Shanghai International Tea Culture Festival – Showcasing Chinese culture!

The Shanghai International Tea Culture Festival, also known as China Tea Expo, will be held in May this year at INTEX Shanghai exhibition center. Thousands of tea lovers, experts and tea producers from all over the world attend this week-long tea festival, which is held annually in Shanghai. The Shanghai International Tea Culture Festival is, in fact, a traditional and great festival for the people of Shanghai to promote Chinese national culture and develop friendship with people from world over who get business class tickets and travel by business class to Shanghai to attend this interesting event.

You’ll also find the Shanghai International Tea Culture Festival quite exciting when you travel by cheap business class flights to Shanghai after getting business class discounts. Visitors who travel by business class flights to Shanghai to attend the festival get an opportunity to taste the best brands that are on offer here. There are numerous tea ceremonies held in several places around the town. Besides, you’ll also get an opportunity to attend seminars and visit the famous tea spots in Shanghai. The popularity of the Shanghai International Tea Culture Festival has grown over the years attracting visitors from more than 20 countries such as US, UK, France Japan, South Korea, Morocco, etc every year. Besides, Chinese people from over 30 cities and over two million local Shanghai citizens actively take part in the festival.

The history of the Tea Culture Festival dates back to 1994 when the Songyuan Teahouse was opened in Zhabei District. The teahouse organized seminars and gatherings to discuss the writings of one of China’s tea masters, Wu Juenong (1897-1989), which later on evolved into the yearly celebration. Ever since 1994, the Shanghai International Tea Culture Festival has held twelve sessions in Zhabei District. When you purchase business tickets and travel by business class airlines to Shanghai, you’ll get an opportunity to visit the Zhabtei Park, a leisure park which is dedicated to tea, and is the main venue of the Shanghai International Tea Culture Festival. You’ll be able to experience a number of performances which are mainly staged by the Songyuan Teahouse. Here you can also make notes on the leaves that are recommended for particular ailments and see displays of poetry, calligraphy and dance dedicated to the beneficial brew.