On August 30, the “Beijing Bank Cup” 2024 Beijing Central Axis Cultural Heritage Inheritance and Innovation Competition, jointly organized by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (Beijing Municipal Committee), the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics, the Beijing Central Axis World Heritage Protection Working Office, and the Beijing Central Axis Heritage Protection Center (Beijing World Cultural Heritage Monitoring Center), officially announced the winning results.
This year’s competition featured six major tracks with 14 sub-tracks: the Revitalization of the Old City Track, the Creative Expression Track, the Better Life Track, the Messenger and Celebrity Track, the Central Axis Pattern Track, and the Enjoying the Central Axis Track. After initial and re-evaluation by experts from each track and the competition’s expert committee, a total of 955 awards were presented. A new track, the Better Life Track, was added this year, with a special “Aromatic Tea” sub-track. Thirty works won in the “Aromatic Tea” sub-track.
The organizing body stated that the “Aromatic Tea” sub-track is a new track introduced in this year’s competition. As part of the 2024 Beijing Central Axis Cultural Heritage Inheritance and Innovation Competition, the Better Life Track launched the “Aromatic Tea” sub-track. The “Aromatic Tea” sub-track consists of five sections: Central Axis Tea Rhyme, Central Axis Tea Affairs, Central Axis Tea Utensils, Central Axis Tea Etiquette, and Central Axis Tea Realm. This year’s “Aromatic Tea” sub-track was jointly organized by Beijing University of Technology, Flowing Dew Overflowing Fragrance (Beijing) Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Co., Ltd., and Beijing Baoen Lou Cultural Art Development Co., Ltd.
The final evaluation of the Aromatic Tea sub-track.
The “Aromatic Tea” sub-track is a new track introduced this year. Chinese tea culture has been passed down for thousands of years, and the Beijing Central Axis reflects the historical depth and cultural richness of Beijing. The “Aromatic Tea” sub-track uses space as the horizontal axis and tea culture as the vertical axis, connecting 15 heritage sites along the Central Axis and their surrounding main streets, guildhalls, residences, and old brands, showcasing the ancient and modern tea rituals, tea ways, tea arts, tea affairs, and tea people on the Central Axis. It multi-dimensionally and multi-levelly supports the inheritance and dissemination of the Beijing Central Axis cultural heritage.
The “Central Axis Tea Affairs” section documents the inheritance and development of Central Axis tea culture through text or video. The “Central Axis Tea Utensils” section integrates Central Axis elements into designs, showcasing the charm of the Central Axis through the beauty of objects. The “Central Axis Tea Etiquette” section leverages the power of “cultural creativity plus” to explore Central Axis tea culture elements, designing “Central Axis Aromatic Tea souvenirs.” The “Central Axis Tea Realm” section integrates Central Axis elements into tea space design, creating an immersive Central Axis cultural atmosphere.
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Author: Lam Sam (LamSam), the Old Tea Head
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