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What's brewing in Hangzhou this month?
By Te Kan (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-03-25 09:18 Trip to the tea city From March 27 to 29, more than 100 reporters and editors from the nation's mainstream websites, including sina.com.cn and Xinhuanet.com, will be invited to visit the city and to experience the event for themselves. This project will form part of the media initiative - West Lake Tea Culture in Lens. Teahouse managers' annual meeting From March 30 to April 2, the event will host the teahouse managers' annual meeting. This will be organized by the China International Tea Culture Research Association. The event will highlight a bid to establish a national-level quality rating on teahouses and promote the on-going development of the industry. The results of the initial quality rating round will be announced during the session. Tea-poem meeting On April 7, a tea-poem meeting will be held in the city. A group of folk culture experts and tea research scholars will attend the event. Members of the city's classical poetry association will also attend what is being seen as the cultural high point of the forum. Qinghefang folk tea meeting From April 9 to 14, a number of folk tea ceremonies will be showcased during events in Wushan Square, Qinghefang Ancient Street and Wugongshan Square. Visitors will have the opportunity to appreciate premium quality Longjing Tea, wander the ancient thoroughfares and attend an exhibition of classical teaware. 'Tea family' promotion program On April 4, 5, 11 and 12, a "Tea family" event will be staged. Some 100 families employed in the tea industry will join a training program organized by the China Tea Museum - of these 10 families will be selected as ideal "Tea Families". 12th West Lake Int'l Tea Meeting On April 13-20, an exhibition of some top tea ware, made in both the Chinese mainland and Taiwan province, will be on show. A tea appreciation event will also be held with the aim of promoting tea culture in local middle schools and universities. Third China (Hangzhou) International Tea Banquet Appreciation Meeting This event will be held in the Hangzhou Xiangyi Hotel on April 15. Visitors will have the chance to appreciate the award-winning dishes of the first and second sessions of the China (Hangzhou) International Tea Banquet. The event will also promote the West Lake Tea Banquet. Cross-Straits tea culture summit This event, sponsored by the Taiwan Cheng Shiu University, Luyu Tea Culture Center of Taiwan Tenren Group and World Tea Association, will see a gathering of a group of leading tea culture experts. The subject under discussion will be the industrialization of tea cultures. Cross-Straits tea cultural exchange A number of tea-related cultural exchange programs will be held in Lingyin Temple. Hangzhou tea-drinking day On April 20, a local tea-drinking day will be inaugurated across the city. Closing ceremony The closing ceremony of the event will be held in the Yuhang Shuangxi Lake Scenery Area.
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