An event promoting Chinese tea culture, Yunnan Province culture, and Myanmar tourism

YANGON, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) — An event promoting Chinese tea culture and the culture and tourism of China’s Yunnan province was held in Yangon, Myanmar, on Friday.

The event was organized by the China Cultural Center in Rangoon and the Yunnan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. The event was attended by more than 100 people from the education, culture and tourism sectors of China and Myanmar.

Cao Jing, charge d’affaires of the Chinese embassy in Myanmar, said at the event that tea not only embodies the values ​​of harmony and equality in traditional Chinese culture, but also reflects the peaceful coexistence of Chinese civilization and other civilizations around the world. Last year, China began holding events to promote tea culture around the world. The strong support these events received is an example of the harmonious coexistence and mutual achievement of different civilizations.

Myanmar Minister of Hospitality and Tourism Thet Thet Khine said the event aims not only to promote cultural exchanges and tourism cooperation between Myanmar and China, but also to promote traditional Chinese tea culture around the world.

Wang Jianghong, deputy head of the Yunnan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, said that in recent years, Yunnan has vigorously pursued exchanges and cooperation with Myanmar and achieved remarkable results in promoting connectivity and deepening cultural exchanges with Myanmar. Yunnan hopes to use tea as a medium to strengthen tea culture exchanges with Myanmar and encourage more people to understand Chinese culture.

The event included Chinese and Myanmar art performances, a photo exhibition on tea and Yunnan, an exhibition of Yunnan ethnic costumes, and a presentation of tea products.