On April 20th, 2025, Hangzhou National Tea Drinking Day and the "Tea Charm West Lake Happiness Longwu" Three Tea Integration Tide and Music Gathering event were held in Jiujie, Longwu Tea Town, Xihu District. The unveiling ceremony of the "Hangzhou West Lake Tea Food and Tea Beverage Innovation and Development Research Institute" was also held on the same day.

Big names gather to discuss the fragrance of tea together

  Ding Shiming, the resident vice president of China International Tea Culture Research Association and the former vice chairman of the Education, Science, Technology, Culture and Health Committee of Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress, Chen Zongmao, an academician of the CAE Member, Jiang Renhua, the president of the China Tea Society and the director of the China Rice Research Institute, Wang Yuefei, the vice president of China International Tea Culture Research Association and the director of the tea research institute of Zhejiang University, Gu Fuli, the executive vice president of Zhejiang Tea Culture Research Association, Lu Xiaolei, the deputy secretary of the Party Committee and the secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Hangzhou Tea Research Institute of All China Supply and Marketing Cooperation, and Huan Jinyuan, the deputy mayor of Hangzhou Municipal People's Government, attended the event. At the same time, tea culture research associations from various districts and counties (cities), relevant departments and street leaders from Xihu District, as well as representatives from tea enterprises in Hangzhou and Xihu District, were also present.

  Zhou Yang, Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party of China West Lake District Committee and District Chief of the West Lake District People's Government, delivered a speech, stating that West Lake District relies on its profound tea culture and industrial resources to promote innovative development of the tea industry through the "Three Tea Coordination", achieve significant growth in annual output value, and contribute to common prosperity; In the future, we will deepen cross-border integration and digital transformation, create an international tea industry highland, and ensure that the 'one leaf' continues to enrich agriculture and revitalize the area.

Zhou Yang, Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party of China West Lake District Committee and Mayor of West Lake District People's Government

He Guanxin, former Deputy Mayor of Hangzhou Municipal People's Government and President of Hangzhou Tea Culture Research Association, has released the content of the 2025 National Tea Drinking Day event.

He Guanxin, former Deputy Mayor of Hangzhou Municipal People's Government and President of Hangzhou Tea Culture Research Association, has released the content of the 2025 National Tea Drinking Day event.

  Huan Jinyuan, Deputy Mayor of Hangzhou Municipal People's Government, delivered a speech emphasizing that Hangzhou practices the development concept of "three teas coordinated" through the National Tea Drinking Day activity. Through innovative tea product display and tea culture experience, it continues to polish the golden card of "China's Tea Capital" and promote the inheritance of tea culture and high-quality development of the tea industry.

Huan Jinyuan, Deputy Mayor of Hangzhou Municipal People's Government

Tea Research Institute, Leading the Future

  The Hangzhou Xihu Tea Food and Beverage Innovation and Development Research Institute has been officially established. The institute is jointly built by the Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Hangzhou Tea Culture Research Association, and the Xihu District People's Government, and is under the supervision of the Hangzhou Agriculture and Rural Bureau. Yin Junfeng, a scientist in the Tea Beverage and Food position of the National Tea Industry Technology System and the Chief Scientist of the Tea Deep Processing and Diversified Utilization Innovation Team at the Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, has been appointed as the President of the research institute. The research institute will focus on the research and development of tea food and beverage technology, the transformation of achievements, and industry services, carry out industry research, enterprise exchanges, and standard setting, and help promote the high-quality development of Hangzhou's tea industry. Zhou Guofu, former chairman of the CPPCC Zhejiang Provincial Committee, former deputy director of the CPPCC National Committee on Culture, History and Learning, honorary chairman of the China International Tea Culture Research Association, Liu Zhonghua, academician of the CAE Member and president of Hunan Normal University, sent a video message of blessing.

Hangzhou West Lake Tea Food and Tea Beverage Innovation and Development Research Institute unveiled its plaque

Former Chairman of the Zhejiang Provincial Political Consultative Conference, Zhou Guofu, sent a video blessing

Liu Zhonghua, Academician of the CAE Member and President of Hunan Normal University, sent a video message of blessing

The tea fragrance is flying, and the art exhibition is magnificent

  At the 2025 Hangzhou National Tea Drinking Day event, the exciting and diverse cultural performances added a strong cultural atmosphere to the event. At the meeting in Longwu Tea Town, the dance performance of "The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting" took the lead, and the actors vividly demonstrated the unique charm of Hangzhou tea town with flexible dance movements. The children from Xizihu Kindergarten recited "Tea Fragrance Accompanies Song Rhyme" with tender and sincere voices, allowing the guests present to appreciate the charm of tea poetry through their childlike voices and language. Subsequently, soprano singer Chen Fenfang, a member of the Youth Art Troupe of Zhejiang Vocational College of Arts, performed "The Fragrance of Longjing Tea". The melodious melody made people feel as if they were experiencing the beautiful scene of the fragrance of Longjing tea drifting in West Lake. The performance perfectly integrates traditional tea culture with modern performing arts, showcasing both the cultural heritage of Hangzhou as the "Tea Capital of China" and the innovative development vitality of tea culture in the new era.

The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting Dance Performance

Children recite 'Tea Fragrance Accompanies Song Rhyme'

Teacher Chen Fenfang sings' Longjing Tea Fragrance

  The successful hosting of this event not only showcases the profound cultural heritage of Hangzhou as the "Tea Capital of China", but also highlights the vigorous vitality of the innovative development of the tea industry in the new era. Let's use tea as a medium and culture as our soul to jointly write a new chapter in the high-quality development of Hangzhou's tea industry!