On the afternoon of January 7th, a special ceremony was held in Guiyang. With the witness of nearly 200 tea experts and scholars, Shi Hai, a representative inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Guizhou tea brewing technology, brought 10 young tea makers from Jiangsu, Fujian, Chongqing, Guangdong and the province under his command to inherit Guizhou tea culture and boost Guizhou tea industry in the way of China traditional apprentices.
According to reports, Shi Hai is a national first-class appraiser (tea appraisal and tea art), a gold medal winner of the first professional skill competition of tea appraisers in Guizhou Province, a winner of the "Wu Juenong Contribution Award" for China tea, an editorial board member of "China Tea Complete Book", the secretary general of the Guizhou Secretariat of the National Teahouse Office, and a visiting professor at Guizhou University of Technology. He studied under Mou Xiaohu, the son of Mou Yingshu, a leading figure in Guizhou tea industry, and a non-genetic inheritor of provincial traditional handmade tea, and has been committed to making tea in Guizhou. He is an ambassador for the promotion of Guizhou tea series such as Pu ‘anhong, Duyun Maojian, Waterfall Mao Feng and Guqing. In the past 10 years, he has not only promoted Guizhou tea to the inside and outside of the Great Wall, but also used his unique brewing techniques to make Guizhou tea sweet, mellow and fragrant, which has intoxicated many foreigners in Japan, South Korea, Europe, America and Southeast Asia.
"Guizhou tea culture needs to be promoted from generation to generation, tea-making skills need to be passed down from generation to generation, and Guizhou tea brands need to be promoted by Qi Xin." At the ceremony, Zhu Jun, a famous rural craftsman in Guizhou province and deputy secretary-general of Guizhou Secretariat of National Star Teahouse, Wu Guangwen, inheritor of Duyun Maojian tea making skills and deputy secretary-general of Qiannan Tea Association, Wei Rongquan, reviewer of National Star Teahouse, vice president of Duyun Maojian Tea Industry Development Chamber of Commerce and expert in rural tea making, Zhou Xiaoxiao, a national first-class tea technician and top ten innovative talents in Guizhou tea industry, and Liao Juan, a senior tea artist and teahouse manager, Lin Liping, the head of Lingfeng Science and Technology Industrial Park in Guizhou, Wu Mei, a senior tea artist, Li Wenting, a senior tea critic and intermediate tea artist, Liu Ahui, a counselor of Guiyang University Affiliated to the National People’s Congress, and Wan Qin, a researcher of tea culture, and other 10 tea people, in accordance with the traditional etiquette of accepting disciples, in a solemn atmosphere, paid homage to Cha Sheng Lu Yu, read a letter of introduction, the apprentice presented a post to the teacher, the master replied, and the master paid tribute to the teacher.
"Apprenticeship and apprenticeship are the inheritance of traditional culture. As an important part of Chinese excellent traditional culture, tea culture should be carried forward and passed down. In particular, Guizhou, as the province with the largest tea planting area in China, needs cultural empowerment for industrial development." After witnessing Shihai’s apprentice-receiving ceremony, nearly 200 tea experts, scholars and tea people from both inside and outside the province said that after participating in this activity which originated from ancient law and has an innovative atmosphere of the times, they have gained a little more knowledge and understanding about the inheritance of mentoring and enhancing cultural confidence. There are 7 million mu of tea in Guizhou, and more tea people are needed to promote tea culture, join in tea technology and strengthen tea industry.
"Receiving apprentices means a heavier responsibility for inheritance." "Appreciating the teacher also means a heavier responsibility for inheritance." After the apprentice ceremony, Shi Hai and his disciples said that Guizhou tea has great potential and broad space in terms of cultural background, natural environment, climatic conditions, tea-making technology, brewing technology, brand building, marketing promotion, market expansion, chain extension, etc. From now on, it is a brand-new starting point to concentrate on promoting Guizhou tea.
"The spread of tea culture should start with young people and start with students. Our college needs tea culture scholars like Mr. Shi Hai more." At the acceptance ceremony, Shi Hai was also hired as a visiting professor by Guizhou City Vocational College, and Wang Huawei, the dean and doctoral supervisor of the college, issued a letter of appointment.
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