Chapter 25 Appendix VIII. World Tea Society Groups and Organizations

(1) Chinese tea social groups and organizations Since the 1980s, with the revitalization of China's tea industry and the rise of tea cultural activities and tourism, new tea associations and organizations have emerged. According to incomplete statistics, there are currently tea societies, associations, research associations, and tea associations. A number of clubs and organizations, the brief introduction is as follows: 1.China Tea Society The society is an academic mass organization with senior and intermediate tea science and technology workers as the main body, and it is one of the national societies under the leadership of the China Association for Science and Technology.

The China Tea Society was initiated by Jiang Yunsheng, Shen Qizhu, Wang Zenong, Liu Jiakun, Li Lianbiao and others. It was established on the basis of the tea group of the former Horticultural Society and was established in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province in September 1964.At that time, there were 560 members, and 17 members including Wang Zenong were elected as the first council members, and Professor Jiang Yunsheng was recommended as the chairman, Wang Zenong as the vice chairman, and Liu Jiakun as the secretary general. In September 1965, the China Tea Society held a symposium on "Resources and Utilization of Tea Tree Varieties" in Fuzhou. The meeting passed the evaluation of my country's tea tree variety resources, and recommended Zhejiang Chun'an Jiukeng species, Anhui Qimen species, Fujian Narcissus, and Fuzhou tea species. The popularization and application of 21 local varieties of tea such as Dingdabaicha has played a certain role in promoting the development and application of local varieties of tea trees in China. In 1966, the work of the China Tea Society was suspended until 1978 when it resumed its activities. In November of the same year, 110 representatives were elected from 1,370 members across the country. A representative meeting was held in Kunming, Yunnan Province, and 65 directors and 21 executive directors were elected for the second session of the council. Wu Juenong is the honorary chairman, Wang Zenong is the chairman, Liu Jiakun, Zhuang Wanfang, Li Lianbiao, Shen Qizhu, Gong Huiying are the vice-chairmen, and Liu Jiakun is also the secretary-general.During the five years from November 1978 to November 1983, the second session of the Council held 4 large-scale academic seminars with more than 700 participants. ), the discovery and utilization of tea tree variety resources, the division and layout of tea production (November 1979, in Jiujiang, Jiangxi), the modernization of tea production (November 1980, in Guilin, Guangxi), and the technology of improving tea quality (November 1983 , in Changsha, Hunan), and China's tea production and sales development strategy (in Guangzhou in June 1984), etc., and published more than 380 papers. These papers are more practical and have a high academic level.At the same time, personnel exchange visits and academic exchanges have also been carried out with tea circles in Japan and other countries.In addition to actively organizing members to write articles for newspapers, magazines, radio stations, etc. to popularize tea science and technology knowledge, the China Tea Society also cooperates with agricultural film studios to shoot scientific and educational films such as "The Hometown of Tea" and assists Zhejiang Tea Company in organizing the "Tea People's Tour". Home", etc., to publicize tea production and sales and tea cultural activities.

In November 1983, 115 representatives were elected from 3,800 members nationwide, and the third congress was held in Changsha, Hunan Province. 67 directors of the third session of the China Tea Society were elected, with Wu Juenong as the honorary chairman and Wang Zenong as the chairman. Cheng Qikun is the vice chairman and Yu Yongming is the secretary general.The council consists of four working committees, namely (1) Academic and International Exchange Working Committee; (2) Education and Technology Consulting Working Committee; (3) Organizational Working Committee; (4) Journal Editing Working Committee, which is responsible for handling the daily work of the society.

In November 1987, the Fourth Congress of China Tea Society was held in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. The 125 representatives present at the meeting elected 67 directors of the fourth council. Shi Yunqing, Yang Xingxiang, Wang Zhenheng, Wei Moucheng and Li Feng are the vice-chairmen, and Yu Yongming is the secretary-general.The council consists of four working committees: academic, popular science, organization, and publications, which are responsible for daily work. The China Tea Society has a guiding relationship with the provincial tea societies in terms of business.As of 1989, 15 provinces (municipalities) including Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Hunan, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Henan, Shanghai, and Beijing that produced tea had successively produced tea. Establish a provincial tea society, and often get in touch with the China Tea Society in business (see attached table).

In order to strengthen the connection between the society and grassroots units, the society began to develop group members in 1987, and by the spring of 1990, it had 52 group members. The China Tea Society publishes the academic journal "Tea Science", which was founded in 1964 and was forced to stop publishing after publishing 8 issues in May 1966; after resuming publication in 1984, it publishes 2 issues every year. The China Tea Society is affiliated with the Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and its address is at No. 1 Yunqi Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang.

List of Basic Information of Provincial (City) Tea Societies No. Name of Societies Established Number of Members Societies Leaders and Directors Secretary-General Affiliated Units .14.15.Zhejiang Province Tea Society Anhui Province Tea Society Hunan Province Tea Society Sichuan Province Tea Society Guizhou Province Tea Society Yunnan Province Tea Society Guangdong Province Tea Society Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Tea Society Jiangsu Province Tea Society Jiangxi Province Tea Society Hubei Province Tea Society Fujian Province Tea Society Henan省茶叶学会上海市茶叶学会北京市茶叶学会１９５７１９５６１９５７１９７８１９７８１９６４１９７８１９７８１９７８１９６３１９７８１９７９１９８３１９８９８５０１８７４５６３３１１２７２７３２３５１４８１２８１４２１３５２８３５１２５１胡坪王镇恒朱先明章锦祥王正容魏谋城李峰于志善邰大传黄龙德李幼润林桂堂李玉忠钱梁辜博厚段建真施兆鹏裘览耕高登祥丁渭然吴子先陈爱新胡在瑞黄积安刘付谬庄任梁长俭Xu Yongcheng Zhang Dawei Department of Tea Science, Zhejiang Agricultural University Department of Tea Industry, Anhui Agricultural College Department of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural College Sichuan Tea Company Guizhou Meitan Tea Science Research Institute Horticulture Department of Provincial Department of Agriculture Jiangxi Silkworm Tea Research Institute Hubei Academy of Agricultural Sciences Fruit Tea Research Institute Fujian Tea Import and Export Corporation Henan Provincial Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Department Economic Crops Department Shanghai Tea Import and Export Corporation Commercial Department Native Products Administration (Yu Yongming ) 2.Chinese Tea People's Association The Chinese Tea People's Association, referred to as "Tea Federation", is a non-governmental organization formed voluntarily by people and groups engaged in the tea business in China (including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and overseas Chinese). It was established in Beijing in August 1990. Officially established. The "Tea Federation" aims to unite Chinese tea people, enhance friendship and cooperation in tea affairs, promote the development of tea production, trade, consumption, tea technology, culture and art in the motherland, and jointly revitalize the Chinese tea industry. The tasks of the "Tea Association" are: ①Organize the tea-related fellowship of people in the tea industry and tea industry groups at home and abroad, and receive friendly visits by tea industry non-governmental organizations in various countries; ②Discuss and discuss the principles and policies related to the tea industry, and promote the domestic and foreign trade of Chinese tea. ③Promote Chinese tea culture and carry out tea culture activities; ④Propagate the relationship between tea drinking and health, popularize tea drinking knowledge, and guide tea consumption; ⑤Consulting services about tea industry; Garden, prosperity of tea culture. "Tea Federation" has a council.There are 127 directors and 35 executive directors in one session of the council.Lin Haiyun is the chairman, Wang Wenbo, Guo Xianrui, Huang Guoguang, Yang Xingxiang, Gao Linyi, Shi Yunqing are the vice-chairmen, and Shi Yunqing is also the secretary-general.Hire He Kang, Cheng Rong, Yu Ruomu, Huang Chao as honorary directors, and 42 people including Yu Tingzi and Yu Baosen as consultants.More than 130 representatives from 99 units from 30 provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions, cities specifically designated in the state plan, Hong Kong and Macao participated in the inaugural meeting of the first council.The term of the council is 3 years, and it meets once a year. During the intersessional period, the standing council will perform the duties of the council and set up the headquarters of the fraternity in Beijing. The office address is in the China National Tea Import and Export Corporation.

(Yu Yongming) 3.China Tea Museum The China Tea Museum is a cultural tourism facility jointly invested and built by the National Tourism Administration and the Zhejiang Provincial People's Government in 1987. It is one of the key tourism construction projects during the "Seventh Five-Year Plan" period. The purpose of the China Tea Museum is to promote and publicize the national culture, to observe the development of tea culture from the background of Chinese traditional culture, and to display the long history of tea and the rich connotation of tea culture with images and various means.It is a fascinating tea culture attraction.

The whole museum covers an area of ​​32.43 mu, with a total construction area of ​​more than 3100 square meters.Divided into Buildings 1, 2 and 3.Building No. 1 is an exhibition building with a total area of ​​more than 1,500 square meters. There are five exhibition halls, including Tea History Hall, Tea Extraction Hall, Tea Set Hall, Tea Event Hall, and Tea Custom Hall. The Tea History Hall mainly introduces the whole process of the historical development of Chinese tea, and reveals the occurrence and development process of tea production technology and tea culture in each major historical period of our country.

The Tea Extraction Hall mainly displays the concern and support of contemporary national leaders for the tea industry, the rapid development of the tea industry, the situation of China's tea export trade, and tea samples of major famous teas, special teas and foreign tea samples from all over my country. The tea set hall reflects the evolution and development of tea sets in my country through the display of tea drinking utensils in various historical periods, and reveals the rich artistic connotation in them, showing the appearance of Chinese tea culture from one side. The tea hall reflects the process of Chinese people's understanding and utilization of tea science through the introduction of the properties of tea, tea planting, tea making, tea tasting, and the relationship between tea and human health.

The tea custom hall mainly focuses on tea drinking methods and etiquette with strong ethnic and local characteristics in Yunnan, Sichuan, Tibet, Fujian, Guangdong, and Han areas during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.In the hall, typical scenes from different regions and times are restored, and tea drinking methods are demonstrated, reflecting the rich and colorful tea drinking culture in my country. Building No. 2 is mainly used as a reception room for foreign guests and an academic exchange hall; Building No. 3 is a flavor tea house, which has 6 tea rooms of various styles for visitors to taste the flavors of different teas from various regions in my country.

In addition to the upper three buildings, there is also a tea art tourist area (Building No. 4) with a construction area of ​​nearly 300 square meters.In this tourist area, there are ancient tea art, Japanese tea ceremony, custom tea drinking performances, etc. There will also be performances made by purple sand artists for tourists to visit and order. The museum's exhibition hall adopts fully enclosed artificial lighting, and the booth design is exquisite, which can fully set off and highlight the exhibits. China Tea Museum is a new modern museum.It not only enriches people's cultural knowledge, but also adds tea culture attractions to the West Lake. (Yu Yongming) 4.Hangzhou "Tea Man's Home" Hangzhou "Tea People's Home" was invested and built by Zhejiang Tea Company under the initiative of Professor Zhuang Wanfang, a famous tea expert, with the support of my country's contemporary tea sage Wu Juenong and people in the tea industry at home and abroad.And under the name of "Tea People's Home", a non-governmental organization with the purpose of promoting tea culture has been established, which integrates tea scholars, experts, workers and tea lovers. "Tea Man's Home" was completed in April 1985. It is located beside Hongchun Bridge on Lingyin Road in Hangzhou West Lake Scenic Area, with simple and simple architecture and elegant environment.In the inner courtyard, there is a "Yingke Pavilion" for receiving domestic and foreign distinguished guests or holding small meetings; "Mingjia Shizhen" displays tea cultural relics and historical materials, calligraphy and painting and exquisite tea sets indoors.There is a public tea room in the outer courtyard to receive tourists from all over the world and drink good tea. "Tea People's House" has established a unique style of publications to promote tea culture and the knowledge that drinking tea is beneficial to human health; promote Chinese tea art and tea ceremony; collect tea information at home and abroad, and provide services for the tea industry. "Tea People's Home" also set up a "Tea People's Villa" in Moganshan, a summer resort in Zhejiang, to receive distinguished guests and outstanding tea industry workers at home and abroad. The "Tea People's Home" initiated in the autumn of 1988 and established the "Tea People's Home Foundation" with the approval of relevant departments in the spring of 1989.With the purpose of promoting Chinese tea culture and revitalizing Chinese tea industry, the foundation promotes the development of tea culture, scientific research, education, production and trade, and enriches the content of social and civilized life.Funds from the foundation will be used to fund research on tea science and culture; to reward outstanding workers, entrepreneurs, and old tea people who have made special contributions to the revitalization of tea production and sales, scientific research, education and cultural activities, and dedicated efforts to the tea industry. "Wu Jue Nong Tea Science Scholarship", "Tea Promoting Achievement Award", "Tea Culture Activity Award", "Old Tea Man Award", "Excellent Work Award", etc.The establishment of the Tea People's Home Foundation will definitely play a positive role in promoting tea culture and the development of the Chinese tea industry. Since the completion of the "Tea People's Home", it has received a large number of tea experts, trade and cultural people from more than 20 countries and regions including France, Britain, the United States, Japan, Sri Lanka, Morocco and China.The visitors left a good impression on the "Tea Man's House". In addition to Hangzhou, there is also a Tea People's House in Xiamen, Fujian Province. Its basic facilities and activities are roughly similar to those in Hangzhou. (Yu Yongming) 5.Lu Yu Research Association The Lu Yu Research Association is located in Tianmen County, Hubei Province.Co-initiated by comrades Ouyang Xun and Liu Anguo, who have worked in the cultural and historical department of Tianmen County for many years and love "Lu Xue", it was formally established in 1983 at the "Commemorative Meeting for the 1250th Anniversary of Lu Yu's Birth".In 1984, the Research Association founded the "Lu Yu Research Collection", and in May 1986, the first national Lu Yu Academic Symposium was held, which had an impact as far as Japan. In 1987, he compiled and published the book "Research on Lu Yu", which explored and verified Lu Yu's life, tea activities, poetry and calligraphy, anecdotes and relics, and the version of "The Classic of Tea" from various aspects, and was generally valued by relevant experts across the country. (Yu Yongming) 6.Tea Art Association The Tea Art Association, also known as the Taiwan Tea Art Association, was established in 1982.Wang Yingjie is the chairman, Fan Zengping is the secretary-general, and Xie Dongmin is the honorary chairman.The Tea Arts Association is a non-governmental organization with the purpose of publicizing tea art culture and promoting tea drinking, with more than 1,500 members.The venue is located on the 8th floor, No. 458, Guangfu South Road, East District, Taipei.The board of directors and supervisors, which consists of 38 members, is responsible for daily work (execution and supervision). In addition to publishing the journal "Chinese Tea Art" and publishing "Tea Art Grand View" and "Tea Art" series, it also holds tea art lectures and other activities. Tea parties, connecting feelings, discussing tea activities, and providing tea art consulting services to promote the development of tea art culture. (Yu Yongming) 7.Lu Yu Tea Culture Research Association The Lu Yu Tea Culture Research Association is located at No. 6, Yuehe Street, Huzhou City, Lu Yu's second hometown, a famous historical and cultural city in northern Zhejiang.Lu Yu lived and worked in Huzhou for decades, where he wrote the "Tea Classics", and studied tea production, production, and evaluation of tea techniques and tea arts, leaving a precious cultural heritage for future generations.Huzhou Lu Yu Tea Culture Research Association aims to research and excavate Lu Yu's historical sites and related tea activities in Huzhou, promote traditional culture, develop tourism resources, and carry out "Lu Xue" academic exchanges. The Association was established in October 1990 and held its first academic seminar.Dong Shuduo is the chairman of the Research Society, and Luo Jiaqing, Zhu Nailiang, and Zhang Baoming are the vice-chairmen. The first batch of 73 members applied for membership and provided 36 academic papers and materials for exchange. The research association publishes an occasional journal "Research on Lu Yu Tea Culture". (Yu Yongming) (2) International tea organization 1.The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Tea Consultative Group (FAOTeaConsultaBtionGroup) is located in Rome, the capital of Italy. It was established by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Commodity Committee in October 1969. It is an international tea consultation organization that coordinates world tea production, promotes tea consumption, and stabilizes tea prices. (Chen Zongmao) 2.The International Tea Committee (TheInternationalTeaCommittee) was established in 1955.The venue is located in London, England.It is now composed of government representatives from seven tea-producing countries including India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malawi, Kenya, and Mozambique, as well as representatives from the Tea Association of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Zimbabwe, and the European Community (EEC) Tea Committee.Expenses are shared by participating governments.The task is to collect and publish worldwide statistical data on tea production, import and export, tea garden area, etc., and regularly publish "Bal Bletin of statistics" (Bal Bletin of statistics), once a year. (Chen Zongmao) 3.The European Tea Association (European Tea Association) is a semi-official, semi-civilian transnational organization established by the countries of the European Community (EEC), headquartered in Hamburg, Germany.In addition to coordinating the import of tea from the European Community countries, there is also a laboratory to check the quality indicators (such as caffeine, moisture content, ash content, thearubigin, theaflavin, etc.) and health indicators of tea entering the European Community countries. (pesticide residues, heavy metal content, etc.) for analysis and inspection.The organization also formulates various standards in tea and the maximum residue limits (MRL) of various pesticides (Chen Zongmao) (3) Important tea groups and organizations in major tea-producing countries in the world 1.The Indian Tea Association was established in 1879 by merging the Kolkata Tea Association of India and the Tea Association in London. It is a non-governmental organization of Indian tea growers and companies in Northeast India, headquartered in Calcutta.Its purpose is to promote the development of tea planting and tea making in Northeast India. (Chen Zongmao) 2.The United Planters Association of Southern India (UnitedplantersAssociaBtionofSouthernIndia) was established in 1926. It is a mass group composed of South Indian tea plantation owners, referred to as UPASI. Its headquarter is located in Coonoor, South India. For technical issues in production and processing, the funds are shared by the plantation, and there is a tea research institute under it to carry out research work on problems arising in tea production. (Chen Zongmao) 3.Sri Lanka Growers Association (PlantersgAssociationofCeylon) was established in 1854.Based in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, it is a mass organization of tea plantation owners.The purpose is to coordinate the problems that arise in the tea plantation and tea industry in Sri Lanka, and to reflect the requirements and problems of the tea industry to the government. (Chen Zongmao) 4.Founded in 1943, the Japan Tea Industry Central Association is the earliest and highest national organization of the tea industry in Japan, with its address in Tokyo.The federations or conferences of counties across the country are its group members. The mission of the association is to formulate guidelines for the revitalization of tea production in Japan, and to improve tea production and processing techniques. In addition to the Japan Tea Industry Central Association, the national tea groups in Japan include the National Tea Production Group Federation (founded in 1970, located in Tokyo), and the National Tea Merchants Industry Cooperative Association (founded in 1972, located in Shizuoka). ), Japanese Tea Export Association (founded in 1953, located in Shizuoka), Japan Tea Industry Technology Association (founded in 1947, located in Shizuoka) and Japan Black Tea Association (founded in 1971, located in Tokyo). (Chen Zongmao) 5.The Turkish Tea Chamber of Commerce (CAYKUR) was established in 1973.It is a semi-official institution run by the government and a private partnership.State shares accounted for 49%, private shares accounted for 51%.Implement unified leadership for Turkish tea production, including production, processing, sales, export, scientific research, etc.There are more than 1,500 regular employees and more than 2,800 contract workers. It has 1 research institute, 1 bank, 45 tea factories, 3 packaging factories, and 1 maintenance factory.The main tasks are: ①Under the guidance of the government’s agricultural policy, propose measures to promote the development of tea production; ②Guide scientific tea production; ③Make feasible investment to promote the development of tea production; ④Ensure that the quality of domestic and export tea meets the requirements .It is currently one of the 10 largest enterprises in Turkey. In addition to the above-mentioned several groups and organizations, each tea-producing country has its own tea chamber of commerce or association.如印度尼西亚的茶叶协会（ＩｎｄｏｎｅｓｉａｎＴｅａＡｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎ），孟加拉国的茶叶协会（ＢａｎｇｌａｄｅｓｈＴｅａＡｓｓｏｃｉBａｔｉｏｎ），中非茶叶协会（ＴｅａＡｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎｏｆＣｅｎｔｒａｌＡｆｒｉｃａ），肯尼亚、乌干达和坦桑尼亚茶叶商会（ＴｅａＢｏａｒｄｏｆＫｅｎｙａ，ＵｇａｎｄａａｎｄＴａｎｚａｎｉａ），专为茶叶拍卖市场而成立的英国伦敦勃Rock Association (TeaBrokersAssociationofLondon), British Tea Buyers Association (TeaBuyersAssociation) and so on. (Chen Zongmao)