“Ink-adorned Tea Gathering” Tea Culture Promotion Activity
Organised by the Municipal Affairs Bureau and co-organised by the Macau Youth Tea Culture Promotion Association, the “Ink-adorned Tea Gathering” is held at the Macao Tea Culture House to promote tea culture. Local tea specialists will talk about the knowledge of tea culture and demonstrate tea brewing techniques on site, spiced up by tea poetry and calligraphy practice. It is hoped to, through the activity, promote the beauty of Chinese tea culture, introduce tea culture into the community, and enable participants to deeply understand the inheritance and existence of “tea” in Chinese society.
Themes of tea culture knowledge:
Session 1, 15:00-17:00 on 9 April: Beauty of Tea Poems of “The Sage of Tea” and “The Poet Sage of Tea”
Session 2, 15:00-17:00 on 14 May: “Titles” of Tea Sets in Song Dynasty
Session 3, 15:00-17:00 on 11 June: Tea “Gossip”
The activity is conducted in Cantonese and free of charge, and the target audience is Macao residents aged 12 or above. The quota for each session is 15 people. Interested residents may call the hotline of Macau Youth Tea Culture Promotion Association at 6647 5005 for enquiries and sign up from now on. The deadlines for sign-up are 6 April for Session 1, 11 May for Session 2, and 8 June for Session 3. If the number of applicants exceeds the quota for each session, it will be decided by drawing lots, and those who have been accepted will be notified by designated staff.