The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA)
The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) was found in 1992
The China Tea Marketing Association (CTMA) was found in 1992
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
KUNMING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — After stepping out of the Wild Elephant Valley station on the China-Laos Railway and having playful interactions with the giant creatures, tourists usually walk into Manzhang Village less than 1 km away for some exotic experiences. The village in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China’s Yunnan Province has
BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has underlined making solid headway in the systematic protection of intangible cultural heritage and better presenting Chinese culture to the world. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks recently in an
By ZHANG YI China DailyYoung people from Taiwan participating in an annual event to boost exchanges across the Taiwan Straits are ready to seize opportunities as the mainland advances Chinese-style modernization.This year’s Straits Youth Festival, co-hosted by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, the All-China Youth Federation and the government of Fujian province,
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
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
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
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
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