Sharing the story of "One leaf has the same origin", the cross-strait tea culture exchange event was held in Anxi, Fujian

China News Service, Anxi, Fujian Province, November 10th (Sun Hong, Wu Shengchao, Huang Ruying) With the theme of "Tea and the world, fragrance spreads all over the world", the launching ceremony of the cross-strait tea cultural exchange event was held on the 10th in Anxi County, Fujian Province, the hometown of China's oolong tea and the birthplace of the famous Tieguanyin tea. It gathered about 400 representatives of tea enterprises, tea merchants and tea people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait to talk about the relationship and development of tea.

"Tea is a special medium to communicate and connect the family ties between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait." Lin Xianteng, president of the Taiwan Tea Industry Association, said that Anxi is the root of Tieguanyin and the "hometown" that many tea lovers in Taiwan consider. "Tea from both sides of the Taiwan Strait is of the same origin, interconnected and interactive, and each has its own advantages. By connecting the lines of variety, technology, standards and market, cooperation can be truly realized."

"We look forward to frequent exchanges between tea people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, to learn from each other in skills, connect with each other in the market, and confirm each other culturally, and to jointly expand the global market, bringing together variety advantages, technological features and brand experience, so that Chinese tea can go to the world with a more complete image." Lin Xianteng said.

Wang Zhaozhao, deputy secretary of the Anxi County Party Committee, introduced that as the birthplace of representative oolong teas such as Taiwan's Muzha Tieguanyin and Baozhong tea, Anxi County has actively carried out cross-strait tea cultural exchanges, tea industry economics and trade, and joint research on tea science and technology in recent years, and has achieved "numerous fruits" in fields such as mutual learning of planting management, tea-making technology exchanges, and market channel sharing. More and more Taiwanese tea people and tea companies have gone to Anxi to trace their roots, exchange skills, and innovate and start businesses.

"Standing in the Heshan Mountain in Anxi, the wind is filled with the fragrance of Tieguanyin's orchids. As soon as I set foot on the land of Anxi, the first word that comes to mind is 'go home.'" Wu Chengdian, chairman of the New Party, said with emotion, a leaf floating across the strait, brewing the same pot of nostalgia. "The more tea is brewed, the more flavorful it becomes, and the closer people get together. The two sides of the Taiwan Strait share the same culture and culture. I hope that young people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait will have more contacts and cooperation, and pass on the fragrance of this tea line, so that future generations will know that this cup of tea goes from Anxi to Taiwan, and from Taiwan back to Anxi."

At the tea ceremony held that day, representatives of Taiwanese tea people and Master Tieguanyin from Anxi saluted together. Following the traditional etiquette of "one respect to heaven, two respects to earth, and three respects to tea ancestors", they expressed their gratitude for the gifts of nature and the skills of our ancestors, and expressed their best wishes for tea people to carry forward the past and open up the future, and for the tea industry to prosper.

"The tea veins on both sides of the Taiwan Strait share the same origin for thousands of years. The ancestors of Fujian brought tea seeds and techniques, and brought oolong tea cultivation and tea-making technology to Taiwan. From Anxi Tieguanyin to Alishan Oolong, mountains and seas face each other, and the aroma of tea is connected." Zheng Yixian, vice president of the Cross-Strait Tea Industry Exchange Association, said that over the years, the exchanges between Fujian and Taiwan's tea industry have become increasingly heated.

On the same day, the results of the integrated development of the cross-strait tea industry were also released, and the signing of the cross-strait tea industry cooperation project and the intangible cultural heritage youth inheritance ceremony were held. During the event, a number of supporting activities such as cultural exchanges, industrial cooperation, tea research, tea tasting, intangible cultural heritage markets, and food experiences will also be held.