As one of the three major drinks in the world，tea is also the most consumed drink after water on earth. Since tea trees ( discover) thousands of years ago，the drink has become intimately integrated with daily life and has developed intounique culture.
How could such a little leaf from nalture generate such great power?An ongoing exhibition( focus) on tea culture manages ( explore) the answer by offering visitors a comprehensive view of the drink.
The World of 'Tea: Special Exhibition of 'Tea Culture takes place at the Wu Men Exhibition Hallof the Palace Museum from September 2 to November 30 in Beijing. It displays 555 items( attach) to tea culture，many of are representative collections of 30 cultural institutions and museums at home and abroad.
Further more，it also provides insights into a cultural phenomenon's origins, evolution and ( remark) achievements while emphasizing how it has acted as a unifying thread connecting diverse regions and fostering the integration of various ethnic groups. Using tea as a medium, it displays the essence of Chinese tea culture， and also embodies the Chinese philosophical( pursue) of unity between heaven and humanity.
Wang Guangyao，director of the show and also a researcher at the Palace Museum，says，" We want our audience to ( complete) lose themselves in the show by settinginteraction spaces".
