, Shandong, recently made history as the first national-level rural professional and technical association science and technology courtyard in the Qingdao West Coast New Area. The Haiqing Tea Science and Technology Courtyard, located in Haiqing town, Qingdao West Coast New Area, serves as a bridge between universities, research institutes, and rural communities, …

Rural tourism sheds light on ethnic diversity
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Rural tourism sheds light on ethnic diversity

China Daily  

Yu Xuan of the Blang ethnic group introduces ancient tea trees to tourists in Wengji village of Jingmai Mountain, Yunnan province, in December. For local Yu Xuan from Wengji village who is of the Blang ethnic group, as well as their memories of the awe-inspiring views, tourists take away with them a better understanding of the local culture and history, …

Tea industry conference in Qingdao promotes modern tech in tea farming
1 year, 1 month ago

Tea industry conference in Qingdao promotes modern tech in tea farming

China Daily  

Participants of the 32nd China Tea Science and Technology Annual Conference visit a tea house in Laoshan district of Qingdao, Shandong province on Tuesday. The tea production area in the country has experienced rapid growth but faces challenges such as an imbalance of supply and demand, as well as old-fashioned production and management methods, said Jiang Renhua, director of the …

Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er
1 year, 3 months ago

Cultural Landscape of Old Tea Forests of the Jingmai Mountain in Pu’er

China Daily  

A village on Jingmai Mountain in Pu'er, Yunnan province, can be seen in this photo taken on Aug 3. Situated in Lancang Lahu autonomous county in Pu'er, Yunnan province, this cultural landscape includes five well-preserved ancient tea forests, three protective barrier forests, and nine historic villages. This cultural landscape, developed by the Blang and Dai people over a thousand years …

Wuyishan National Park aims to grow sustainable tea sector
1 year, 4 months ago

Wuyishan National Park aims to grow sustainable tea sector

China Daily  

Workers spread out freshly plucked tea leaves to dry them before further processing on May 7 last year. JIANG KEHONG/XINHUA Modern methods Since 2018, two years after the Wuyishan National Park pilot program was launched, about 20 sq km of illegally reclaimed tea mountains had been reforested, including more than 5.7 sq km within the park's boundaries. Despite restrictions preventing …

Wuyishan National Park aims to grow sustainable tea sector
1 year, 4 months ago

Wuyishan National Park aims to grow sustainable tea sector

China Daily  

Two farmers pick leaves from tea bushes in a cultivation area in Wuyishan city on April 7. The Wuyishan National Park has established 267 hectares of eco-friendly tea plantations, according to its management bureau, and each tea-planting household has reduced its annual use of fertilizer by an average of 6 metric tons. The park's authorities have been working with tea …

Measures needed to ensure people enjoy a good cup of tea
1 year, 4 months ago

Measures needed to ensure people enjoy a good cup of tea

China Daily  

Editor's note: China's traditional tea processing techniques and practices are inscribed in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The inclusion of China's traditional tea processing techniques and their associated social practices in UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity late last year came to me as a surprise. Statistics show China today …

Culture down to a tea
1 year, 6 months ago

Culture down to a tea

China Daily  

Inheritor of the chabaixi technique Zhang Zhifeng, from Fujian province, shows his expertise at the ceremony. The Beijing event, held on May 15, marked the beginning of the Tea for Harmony: Yaji Cultural Salon, hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, to celebrate China's tea culture. Apart from the Yaji Cultural Salon, the ministry has launched another event series, …

Culture down to a tea
1 year, 6 months ago

Culture down to a tea

China Daily  

Shahbaz Khan, from the UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office for East Asia, learns chabaixi. Accompanied by the resonant sound of traditional Chinese instruments and the chirping of birds, guests strolled into a garden nestled within the Prince Kung's Palace Museum, where tea experts from around China invited them to take a seat and relish a cup of tea. The Beijing event, …

Global event launched in Beijing to promote Chinese tea culture
1 year, 7 months ago

Global event launched in Beijing to promote Chinese tea culture

China Daily  

Hu Heping, minister of culture and tourism, launches the “Tea for Harmony: Yaji Cultural Salon” global event with four other guests by pouring tea water into a big bowl in Beijing on May 15, 2023. “Tea for Harmony: Yaji Cultural Salon”, a global event to promote China’s tea culture hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, was launched on …

Global event launched in Beijing to promote Chinese tea culture
1 year, 7 months ago

Global event launched in Beijing to promote Chinese tea culture

China Daily  

Hu Heping, minister of culture and tourism, launches the “Tea for Harmony: Yaji Cultural Salon” global event with four other guests by pouring tea water into a big bowl in Beijing on May 15, 2023. “Tea for Harmony: Yaji Cultural Salon”, a global event to promote China’s tea culture hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, was launched on …

Tea culture festival kicks off in Qingdao WCNA
1 year, 7 months ago

Tea culture festival kicks off in Qingdao WCNA

China Daily  

A tea culture festival kicked off on in Haiqing Town in Qingdao West Coast New Area on April 22. With strong backing from the China Tea Marketing Association, the two-day festival was organized by the local government, and celebrated Haiqing tea's rich traditions while offering intriguing glimpses of the industry's innovative future. Based on the "Southern Tea Introduced to the …

Living Heritage: Tea
1 year, 8 months ago

Living Heritage: Tea

China Daily  

A leaf fell into the water and changed the taste of it. Picking tea leaves is an important spring activity in the Yangtze River basin in South China. White Tea in Huzhou city's Anji county and West Lake Longjing Tea in Hangzhou are two renowned teas in both China and abroad. In the peak seasons, many tourists flock to witness …

Living Heritage: Tea
1 year, 8 months ago

Living Heritage: Tea

China Daily  

A leaf fell into the water and changed the taste of it. Picking tea leaves is an important spring activity in the Yangtze River basin in South China. White Tea in Huzhou city's Anji county and West Lake Longjing Tea in Hangzhou are two renowned teas in both China and abroad. In the peak seasons, many tourists flock to witness …

Living Heritage: Tea
1 year, 8 months ago

Living Heritage: Tea

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: Apr 4, 2023 A leaf fell into the water and changed the taste of it. Picking tea leaves is an important spring activity in the Yangtze River basin in South China. White Tea in Huzhou city's Anji county and West Lake Longjing Tea in Hangzhou are two renowned teas in both China and abroad. In the peak …

Jiangsu boasts tea culture
2 years ago

Jiangsu boasts tea culture

China Daily  

Fuchun pastries perfectly match well with traditional Chinese tea. As the traditional tea processing techniques and their associated social practices in China were added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, tea culture in Jiangsu province attracts attention again. Fuchun pastry Fuchun teahouse lies in an alley in Yangzhou of Jiangsu province. It started to offer …

Chinese tea making joins UNESCO list
2 years ago

Chinese tea making joins UNESCO list

China Daily  

White tea during the process of withering in Fujian province. The tea that has delighted and fascinated the world for millennia has finally received top-level global recognition as a shared cultural treasure of mankind. Traditional tea processing techniques and their associated social practices in China were added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Tuesday. …

Chinese tea making joins UNESCO list
2 years ago

Chinese tea making joins UNESCO list

China Daily  

White tea during the process of withering in Fujian province. The tea that has delighted and fascinated the world for millennia has finally received top-level global recognition as a shared cultural treasure of mankind. Traditional tea processing techniques and their associated social practices in China were added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Tuesday. …

Chinese tea making joins UNESCO list
2 years ago

Chinese tea making joins UNESCO list

China Daily  

White tea during the process of withering in Fujian province. The tea that has delighted and fascinated the world for millennia has finally received top-level global recognition as a shared cultural treasure of mankind. Traditional tea processing techniques and their associated social practices in China were added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Tuesday. …

Teahouses offer a perfect brew of refreshment
2 years, 5 months ago

Teahouses offer a perfect brew of refreshment

China Daily  

File photo A faint scent of tea wafts into the air as a wooden door gently opens, revealing a classical decorative style. "I came here in admiration after seeing many influencers on social media platforms suggest new Chinese teahouses," says Liu Dan, a Changsha resident, as she and her friends prepared to meet at a teahouse. For example, as they …

Teahouses offer a perfect brew of refreshment
2 years, 5 months ago

Teahouses offer a perfect brew of refreshment

China Daily  

File photo A faint scent of tea wafts into the air as a wooden door gently opens, revealing a classical decorative style. "I came here in admiration after seeing many influencers on social media platforms suggest new Chinese teahouses," says Liu Dan, a Changsha resident, as she and her friends prepared to meet at a teahouse. For example, as they …

Cultivating China's next generation of tea makers
2 years, 6 months ago

Cultivating China's next generation of tea makers

China Daily  

By Yang Feiyue in Beijing and Hu Meidong in Fuzhou | China Daily | Updated: 2022-06-17 07:03 Hsu Shu-mei, associate professor at Anxi College of Tea Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, leads students on a research trip to a tea plantation in Xiping town, Fujian province. "Whenever opportunities came up after class, I would take them to tea companies …

Cultivating China's next generation of tea makers
2 years, 6 months ago

Cultivating China's next generation of tea makers

China Daily  

By Yang Feiyue in Beijing and Hu Meidong in Fuzhou | China Daily | Updated: 2022-06-17 07:03 Hsu accompanies local government officials to pay a visit to the 1977 Tea Cloud ecological courtyard. One of the places she has frequented with her students is the 1977 Tea Cloud ecological courtyard, which offers cultural experiences, traditional skills teaching, leisure and sightseeing. …

Redefining the humble leaf
3 years, 6 months ago

Redefining the humble leaf

China Daily  

Visitors learn tea culture at the Hangzhou tea museum. Ecological tourism, organic tea plantation and processing have brought benefits to more than 10,000 locals in the once poverty-stricken Jiazhuyuan town of Shaanxi province and turned the town into a popular tourism zone. Zhu says interaction with local tea farmers and artists, tea performances and do-it-yourself tea making experiences have been …

China National Tea Museum
3 years, 8 months ago

China National Tea Museum

China Daily  

China National Tea Museum 中国茶叶博物馆 Addresses:Shuangfeng Branch: 88, Longjing Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province; Longjing Branch: 268, Wengjiashan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province Hours: 9am - 4:30pm Closed Mondays General admission: 30 yuan Tel: 87964221 China National Tea Museum China National Tea Museum, located to the west of West Lake, is the only national-level museum specializing in tea culture. As a tea-oriented tourist …

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