Year: 2022

Year: 2022

Vlog: Discovering Chinese tea culture in Beijing
December 16, 2022 Industry News ctma

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

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China-Laos Railway turns obscure villages into travel destinations
December 14, 2022 Industry News ctma

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

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Xi stresses systematic protection of intangible cultural heritage
December 14, 2022 Industry News ctma

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

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Cross-Straits exchanges promoted among youth
December 14, 2022 Industry News ctma

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,

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The project “Traditional Chinese Tea Manufacturing Techniques and Related Customs” was successfully applied for the World Heritage
December 5, 2022 Industry News, News ctma

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

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Way of drinking tea in Song Dynasty,Dian Cha
June 21, 2022 Changes in drinking tea, History of Chinese tea, Knowledge ctma

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

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Why Buddhism is closely related to tea
May 30, 2022 Chinese tea culture, Knowledge, tea and chinese culture, tea stories ctma

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

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Historical Development of The Ancient Tea Horse Road
April 28, 2022 Ancient tea horse road, History of Chinese tea, Knowledge ctma

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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Recommendation for the Best New-style Tea Beverage: HEYTEA
April 28, 2022 Knowledge, New style chinese tea beverage ctma

In China’s new-style tea beverage industry, the emergence of HEYTEA is a landmark. In 2012, the first HEYTEA (formerly known as RoyalTea) store opened in a small alley called jiangbinli in jiangmen city, guangdong province. No one expected that such a small shop, which started in the second and third tier cities, would quickly become

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Emperor Qianlong:a lifetime love for tea
April 28, 2022 Chinese tea culture, Knowledge, tea stories ctma

There are 335 emperors in the 5000 years of Chinese history. These pampered emperors, who enjoyed luxury and wealth all their lives, should have lived a long life. However, according to historical records, nearly half of the emperors did not live to the age of 50, and the average life expectancy was only 39. Only

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