2015 “Quality Month” Launch and Large-Scale On-Site Public Awareness Day Event

September is the national “Quality Month” publicity campaign month. To thoroughly implement the State Council’s “Outline for Quality Development (2011–2020),” promote collaborative governance of quality across society, and enhance Dehong’s manufacturing standards, product quality, brand reputation, and level of opening-up—thereby building a “border‑area special zone, an open frontier, and a beautiful Dehong”—the Dehong Prefecture Quality Strategy Implementation Leading Group Office organized enterprises to hold a “Quality Month Kickoff and Large‑Scale Publicity Event” at Mangshi Square on September 7–8, 2015. The company’s General Manager, Mr. Li Minglian, attached great importance to this publicity initiative and personally oversaw its organization and participation, ensuring the successful execution of the “Quality Month” activities.

2015-09-10

Buy tea—back to basics for greater value.

Last week, the 2015 Spring Tea Expo concluded at the Canton Fair Complex. Although the exhibition space was expanded, the number of exhibitors decreased; nonetheless, it offered Guangzhou tea enthusiasts greater value, with competitively priced new teas and a back-to-basics positioning that allowed consumers to enjoy more natural, high-quality teas. With a larger venue but fewer exhibitors, organizers reported that this year’s event spanned nearly 60,000 square meters across six pavilions—almost double the area of the previous edition—making it the largest tea industry gathering in the country during the first half of the year. However, compared with the 2014 Autumn Tea Expo, the decline in exhibitor numbers is undeniable. According to promotional materials released by the organizers, the 2014 Autumn Tea Expo featured eight…

2015-06-11

The selection for the university student tea‑art troupe of China’s Tea Culture Week at the Milan Expo was held in Hangzhou.

On the 10th, the public audition for the Chinese University Tea Art Troupe of the 2015 Milan World Expo’s China Tea Culture Week kicked off at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou. Forty-one students majoring in tea art from vocational colleges in renowned tea-producing regions such as Zhejiang and Yunnan showcased their talents, with ten finalists ultimately selected to undergo further training and travel to Milan, Italy, to present Chinese tea culture to the world. It is reported that from August 3 to 9, the China Pavilion at the Milan World Expo will host China Tea Culture Week. Centered around the theme “China’s Stories, China’s Tea,” the event will bring together 50 tea enterprises and 20 public tea brands from across the country, featuring stage performances, tea‑art demonstrations, and more.

2015-06-11

The National Pu’er Tea Product Quality Inspection Center promotes tea‑quality knowledge and addresses consumers’ questions and concerns.

China Quality News Network, June 5, 2015 — Recently, the National Pu’er Tea Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, under the themes of “Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Science and Technology for Public Benefit” and “Heaven-Given Pu’er: The World’s Tea Origin, Cultural Heritage Preservation, and Legacy Protection,” conducted public awareness campaigns on tea quality and safety for tea consumers, tea farmers, and tea enterprises. In light of the new challenges and evolving circumstances facing tea quality and safety today, the center has structured its activities around the following topics: an overview of Yunnan Province’s Pu’er tea industry; China’s tea standards; the trade barriers posed by pesticide residue in China’s tea exports; China’s list of prohibited pesticides related to tea; and non-polluting agricultural products, green…

2015-06-11

Yunnan Normal University hosted the inaugural “Tea Fragrance at Yunnan Normal University” tea knowledge competition.

Recently, the finals of the first “Tea Fragrance at Yunnan Normal University” tea‑knowledge competition were held at the Chenggong Main Campus of Yunnan Normal University. The event was organized by the Student Associations Federation of Yunnan Normal University and hosted by the university‑level student tea‑ceremony art troupe. At the outset, members of the university’s tea‑ceremony art troupe, staying true to the competition’s theme, presented a masterfully executed “Dayi Eight Styles” tea‑ceremony performance for the audience. At the outset, members of the university’s tea‑ceremony art troupe, staying true to the competition’s theme, presented a masterfully executed “Dayi Eight Styles” tea‑ceremony performance for the audience. During the official competition, 15 teams participated…

2015-06-11

Mangshi will continue to increase investment in the tea industry to ensure its healthy and stable development.

May 13 — According to reports, Mangshi City will continue to strengthen the development of its tea industry this year, enhancing both production capacity and competitiveness to ensure the sector’s healthy and stable growth. Efforts will be stepped up to renovate low-yield tea plantations, steadily improving their productivity, boosting output, and elevating tea quality. The plan calls for upgrading 5,000 mu of such plantations, distributed as follows: 1,000 mu in Mangshi Town, 1,000 mu in Mengga Town, 1,000 mu in Jiangdong Township, 500 mu in Fengping Town, 500 mu in Wuchaolu Township, 500 mu in Xiangang Township, and 500 mu in Xishan Township. In addition, the city will actively seek project funding and attract investment, further supporting leading tea enterprises and…

2015-06-11

Dehong Hosts a Conference on the Identification of Ancient Tea Tree Varieties

On January 23, Professor Cai Xin, a senior expert at the Tea College of Yunnan Agricultural University, and Associate Professor Gao Jun, at the invitation of the Dehong Prefecture Tea Administration, conducted an identification of the ancient tea tree varieties and resources in Dehong Prefecture. In order to carry out a thorough survey of Dehong’s ancient tea tree resources, the Dehong Prefecture Tea Administration, the Tea Technology Station, along with technical personnel from the tea administrations and technology stations of each county and city, undertook the first, second, and third phases of the survey over a period of more than one year, from December 6, 2013, to January 23, 2015. Yang Tao, deputy director of the Dehong Prefecture Tea Administration, stated: “To complete tasks such as locating individual ancient tea trees and entire stands, collecting specimens, and taking photographs, the technical staff traveled throughout…”

2015-06-11

The Mangshi Tea Technology Station is actively conducting tea‑related technical training.

During the Party’s mass-line education and practice campaign, the Mangshi Tea Technology Extension Station actively participated in the campaign while also going into villages and households to provide on-the-ground technical guidance, continuously serving the people and agricultural production, and putting the Party’s mass line into practice. Recently, the station organized technical personnel to conduct tea‑cultivation training in the Tiantou group of the Huixian Village Committee in Mangshi Town, promptly bringing technical expertise directly to farmers and ensuring greater efficiency in the town’s tea industry and increased incomes for local farmers. Attendees at the training session included Liu Anji, head of the Science and Education Section of the Mangshi Agricultural Bureau; Shao Yechuan, director of the Mangshi Tea Technology Extension Station; and a deputy mayor of the Mangshi Town government…

2015-06-11