China's traditional tea-making was added on Tuesday to the intangible cultural heritage list of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The item "Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China" (pass) the examination at the 17th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee.
China now has 43 items on the intangible cultural heritage list, (continue) to be the most enlisted country in the world.
The traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China consist knowledge, skills, and practices concerning the (manage) of tea plantations, picking of tea leaves, manual processing, drinking, and sharing of tea.
Since ancient times, Chinese people have been planting, picking, making and drinking tea.
(base) on natural conditions and local customs, Chinese tea producers have developed six (category) of tea: green, yellow, dark, white, oolong and black. Besides, there are other varieties, contain flower-scented teas, and more than 2,000 tea products.
The traditional tea making techniques are (main) concentrated in the four tea regions in China. Associated social practices, however, (spread) throughout the country and shared by multiple ethnic groups.
Tea is popular in Chinese people's daily life, served in families, workplaces, tea houses, restaurants and temples, to name a few. is also an important part of socialization and ceremonies such as weddings and sacrifices.
