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Tea notes, mountain context, brewing records, and manor updates.
The 7th China Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo, co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Shandong Provincial People's Government, came to a close on August 29 in Jinan, Shandong Province.Themed "Connecting Modern Life, Blooming with Splendid Charm," the expo featured four sections: the "New...
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The award ceremony.You have surely heard of vocational skills competitions for tea appraisers, tea artists and tea processing workers—but you have certainly never heard of a competition that selects for the skill of promoting a particular tea well. The Hunan people, always the first to dare,...
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The event site.Speaking of tea bonds across the Strait, people reunite as the moon rounds.On September 8, the "Bond of Tea" Cross-Strait Tea People Exchange Meeting was successfully held at the Lao She Teahouse in Beijing. Continuing the theme of the "Bond of Tea," the meeting...
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On November 14, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued the Announcement on Confirming 53 Units Including Beijing's 751 Park as National Industrial Tourism Demonstration Bases. In accordance with the industry standard Specification and Evaluation of National Industrial Tourism Demonstration Bases, on the recommendation of the...
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After the red leaves fall from the hills, the shut-in, biting winter arrives. Another year nears its end; the silence stretches on, and gloomy feelings inevitably sprout. It is precisely because of the gloom that we must embrace life all the more fervently—just like the red...
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On October 17, the General Secretary joined the discussion of the Guangxi delegation to the 20th National Congress of the CPC. Photo by Xie Huanchi, Xinhua News AgencyLiubao tea enjoys the General Secretary's attentionThe moment was fixed at mid-morning on October 17, the second day of...
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Lü YongjiangIntroductionOn October 22, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China successfully closed in Beijing.To study and implement in depth the spirit of the 20th Party Congress, exchange insights, and turn learning into vivid practice in building the tea industry, China Cooperation Times...
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Recently, a reply from the Petition Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs to a netizen's inquiry about "geographical indication certification policy for agricultural products" drew wide attention. The reply stated that in March 2022 the Ministry had already stopped the registration of "geographical...
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Whatever tea we drink, we hope the liquor before us will be clear and luminous—so much so that clarity is often taken as a standard for judging tea quality. But if the liquor is somewhat cloudy, can we conclude that the tea is of poor quality?@Chicha...
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The opening ceremony.On the morning of November 26, the 2022 Yiyang Culture-Tourism Integration Development Conference grandly opened in Anhua County. Hosted by the CPC Yiyang Municipal Committee and the Yiyang Municipal People's Government, and organized by the CPC Anhua County Committee and the Anhua County People's...
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Zhou Guangjun, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and vice president of Yibin University, delivers his address.On November 26, the 2022 Sichuan Province College Students Tea Art Skills Competition, themed "Inheriting Sichuan Tea Culture, Innovating the Art of Tasting," was grandly held at...
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On the evening of November 29, Beijing time, "Traditional Chinese Tea-Making Techniques and Related Customs," nominated by China, passed review at the 17th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, held in Rabat, Morocco, and was inscribed on the...
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