A tea table at the First Exchange of Tea Culture Between Beijing and Taiwan, Beijing, June 24, 2018. [Photo by Li Hongrui/chinadaily.com.cn]

"Tomorrow marks the 30th year since the first time when I visited the Chinese mainland on June 25, 1988. In the past three decades, I have come to mainland 300 times," Fan Zengping, director-general of the Taiwan Chinese Tea Culture Association, said at the event.

The 300 times saw his promotion of Chinese tea culture in both Chinese mainland and Taiwan.

For him, tea has become a mirror of life. Sipping a cup of tea is a way to meditating on life.

"We need to cherish the achievements of exchanges between mainland and Taiwan, and picture a better future for we Chinese people who have the same root," Fan said.