Daye University cultivates talents in the tea industry and overseas students to experience tea tasting culture

Daye University's "Food Management, Agricultural Law Nature-Taiwan Tea (TWT) Industry Xin Talent training Program 2.0" won a grant from the Ministry of Education University Social responsibility practice Program. The program host, Dean Li Shijie, led the students out of the classroom to Songbailing tea, and co-organized with the Chinese language Teaching Center "three Beauty Series-delicious Cuisine-Tea tasting Culture experience activity" to lead overseas students from Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia and other countries. Understand Taiwan's tea culture and taste tea aesthetics.

Li Shijie, dean of the Tourism and Catering College and professor of the Department of Food and Applied Biotechnology, said today < 28 > that Daye University's "Food Management, Agricultural Law Nature-Taiwan Tea (TWT) Industry Xin Talent training Program 2.0" was awarded by the Ministry of Education University Social responsibility practice Program, not only to train talents for the industry, to assist in technological upgrading of the tea industry, but also to conduct experiential activities to promote the advantages of Taiwan tea to more people. In response to epidemic prevention, the event was conducted on a small scale and wore masks throughout the process. In April, a cultural experience of tea tasting was held for overseas students. In May, Taiwan students were led to Songbailing to collect tea, went to Ruicheng Tea Factory to learn how to make white tea, and learned about tea producing areas, tea characteristics and tea-making skills.

Lin Shangwei, director of the Chinese language Teaching Center, said that language learning includes not only listening, speaking, reading and writing, but also cultural understanding. The Chinese language Center helps overseas students improve their Chinese language ability through a series of "aesthetic", "delicious" and "beautiful scenery" experience activities. "come home to make tea" is one of the most common words of hospitable Taiwanese elders to their relatives and friends. The prosperity of hand culture has made Taiwan a kingdom of precious milk. In the past, the cordial greeting for making tea was gradually replaced by "I want a cup of precious milk and half sugar, de-iced." therefore, the Chinese language Center specially planned cultural experience activities for tea tasting, inviting students from the food department to interact with the students, so that overseas students in Taiwan have a chance to learn about the tea ceremony and tea art of Taiwan tea.

Lin Fangyi, an associate professor in the Department of Food and Applied Biotechnology, explained tea culture to the students, starting with the distribution of tea in Taiwan, introducing common kinds of tea in Taiwan, arranging a beautiful tea table environment, and leading students to show the art of tea. let overseas students actually experience the etiquette and details of tasting tea. Huang Lintao, a fourth-year student from the English Department and a Vietnamese student who takes part in the cultural experience of tea tasting, says that she likes to participate in the activities of the Chinese language Teaching Center, so that she can not only refine her Chinese language skills, but also learn about Taiwan culture. the cultural experience of tea tasting has made her know more about Taiwan tea and receive a lot of tea.