Celebrating the famous Indian and Chinese beverage, a kiosk has been set up at the book fair by the School of Tea Culture of the Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University in China, which is the fir
Celebrating the famous Indian and Chinese beverage, a kiosk has been set up at the book fair by the School of Tea Culture of the Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University in China, which is the first university in the country to offer a course in tea culture.
Visitors to the book fair can get a crash course into the origin and the developments of tea in China as presenters dressed up in traditional attire showcase different varieties of Chinese tea and demonstrate their respective preparations.
“The logic behind this exhibition is to make people aware of the Chinese culture. Tea holds a significance as it was used as a medicinal drink in China centuries ago, so we want people to learn about that,” says David Shao, who is representing the stall at the Book Fair.
Shao explains that tea is associated with the traditional Chinese culture and they are using it as symbol to show their culture to the people here.
While there are nearly 60 different varieties of tea available across China, they have brought along six of the best flavours — green tea, black tea, white tea, yellow tea, dark tea and the Oolong tea. Visitors can grab small cups of each flavour, besides taking home small packets of tea.
“Black tea alone in China is of six types, including an inclusive black tea,” says Wang Xufeng from Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University.
Wang has also authored a book titled, The Stories of Tea, Tracing Origins of the World’s Popular Drink. “We have books on tea, its origin and also its significance in China which would interest the keen observers or tea lovers. The logic behind offering tea samples to people is to bring the taste here,” Shao says.He explains that since green tea is not fermented, the tea leaves are green.
