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 the beautiful scenery of tea farms for themselves, while enjoying a freshly brewed cup of tea. Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China were inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2022.

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Taizhou's Tiantai brings innovation to its tea industry
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Taizhou's Tiantai brings innovation to its tea industry

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In Tiantai county, Taizhou, Zhejiang province, the "Teaclean" tea shop offers milk teas named after Tiantai's scenic spots, each labeled with the tea variety. "We want to promote Tiantai's beautiful scenery through tea drinks," explained Wang Yong, general manager of Zhejiang Zining Yellow Tea Co. In Shiliang town, Taizhou Xuri Tea Industry Co manages a 100-hectare tea garden, blending tradition …

Exceptional creativity can bind nations
4 weeks ago

Exceptional creativity can bind nations

China Daily  

Tea artists demonstrate the Jingshan tea ceremony, a traditional tea-making technique, to attendees of the second Liangzhu Forum in Hangzhou, capital city of Zhejiang province, on Monday. To promote national culture and foster exchanges with cultures worldwide, nations must first create exceptional artistic works, experts said at the second Liangzhu Forum, which opened on Monday in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Personally, …

Experiencing Chinese tea culture at Minghuang Tea Park
3 months 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 …

UNESCO listing promotes tea culture in Yunnan
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Discover Huzhou: A hidden gem of culture and nature
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Discover Huzhou: A hidden gem of culture and nature

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: Sep 3, 2024 Huzhou, a historic city in the Yangtze River Delta region, boasts a 2,300-year history of city-building. Located between major cities like Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Nanjing, Huzhou enjoys excellent transport connections, making it an easily accessible destination. Visitors can explore its ancient culture, with the city being home to major historical landmarks like Nanxun Ancient …

Brewing up flavorsome tale
4 months ago

Brewing up flavorsome tale

China Daily  

Foreign visitors enjoy Gongcheng oil tea in a cultural event in Beihai, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. CHINA DAILY Gongcheng oil tea depends on tradition and technique to produce a tasty and aromatic treat, Yang Feiyue reports. Rhythmic thumping cuts through the early morning stillness in the lanes and alleys of Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin in the Guangxi Zhuang …

Brewing up a flavorsome tale
4 months ago

Brewing up a flavorsome tale

China Daily  

Foreign visitors enjoy Gongcheng oil tea in a cultural event in Beihai, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. CHINA DAILY Gongcheng oil tea depends on tradition and technique to produce a tasty and aromatic treat, Yang Feiyue reports. Rhythmic thumping cuts through the early morning stillness in the lanes and alleys of Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin in the Guangxi Zhuang …

Brewing up a flavorsome tale
4 months ago

Brewing up a flavorsome tale

China Daily  

Foreign visitors enjoy Gongcheng oil tea in a cultural event in Beihai, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. CHINA DAILY Gongcheng oil tea depends on tradition and technique to produce a tasty and aromatic treat, Yang Feiyue reports. Rhythmic thumping cuts through the early morning stillness in the lanes and alleys of Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin in the Guangxi Zhuang …

Brewing up a flavorsome tale
4 months ago

Brewing up a flavorsome tale

China Daily  

Foreign visitors enjoy Gongcheng oil tea in a cultural event in Beihai, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. CHINA DAILY Gongcheng oil tea depends on tradition and technique to produce a tasty and aromatic treat, Yang Feiyue reports. Rhythmic thumping cuts through the early morning stillness in the lanes and alleys of Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin in the Guangxi Zhuang …

Brewing up flavorsome tale
4 months ago

Brewing up flavorsome tale

China Daily  

Foreign visitors enjoy Gongcheng oil tea in a cultural event in Beihai, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. CHINA DAILY Gongcheng oil tea depends on tradition and technique to produce a tasty and aromatic treat, Yang Feiyue reports. Rhythmic thumping cuts through the early morning stillness in the lanes and alleys of Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin in the Guangxi Zhuang …

Brewing up a flavorsome tale
4 months ago

Brewing up a flavorsome tale

China Daily  

Foreign visitors enjoy Gongcheng oil tea in a cultural event in Beihai, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. CHINA DAILY Gongcheng oil tea depends on tradition and technique to produce a tasty and aromatic treat, Yang Feiyue reports. Rhythmic thumping cuts through the early morning stillness in the lanes and alleys of Gongcheng Yao autonomous county in Guilin in the Guangxi Zhuang …

Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China

China Daily  

White tea during the process of withering in Fujian province Tea, recognized as a culinary icon of China for millennia, encapsulates the cultural treasure of mankind through knowledge, skills and practices concerning the management of tea plantations, the picking of tea leaves, and the processing, serving and drinking of tea. On Nov 29, 2022, the traditional tea processing techniques and …

Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China

China Daily  

White tea during the process of withering in Fujian province Tea, recognized as a culinary icon of China for millennia, encapsulates the cultural treasure of mankind through knowledge, skills and practices concerning the management of tea plantations, the picking of tea leaves, and the processing, serving and drinking of tea. On Nov 29, 2022, the traditional tea processing techniques and …

A truly exhilarating taste of tea and unity
5 months, 3 weeks ago

A truly exhilarating taste of tea and unity

China Daily  

Editor's note: An array of Chinese cities have maintained their cultural memories in the form of historical neighborhoods that have only added to their multilayered charm and vigor with the passage of time. In this installment, we follow local people's pious steps along Barkhor Bazaar, which encircles the sacred Jokhang Temple, where a traditional Tibetan lifestyle flourishes alongside a modern …

A truly exhilarating taste of tea and unity
5 months, 3 weeks ago

A truly exhilarating taste of tea and unity

China Daily  

Editor's note: An array of Chinese cities have maintained their cultural memories in the form of historical neighborhoods that have only added to their multilayered charm and vigor with the passage of time. In this installment, we follow local people's pious steps along Barkhor Bazaar, which encircles the sacred Jokhang Temple, where a traditional Tibetan lifestyle flourishes alongside a modern …

A truly exhilarating taste of tea and unity
5 months, 3 weeks ago

A truly exhilarating taste of tea and unity

China Daily  

Editor's note: An array of Chinese cities have maintained their cultural memories in the form of historical neighborhoods that have only added to their multilayered charm and vigor with the passage of time. In this installment, we follow local people's pious steps along Barkhor Bazaar, which encircles the sacred Jokhang Temple, where a traditional Tibetan lifestyle flourishes alongside a modern …

Deep dive into tea culture of Laoshan Mountain
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Deep dive into tea culture of Laoshan Mountain

China Daily  

A Date with China international media tour visits the Laoshan Mountain in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, to explore the tea culture on June 6, 2024. A group of China-based foreign correspondents and social media influencers paid a visit to the Laoshan Mountain in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province on June 6, to embark on a unique journey of tea …

Come to China, enjoy six amazing teas
7 months ago

Come to China, enjoy six amazing teas

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2024-05-21 West Lake Longjing tea. China boasts the most diverse range of teas globally, including green tea, black tea, oolong tea, white tea, yellow tea and dark tea, each with its unique production method and flavors. With a long history dating back to the Tang Dynasty, West Lake has been mentioned in Lu Yu's "Classic of Tea" for …

Come to China, enjoy six amazing teas
7 months ago

Come to China, enjoy six amazing teas

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2024-05-21 West Lake Longjing tea. China boasts the most diverse range of teas globally, including green tea, black tea, oolong tea, white tea, yellow tea and dark tea, each with its unique production method and flavors. With a long history dating back to the Tang Dynasty, West Lake has been mentioned in Lu Yu's "Classic of Tea" for …

Kaihua specialties
7 months, 1 week ago

Kaihua specialties

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2024-05-15 Longding tea, a specialty in Kaihua county, Quzhou, is best known for its exquisite aroma and rich flavor. Two specialties in Kaihua county, Quzhou, Zhejiang province have been included in the National Directory of Famous, Special, and Superior New Agricultural Products, as recently announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. Renowned for its exquisite aroma, …

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 …

Taste spring in your cup
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Taste spring in your cup

China Daily  

A cup of Anji white tea. Among the various green teas, there is a special one called Anji white tea which is, in fact, not a member of the white tea family. The reason why Anji white tea is called "white tea" is primarily due to the tea plant variety it comes from, known as "White Leaf No.1". A worker …

Enjoy charming Qingzhen in Guiyang
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Enjoy charming Qingzhen in Guiyang

China Daily  

Guiyang, capital city of Southwest China's Guizhou province, has undergone continuous refinement and now attracts a steady stream of visitors. Breathtaking landscapes, tea culture, and vibrant ethnic minorities are the three main features that define Guiyang and wider Guizhou, and visitors can embrace them all in Qingzhen city, west of Guiyang. In this video trip, AJ showed us around the …

Enjoy charming Qingzhen in Guiyang
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Enjoy charming Qingzhen in Guiyang

China Daily  

Guiyang, capital city of Southwest China's Guizhou province, has undergone continuous refinement and now attracts a steady stream of visitors. Breathtaking landscapes, tea culture, and vibrant ethnic minorities are the three main features that define Guiyang and wider Guizhou, and visitors can embrace them all in Qingzhen city, west of Guiyang. In this video trip, AJ showed us around the …

The taste of a more fulfilled life
1 year, 2 months ago

The taste of a more fulfilled life

China Daily  

By Deng Zhangyu | China Daily | Updated: 2023-10-24 05:51 A Tang Dynasty item is engraved with Chinese characters, "tea bowl". Since tea trees were discovered thousands of years ago, the beverage has become intimately integrated with daily life and has developed a unique culture. An ongoing exhibition focusing on tea culture at Beijing's Palace Museum tries to explore the …

Steeped in history
1 year, 2 months ago

Steeped in history

China Daily  

A leaf fell into 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 have earned worldwide renown. In the peak seasons, many tourists flock to witness the beautiful scenery of tea farms, …

Steeped in history
1 year, 2 months ago

Steeped in history

China Daily  

A leaf fell into 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 have earned worldwide renown. In the peak seasons, many tourists flock to witness the beautiful scenery of tea farms, …

Brewing up an event steeped in culture
1 year, 3 months ago

Brewing up an event steeped in culture

China Daily  

Innkeeper and tea sommelier Zhang Hongyan prepares tea with her team at a tea plantation in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Tea ceremony in Jingshan village, Zhejiang province's Hangzhou city, celebrates the drink and its fascinating history, Cheng Yuezhu reports. Occasionally tea-tasting ceremonies are hosted inside the inn, where tea sommeliers reenact how the ancient Chinese prepared and tasted the drink, highlighting …

Brewing up an event steeped in culture
1 year, 3 months ago

Brewing up an event steeped in culture

China Daily  

Innkeeper and tea sommelier Zhang Hongyan prepares tea with her team at a tea plantation in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Tea ceremony in Jingshan village, Zhejiang province's Hangzhou city, celebrates the drink and its fascinating history, Cheng Yuezhu reports. Occasionally tea-tasting ceremonies are hosted inside the inn, where tea sommeliers reenact how the ancient Chinese prepared and tasted the drink, highlighting …

Brewing up an event steeped in culture
1 year, 3 months ago

Brewing up an event steeped in culture

China Daily  

Innkeeper and tea sommelier Zhang Hongyan prepares tea with her team at a tea plantation in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Tea ceremony in Jingshan village, Zhejiang province's Hangzhou city, celebrates the drink and its fascinating history, Cheng Yuezhu reports. Occasionally tea-tasting ceremonies are hosted inside the inn, where tea sommeliers reenact how the ancient Chinese prepared and tasted the drink, highlighting …

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 …

Brewing tea over charcoal: A cure to regulate the body and mind
1 year, 7 months ago

Brewing tea over charcoal: A cure to regulate the body and mind

China Daily  

Tea-flavored drinks and desserts, presented by Heytea and Theatre Tea, are targeting young consumers who seek a fresh experience of Chinese tea. Sitting cozily around a charcoal stove, upon which boils a pot of tea, Sui Xin and two of her friends spend a whole afternoon roasting nuts and fruits while chatting and relaxing. "We usually boil white tea, which …

Brewing tea over charcoal: A cure to regulate the body and mind
1 year, 7 months ago

Brewing tea over charcoal: A cure to regulate the body and mind

China Daily  

Tea-flavored drinks and desserts, presented by Heytea and Theatre Tea, are targeting young consumers who seek a fresh experience of Chinese tea. Sitting cozily around a charcoal stove, upon which boils a pot of tea, Sui Xin and two of her friends spend a whole afternoon roasting nuts and fruits while chatting and relaxing. "We usually boil white tea, which …

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 …

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 …

Global tea event held in Anhui's Qimen county
1 year, 11 months ago

Global tea event held in Anhui's Qimen county

China Daily  

A global tea industry event called the 2023 Keemun Dialogue – focusing on the world's top three high-fragrance black teas – was held in Qimen county, administered by Huangshan city in Anhui province on Jan 9. Experts gather in Qimen county to explore the development trends of the black tea industry. "I hope the Qimen black tea industry will take …

Huzhou village donates tea to promote common prosperity
2 years, 6 months ago

Huzhou village donates tea to promote common prosperity

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: Jun 21, 2022 A tea plantation in Huangdu village, Anji county, East China's Zhejiang province. Huangdu, a village in Anji county, East China's Zhejiang province, has managed to escape poverty by growing tea, and the village has been replicating its success elsewhere in the nation, according to Sheng Awei, Party chief of the village. Sheng made the …

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

Cultivating China's next generation of tea makers

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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 …

​Tea enters harvest season in Kaihua
2 years, 7 months ago

​Tea enters harvest season in Kaihua

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2022-04-28 Tea enters harvest season in Shigu village, Kaihua county, Quzhou. The harvest season for tea has started in Shigu village, Kaihua county, Quzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, as Grain Rain starts on April 20. "I can earn about 200 yuan a day picking tea and managing the tea garden," said Fang Xingzhu, a resident of Shigu village. …

Smart legislation makes Huangshan tea greener
2 years, 8 months ago

Smart legislation makes Huangshan tea greener

China Daily  

Farmers pick tea leaves in Huizhou district of Huangshan city, East China's Anhui province. Liu Xizhu from Huangshan, Anhui province, has been busy recently picking tea leaves in his tea garden that winds through the city's mountainous Yixian county. Early in 2018, the standing committee of Huangshan people's congress organized for legislators and experts to survey the rural area in …

Smart legislation makes Huangshan tea greener
2 years, 8 months ago

Smart legislation makes Huangshan tea greener

China Daily  

Farmers pick tea leaves in Huizhou district of Huangshan city, East China's Anhui province. Liu Xizhu from Huangshan, Anhui province, has been busy recently picking tea leaves in his tea garden that winds through the city's mountainous Yixian county. Early in 2018, the standing committee of Huangshan people's congress organized for legislators and experts to survey the rural area in …

Brewing civilization
2 years, 10 months ago

Brewing civilization

China Daily  

Editor's note: Beijing is co-hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics with Zhangjiakou in Hebei province. For millions of people in countries like China, the United Kingdom, India, Japan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, tea is a source of relaxation, spirituality, tradition and pleasure. With its tea-drinking history dating back 3,000 years, China is the perfect place to begin an in-depth …

Redefining the humble leaf
3 years, 6 months ago

Redefining the humble leaf

China Daily  

Mountainous Jianzhong town in Guizhou province boasts a long history of tea planting. CHINA DAILY Steeped in the roots of China's history and culture, tea has long been considered the national drink. Places like Jingdezhen city in Jiangxi province and Xuyang county in Hebei province have been engaged in the mass production of increasingly fine tea ware, which in turn …

Redefining the humble leaf
3 years, 6 months ago

Redefining the humble leaf

China Daily  

Mountainous Jianzhong town in Guizhou province boasts a long history of tea planting. CHINA DAILY Steeped in the roots of China's history and culture, tea has long been considered the national drink. Places like Jingdezhen city in Jiangxi province and Xuyang county in Hebei province have been engaged in the mass production of increasingly fine tea ware, which in turn …

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 …

Wuzhong brews up local morning tea culture
3 years, 6 months ago

Wuzhong brews up local morning tea culture

China Daily  

For over 300 days a year, 65-year-old Ma Jun starts his day at a restaurant serving morning tea, a local tradition similar to Cantonese dim sum or Western brunch. Morning tea is a ritual for many locals in Wuzhong, a city situated in the middle part of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. "Local ethnic minorities have been boiling tea …

Nothing replaces my cup of Hangzhou green tea
3 years, 9 months ago

Nothing replaces my cup of Hangzhou green tea

China Daily  

Among the rituals I observe every morning when I arrive bleary-eyed to work, nothing perks up my senses more than the moment I open the little cobalt blue canister in my desk drawer and take that first whiff of West Lake Longjing, or "dragon well" tea leaves. The aroma of those lightly roasted leaves recalls memories of fresh tea on …

Nothing replaces my cup of Hangzhou green tea
3 years, 9 months ago

Nothing replaces my cup of Hangzhou green tea

China Daily  

Among the rituals I observe every morning when I arrive bleary-eyed to work, nothing perks up my senses more than the moment I open the little cobalt blue canister in my desk drawer and take that first whiff of West Lake Longjing, or "dragon well" tea leaves. The aroma of those lightly roasted leaves recalls memories of fresh tea on …

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