According to Chinese legend, the story of tea began in 2737 BC. Emperor Shen Nung, who was known as the "Divine Healer", always boiled his water before drinking it. He had observed that those who boiled their water had better health. One afternoon, as he knelt before his boiling water, some leaves from a nearby tree blew into the water.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Tea Festival opens
A Tea Festival opened at the Hung Kings temple complex in Phu Tho province on April 10, a highlight of the Hung King Temple Festival.
Truong Tan Sang, Politburo Member and Standing member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam, and leaders of ministries and departments attended the festival along with many local people and pilgrims.
The festival attracted 13 businesses in Phu Tho province and aimed to honour tea and the farmers who make great efforts to cultivate the valuable tea varieties of Phu Tho.
Tea is a traditional crop of the midland and has helped local people improve their living standards.
With 63 tea businesses and more than 700 processing units, Phu Tho ranks fourth in the country in tea cultivation area and third in tea production volume. 80 percent of tea products from the province are exported to the EU, Japan, China and India.
The festival provides a good chance for businesses to share experiences in attracting investment and promote their products.
The festival runs until April 12 and visitors can taste a variety of special tea products and enjoy the atmosphere of this unique cultural festival.
Thai Nguyen to host Vietnam’s first international tea festival
The first international tea festival will be held from November 11-15 in Thai Nguyen city and Nui Coc Lake tourist site in Thai Nguyen province.
The festival is expected to have the participation of enterprises and importers from 10 countries and territories, including China, India, Russia, Japan, the UK, the US, Germany, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Taiwan (China).
Domestic tea enterprises and producers from 34 provinces and traditional tea trade village will also join the festival.
The festival will feature an international tea seminar, a tea culture festival, a beauty contest, and an exhibition on the land and people of Vietnam in general and Thai Nguyen province in particular.
The festival will also include many other activities such as the 2011 Thai Nguyen international trade and tourism fair, a carnival, art performances, and sporting events, as well as a rural market offering local specialties and tours for visitors.
The festival, which is jointly organised by the Thai Nguyen provincial People’s Committee and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, aims to introduce Vietnamese tea trademarks and products to domestic and international visitors. It is also an opportunity for tea-related enterprises to exchange experiences and boost co-operation.
Source: http://soha.vn/thongtin/tin-tuc/RHGNXK29/thai-nguyen-to-host-vietnam-s-first-international-tea-festival.htm
The festival is expected to have the participation of enterprises and importers from 10 countries and territories, including China, India, Russia, Japan, the UK, the US, Germany, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Taiwan (China).
Domestic tea enterprises and producers from 34 provinces and traditional tea trade village will also join the festival.
The festival will feature an international tea seminar, a tea culture festival, a beauty contest, and an exhibition on the land and people of Vietnam in general and Thai Nguyen province in particular.
The festival will also include many other activities such as the 2011 Thai Nguyen international trade and tourism fair, a carnival, art performances, and sporting events, as well as a rural market offering local specialties and tours for visitors.
The festival, which is jointly organised by the Thai Nguyen provincial People’s Committee and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, aims to introduce Vietnamese tea trademarks and products to domestic and international visitors. It is also an opportunity for tea-related enterprises to exchange experiences and boost co-operation.
Source: http://soha.vn/thongtin/tin-tuc/RHGNXK29/thai-nguyen-to-host-vietnam-s-first-international-tea-festival.htm
First international tea festival to open in Thai Nguyen
The first International Tea Festival 2011 will take place in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on November 11-15, and will include participation from ten countries and territories who import and use tea products from Vietnam.
The festival is also expected to attract the participation of 400,000 local people and 60,000 foreign visitors. 30 domestic provinces and cities; 50 traditional tea villages and 25 tea companies in Thai Nguyen province will also join the festival.
Various activities will be held during the 5-day event including seminars on the tea industry, trade promotion activities, exhibitions on Thai Nguyen and Vietnamese people, a tea cultural festival and an arts performance.
The festival will be a chance to introduce and promote Vietnamese tea and culture as well as Thai Nguyen tea to domestic and foreign businesses.
Thai Nguyen is now the second largest tea-producing province in Vietnam, after the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.
Source: http://nhandan.org.vn
The festival is also expected to attract the participation of 400,000 local people and 60,000 foreign visitors. 30 domestic provinces and cities; 50 traditional tea villages and 25 tea companies in Thai Nguyen province will also join the festival.
Various activities will be held during the 5-day event including seminars on the tea industry, trade promotion activities, exhibitions on Thai Nguyen and Vietnamese people, a tea cultural festival and an arts performance.
The festival will be a chance to introduce and promote Vietnamese tea and culture as well as Thai Nguyen tea to domestic and foreign businesses.
Thai Nguyen is now the second largest tea-producing province in Vietnam, after the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.
Source: http://nhandan.org.vn
First int’l tea festival to be held in Thái Nguyên
The first International Tea Festival will take place in the Northern province of Thái Nguyên from November 12-15.
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Thái Nguyên ranks the second in Việt Nam in terms of tea cultivation area and output.
So far, Thái Nguyên tea is famous nationwide for its quality and special taste like Tân Cương, La Bằng, and Tức Tranh and has been available in nine foreign countries.
Major events of the first international tea festival in Thái Nguyên province
Date | Event | Venue |
November 12 8 PM | Opening ceremony of the festival | 20/8 Square Thái Nguyên City |
November 13 8 AM | International seminar on tea, Vietnamese tea products, and trade promotion | Thái Nguyên Hotel |
November 13-15 | Exhibition on people, the country , Thái Nguyên tea | Cultural and Provincial Conference Center in Thái Nguyên City |
November 13-15 | Beauty contest in tea homeland | Cultural and Provincial Conference Center in Thái Nguyên City |
November 13-15 | Tea Cultural Festival | Museum of the Cultures of Việt Nam’s Ethnic Groups, Sông Cầu Park |
November 15 8 PM | Closing ceremony | 20/8 Square Thái Nguyên City |
By Hương Giang
Source: http://news.gov.vn/Home/First-intl-tea-festival-to-be-held-in-Thai-Nguyen/20114/10364.vgp
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