China has been celebrating Cultural and Natural Heritage Day on the second Saturday of June since 2016, and June 10 marks the Day this year.
Currently, five items of UNESCO intangible cultural heritages are from Guangdong or include a branch from the province. The Cultural Heritage in Focus series will shed light on these items, and the first chapter will introduce traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China (Chaozhou Kung Fu Tea ceremony).
Tea is ubiquitous in Chinese people's daily life. The traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China include the management of tea plantations, picking of tea leaves, manual processing, drinking, and sharing of tea.
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The Chaozhou Kung Fu Tea ceremony is a unique custom in the Chaoshan region (consisting of the cities Chaozhou, Jieyang, and Shantou) of Guangdong province. Kung Fu in Cantonese means the study and practice that requires patience, energy and time, and Kung Fu Tea focuses on the ceremonial way of making good tea. This kind of tea ceremony features a small tea set, 21 main procedures, as well as semi-fermented oolong tea, among which the Dancong (single bush) tea from Chaozhou's Fenghuang Mountain is most favored. Prevailing in Guangdong, Fujian, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, it has also influenced the whole country and overseas.
Author| Holly
Poster| Mia
Editor| Wing, Olivia, Steven, Monica, James
