"About 400 years ago, the "Tea Ceremony" connecting the two countries passed by Kazan and sent tea from China's Wuyishan area to thousands of households in Russia." On October 22, 2024 local time, Chinese President Xi Jinping talked about the history of this "Tea Ceremony" when he held a meeting with Russian President Putin at the Kazan Kremlin.
"Wanli Tea Ceremony" is also known as the China-Russia Tea Road, with a total journey of 13,000 kilometers. Since the mid-17th century, with the continuous trade of "they come with skin and I go with tea", the "Wanli Tea Ceremony" has become another important international business road that has emerged in the Eurasian continent, driving the development of more than 200 towns along the route.
The ancient road is full of fragrance, and the tea fragrance lingers. Today, the "Tea Ceremony of Ten Thousand Miles" has been included in the "China World Cultural Heritage Preparation List", and the China-Europe Express carries a wealth of goods including tea to travel around the world.
This business road, once known as the "main artery of the century", not only witnessed the glorious history of China's large-scale tea trade with the world, but also spreads tea culture to all over the world, enriching the cultural life of people of all countries along the way and promoting mutual understanding.
