China News Service, Hangzhou, February 3 (Cao Dan) "Water is the mother of tea, and utensils are the father of tea. Have you ever observed that we use a covered bowl when drinking West Lake Longjing tea, and when drinking Taiwan oolong tea, we often use Wood fired pot or purple clay pot, what’s the reason?” On the 2nd, Taiwanese ceramic sculpture designer Yu Yanqing shared with everyone his experience of bringing Taiwan’s wood fired pottery technology to Hangzhou.
As the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon is approaching, the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee organized the 25th "One Heart on the River, One Family on Both Sides of the Strait" ancestral salon and "One Leaf, One Root, Deep Love on Both Sides" New Year Tea Recital in Hangzhou. More than 40 members of the Zhejiang Kuomintang Revolutionary Party and compatriots in Hangzhou and Taiwan gathered together to meet friends and talk about love over tea.
Event site. Photo by Cao Dan
Hangzhou's tea culture has a long history. As the "Tea Capital of China", Hangzhou has always been committed to the promotion of tea culture. It is understood that Hangzhou has built many large-scale tea towns such as Longwu, Jingshan and Jiukeng.
"I have been engaged in art work for 30 years. Sculpture and wood-burning crafts are my majors. In the past 20 years, I have promoted and frequently participated in cross-strait cultural exchanges. I hope to help wood-burning through 'introducing tea with utensils'" The pottery making skills can be continued and spread." Yu Yanqing introduced.
When talking about why he chose to set up a studio in Hangzhou, Yu Yanqing said, "Hangzhou has a very profound tea culture. I hope to cultivate this land deeply and let more people understand the Chinese tea culture and how tea culture integrates with contemporary life aesthetics." Combine.”
The history of tea culture in Hangzhou can be traced back thousands of years. According to legend, Lu Yu, the "Tea Saint" of the Tang Dynasty, chose to live in seclusion near Hangzhou after more than ten years of traveling and investigating tea, where he concentrated on writing books and finally completed the "Tea Classic". "The Classic of Tea" is known as the world's earliest encyclopedia of tea.
"Thirty-three years ago, the China Tea Museum in Hangzhou was officially opened to the public. We used tea as a medium to connect ancient and modern times with China and the rest of the world, and built the museum into an important window for the external display and exchange of Chinese tea culture." said Wu Xiaoli, former director of the China Tea Museum. , “I hope that by organizing tea parties, tea fairs and other activities, we can build more tea connections between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, have more exchanges and exchanges, and jointly inherit Chinese culture.”
It is reported that since 2018, the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Kuomintang Revolutionary Committee has continued to carry out ancestral salon activities in the form of visits, friendships, discussions, etc., aiming to promote the members of the Kuomintang Revolutionary Party and Taiwan compatriots to jointly inherit and carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture.
"Both sides of the Taiwan Strait share the same roots and inherit the same origin. We hope that through the Ancestral Reunion Salon activities, we can deepen cross-Strait friendship and deepen cross-Strait cooperation. As always, we welcome everyone to pursue, build, and realize their dreams in Zhejiang." Vice Chairman of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese Revolutionary Committee Chairman Zhang Xianmin said so. (over)