Chinese tea, incense culture captivates Egyptians

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Chinese tea, incense culture captivates Egyptians

STORY: Chinese tea, incense culture captivates Egyptians SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of immersive events promoting Chinese tea and incense culture 2. various of immersive events promoting Chinese music and instruments STORYLINE: A just-concluded immersive event promoting Chinese tea and incense culture has impressed Egyptian visitors in Egypt's capital of Cairo. Hosted by the Chinese Cultural Center in Cairo, the three-day Chinese Tea and Incense Salon concluding Tuesday offered a themed lecture, tea-tasting, and a demonstration of incense-burning and tea-making to help the locals know better about two iconic elements of the Chinese traditional lifestyle. The discovery and use of tea among the Chinese people is said to have started some 4,700 years ago. As a national beverage with numerous varieties, tea is involved in every facet of the Chinese way of life, not only for its rich aroma and flavors but an eleg

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