Xinyang tea people tell the story of "Maojian" in the new era

"After learning that 'Chinese Traditional Tea Making Techniques and Related Customs' was successfully applied, I felt extremely honored and proud as a tea person, and I was very excited
at this moment.
The successful application will surely promote the vigorous development of China's tea industry and arouse a new upsurge
of tea people.
On November 30, Liu Wenxin, secretary of the party committee, chairman and general manager of Henan Xinyang Wenxin Tea Co.
, Ltd.
and president of Xinyang Tea Industry Association, said
happily in an interview.

On the evening of November 29, China's nomination of "Chinese Traditional Tea-Making Techniques and Related Customs" passed the review at the 17th ordinary session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO held in Rabat, Morocco, and was inscribed on the Representative List
of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO.

It is understood that Xinyang Maojian is one of
the famous green tea varieties in China.
Xinyang Maojian tea making technique is a representative item
of national intangible cultural heritage.
On the list of informed consent forms signed for this application project, the Xinyang Tea Chamber of Commerce in Henan Province and Xinyang Maojian tea making skills are listed
.

According to Gan Youyan, head of the marketing section of Xinyang Tea Industry Development Center, Xinyang tea has a long history, developed in the Qin and Han dynasties, developed in the Sui and Tang dynasties, flourished in the Song and Yuan dynasties, continued in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the cultural inheritance is endless
.
Xinyang tea production techniques are iteratively updated, endless, from Tang and Song Sencha, Ming and Qing Dynasty tea, and then gradually matured in the early Republic of China, creating a "hand-fried Xinyang hair tip" characterized by "handles"
.
Up to now, the tea garden area of Xinyang City has reached 2.
16 million mu, with a total output of 80,000 tons of tea and a total output value of 15 billion yuan
.

In recent years, while adhering to the traditional process of tea making, Xinyang tea people have continuously explored innovative inheritance and creative transformation, and have developed Xinyang black tea, Xinyang white tea, Xinyang yellow tea, Xinyang black tea, Xinyang flower tea and other
teas.

"In the next step, we will take the successful application of 'Chinese traditional tea-making skills and related customs' as an opportunity to vigorously develop tea culture, strengthen the inheritance and protection of Xinyang Maojian tea culture, and let tea culture develop into the 'engine'
of tea industry development.
" Gan Youyan said
.

In addition to strengthening the tea industry, Xinyang City has also made great efforts
in the protection and inheritance of "Xinyang Maojian Tea Picking Technique".
Wang Qingfeng, Chief of the Art Intangible Cultural Heritage Section of Xinyang Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, said that at present, Xinyang City is focusing on telling the story of Xinyang tea, excavating tea cultural resources such as tea making, tea art, tea songs, tea dances, tea legends, etc.
, and excavating more than 10 tea-related intangible cultural heritage items with "Xinyang Maojian Tea Making Technique" as the leader, enriching the connotation of tea culture and enhancing the vitality
of inheritance.
At the same time, actively strengthen the construction of talents, there are 1 national inheritor, 2 provincial and 20 municipal inheritors of Maojian tea
.
Inheritors are encouraged to teach apprentices and pass on art in accordance with traditional methods, rely on Xinyang Normal College and Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry College to cultivate tea culture specialists, organize and carry Xinyang Maojian tea into campus, and consolidate intergenerational inheritance
.
On this basis, the handmade tea roasting competition is held every year in conjunction with the People's Society and the Tea Office, which enhances the social influence
of handmade tea.
More than 30 Xinyang Maojian training houses, exhibition halls and intangible cultural heritage workshops have been recognized, including 2 provincial demonstration tea exhibition halls
.
Mobilize social forces to hold tea party activities such as Qingming, Guyu and Mid-Autumn Festival to integrate tea into public life
.

"In the future, we will do a good job in the inheritance and practice of Xinyang tea culture, promote the construction of tea research bases, create tea culture ecological reserves, tell the story of Xinyang tea intangible cultural heritage in the new era, actively promote the integration of Xinyang tea culture and tourism, and use Xinyang tea culture to shape the city brand
of 'a better life to see Xinyang'.
" Wang Qingfeng said
.

Driven and promoted by tea culture, in recent years, Xinyang tea industry has developed rapidly, and the level of tea science and technology has steadily improved
.
Tea culture, tea industry, tea science and technology, this big article also plays an active role
in providing sustainable livelihoods, improving gender equality, promoting rural revitalization, protecting ecosystems, and promoting the social, economic and environmental sustainable development of Xinyang.

"As a long-term tea business and tea industry worker, I will continue to deepen this business, and at the same time based on our local reality, learn well, protect, maintain, carry forward the traditional crafts, and more importantly, pass them on, and carry forward the traditional crafts left by the ancestors
.
" For the future development of the golden business card of "Xinyang Maojian", Liu Wenxin, secretary of the party committee, chairman and general manager of Xinyang Wenxin Tea Co.
, Ltd.
and president of Xinyang Tea Industry Association, is full
of confidence.

(Source: Elephant News)

Preliminary review: Li Song Responsible editor: Zhao Yu Review: Wang Jinchen