SRI LANKA-CHINA-TEA CULTURE EXCHANGE-TOURISM-PROMOTION

SRI LANKA-CHINA-TEA CULTURE EXCHANGE-TOURISM-PROMOTION

(240522) -- COLOMBO, May 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People watch the making of Youcha, or oil tea, of the Yao ethnic group during an event titled "Tea for Harmony: Yaji Cultural Salon and Guangxi Cultural and Tourism Promotion" in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 21, 2024. Local Chinese tea lovers had an immersive experience of tea cultures during a celebration of the International Tea Day here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wu Yue)

SRI LANKA-CHINA-TEA CULTURE EXCHANGE-TOURISM-PROMOTION

SRI LANKA-CHINA-TEA CULTURE EXCHANGE-TOURISM-PROMOTION

(240522) -- COLOMBO, May 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man takes photos of the making of Youcha, or oil tea, of the Yao ethnic group during an event titled "Tea for Harmony: Yaji Cultural Salon and Guangxi Cultural and Tourism Promotion" in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 21, 2024. Local Chinese tea lovers had an immersive experience of tea cultures during a celebration of the International Tea Day here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Wu Yue)

Experience Yao people's traditional oil tea making in S China

STORY: Experience Yao people's traditional oil tea making in S China DATELINE: Nov. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:16 LOCATION: GUILIN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English) : SIMON, Australian expat living in Guilin 2. various of Simon learning the process of Yao ethnic people's traditional oil tea making STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English) : SIMON, Australian expat living in Guilin "Hi, everyone. I'm Simon and welcome to lovely Gongcheng. We're on a mission today to find out all about mysterious Chinese coffee, also called oil tea. Let's get into it. So today we're going to learn about the fascinating Yao people beverage known as youcha (Chinese for oil tea). Here we see the real thing in action. A lovely lady from the Yao people is making youcha. What is it? And why is it so important? Some people call it Chinese coffee. It's a very exotic and ancient beverage which the Yao people say gives vitality, sharpness to the mind, also is very good for your internal organs and helps you stay active and h