The Sharing Session: Chinese and Western Tea Culture
In order for students to better understand the difference between Chinese and English tea culture, the International School of Huashang College and the University of Huddersfield, UK (UHD) jointly held a tea culture sharing session on December 10th, 2019. Guests invited included Miss Yvonne from the Guangzhou Office of the UHD; Professor Yu Huifen, Dean of the International School of Huashang College; Mr. Wang Wenzhong, the Director of the International Exchange & Cooperation Office of Huashang College; and Mr. Yang Lijun, the Counselor of the International School of Huashang College.
(Guests: Mr. Wang Wenzhong, Professor Yu Huifen, Mr. Yang Lijun)
The sharing session consisted of three parts. In the first part, Student Pan Ye introduced the Chinese tea culture. Then, Chen Haohan and Fan Yi, two students of International School, explained how to make and taste Chinese tea. Finally, Miss Yvonne introduced the origin and characteristics of English black tea. She also mentioned the origin of British afternoon tea and explained the difference between “low tea” and “high tea”.
(Miss Yvonne introducing British tea culture)
The second part of the sharing session was making tea and pastries. Miss Yvonne taught students to make pastries including scones, sandwiches, and red velvet cakes. Students were engaged in the hands-on activity and successfully made various delicate and delicious pastries.
(Students making pastries)
(Different pastries)
The final 3rd part was the Q&A . Miss Yvonne asked some questions about tea culture, and the students who gave the correct answers won prizes.
(Q&A Prizes)
At the end of the sharing session Professor Yu gave a short speech. She thanked Miss Yvonne for her coming and her wonderful explanation about British tea culture. She hoped students would have a deeper understanding about Chinese and Western tea culture through this sharing session and improve their intercultural communication competence.
The short sharing session is not only a friendly cultural exchange between Huashang College and UHD, but also a great chance for students to broaden their horizon.
