The two-month event, "Tea for Harmony - Yaji Cultural Salon," concluded on June 8 at the China Cultural Center in Madrid.
On a summer's day in 1990, Chen Baoya and five friends embarked on a three-month hiking trip with horses, dogs and tents in which they would explore ancient roads between Yunnan province and the Tibet autonomous region.
A ceremony was held on Thursday to launch a set of 10 UN stamps to mark the upcoming International Tea Day, which falls on May 21, at the international body’s Beijing office.
“Tea for Harmony: Yaji Cultural Salon”, a global event to promote China’s tea culture hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, was launched on Monday at the Prince Kung’s Palace Museum in Beijing.
A special event introducing culture and tourism resources from East China’s Shandong province was held at the China Cultural Center in Madrid, Spain on May 9.
LHASA — In a garden in Geling village in Metog county in the Tibet autonomous region, the morning air is filled with the sweet aroma of freshly picked tea.
A Yaji cultural salon, Tea for Harmony, was held on May 3 at the Chinese embassy in Bangkok, with Thailand princess Sirivannavari Nariratana as the guest of honor.
The China Cultural Center in Bangkok held a Chinese tea art performance and folk music concert given by the artists from Shenzhen on May 5.
A tea cultural event was held in Athens on Saturday, enabling Greek guests to learn about the different varieties of tea and tea-making techniques and the concept of Yaji.
The China Cultural Center in Cairo recently launched a series of cultural activities inviting Egyptians to experience Chinese tea culture, including a special tea party scheduled for April 24.
The China Tourism Office in Rome recently launched a series of online events on social media platforms to introduce the tea from Guizhou and Hubei provinces.
Chinese tea has been traded all over the world for 2000 years, first via the ancient Silk Road stretching from Chang'an (the ancient capital of China) to Rome, Italy. The cargoes travelled a long way through the countries of Central Asia.