Two and a half kilos of Pu'er Tea, which was sent to the emperor
in Beijing as a tribute 150 years ago, is on its way back home to
Pu'er city, in China's southwestern Yunnan province.
The tea was found in the storage house of the Forbidden City in
Beijing in the 1960s. In fact, when archaeologists checked the
storage house, only the Pu'er Tea had been well-preserved with its
original bright color and luster, while other tea varieties had all
gone bad.
Leaving the Forbidden City on Monday, the tea will be displayed
in an exhibit entitled "Hundred-year Tribute Tea Returns Home, Good
Expectations for Pu'er,” sponsored by the Pu'er city government,
the Palace Museum and Beijing Xuanwu District government to promote
Pu'er tribute tea to more consumers both at home and abroad.
It will reach Pu'er city on April 8 via Shanghai and Guangzhou
after being put on display for four days in Beijing. Grand
celebrations will be held in all the cities along the route.
Related departments have purchased insurance worth 20 million
yuan or 2.6 million US dollars for the tribute tea.
Beijing Xuanwu District government held a
welcoming ceremony for the precious Pu'er tea ball on Monday
afternoon, March 19, 2007.?
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The Pu'er city government, National Palace
Museum and Beijing Xuanwu District government have sponsored the
exhibition tour to promote Pu'er tea to more consumers both at home
and abroad.
A Pu'er tea auction was held as part of
the exhibition on Monday afternoon, March 19, 2007.
Local governmental officials and
businessmen attended the Pu'er tea auction in Beijing on Monday
afternoon, March 19, 2007.
(CRI March 21, 2007)
