Chinese tea culture celebrated in New Zealand

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Chinese tea culture celebrated in New Zealand

STORY: Chinese tea culture celebrated in New Zealand DATELINE: May 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:40 LOCATION: AUCKLAND, New Zealand CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the "Tea for Harmony Yaji Cultural Salon" STORYLINE: Chinese tea culture was celebrated at the Auckland Botanic Gardens in New Zealand on Sunday. The "Tea for Harmony Yaji Cultural Salon" at the Auckland Botanic Gardens was part of a global event to promote China's tea culture. It was also part of International Tea Day, marked on May 21 every year locally and internationally. Sunday's celebration featured tea-making demonstrations, tea tasting, traditional Chinese music instrument and dance performances, and keynote speeches by members of parliament, culture researchers and tea lovers. China's traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices were inscribed in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2022. Chinese Consul-General in Auckland Chen Shijie said that New Z

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