The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA)
The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) was found in 1992
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China’s Yunnan to implement regulations on ancient tea tree protection
From Xinhua Southwest China’s Yunnan Province has recently introduced a series of regulations aimed at safeguarding its ancient tea trees. The regulations will come into force starting from March 1, as per the announcement made by the local authorities. A total of 30 regulations have been enacted that focus on addressing various issues concerning the
Guizhou’s tea industry development ranks among top in China
In 2022, the total area of tea gardens in Southwest China’s Guizhou province hit 7 million mu (466,666.67 hectares), the output of tea was 454,000 metric tons, and the output value of tea was 60.62 billion yuan ($8.79 billion), a year-on-year increase of 6.18 percent. Guizhou has seized its position as China’s tea raw material
China’s tea exports up 1.59% in 2022
BEIJING – China’s tea exports logged stable growth in 2022, data from the General Administration of Customs shows. The country exported 375,300 tons of tea last year, up 1.59 percent year-on-year, according to the administration. In breakdown, green tea exports stood at 313,900 tons, amounting to 83.6 percent of China’s total tea exports. The exports
Once destined for export, fermented tea finds new fans
Link: htmhttps://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202302/08/WS63e2f547a31057c47ebad86a.html CHANGSHA — Once a niche product reserved for border trade, Chinese dark tea is now making another long and bumpy journey toward new-style beverage shops, the favorite haunts of the young sipping class. Customers line up to buy bubble tea from a shop in Changsha, Hunan province, on Jan 3. WU LEI/FOR CHINA
Tea & Wedding
Chinese ancient people often associate tea with marriage, they believe that tea represents the character of constancy and purity, but also symbolizes more children and happiness, which is very consistent with the widely popular concept of marriage in ancient China, so various customs of tea and wedding have been passed down to today. It proposes
Vlog: Discovering Chinese tea culture in Beijing
China is the birthplace of tea, a beverage ubiquitous in Chinese people’s daily life. Xinhua’s Li Ziwei takes a tour in Beijing to discover China’s tea-drinking traditions and find out how tea culture continues to enjoy great popularity in the country. Produced by Xinhua Global Service Xinhua Published: Dec. 8 (UTC+8), 10:53 Updated: Dec. 8
The project “Traditional Chinese Tea Manufacturing Techniques and Related Customs” was successfully applied for the World Heritage
On the evening of November 29th, Beijing time, the “Chinese traditional tea manufacturing techniques and related customs” passed the review at the 17th ordinary session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO held in Rabat, Morocco, and was included in the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of
Way of drinking tea in Song Dynasty，Dian Cha
The rulers of the Song Dynasty emphasized that the country should be governed by culture, and after receiving long-term material comfort, the people who had experienced the chaos turned to seek deeper comfort, and the appearance of tea just met this demand. As a result, people began to plant tea on a large scale across
Why Buddhism is closely related to tea
Since ancient times, tea and Buddhism have been inseparable.Buddhists believe that the nature of tea is interlinked with Buddhism. Meditation and drinking tea can cultivate one’s morality and nature, so Buddhism is closely related to tea. Among the verses about tea and Buddhism, the most popular is “go for tea”. This poem is written by
Historical Development of The Ancient Tea Horse Road
In the life of all Chinese ethnic groups, the Tibetan people, due to their dietary habit of “eating beef, mutton, butter and cheese to maintain body energy and heat, need to drink Tibetan tea to digest a large amount of high-fat and -protein. Also, they regard highland barley as staple food and need to drink