About us
Tea is a national drink in China and is a staple in households, central to our daily lives.
The culture of tea evaluation and critiquing has evolved over the past centuries. Originating from the first known monograph on tea in the world “The Tea Classic” by Lu Yu, this has inspired a plethora of treatises and commentaries on tea, with “Treatise on Tea” by the Chinese Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty being a prime example.
With thanks to the tea trade with the west since the Qing Dynasty, we have adopted a set of structured evaluation mechanism for tea, and have since adapted it to suit the diverse Chinese tea.
茶為國飲，開門七件事中亦包括茶類；這說明茶飲是在我們生活中不可缺少的一員。 從陸羽《茶經》開始，評茶文化便一直在歴史洪流中不斷演變。到了宋徽宗趙佶的《大觀論茶》，評茶文化可以說是到極盛。由清代至近代，由於貿易關係，我國從歐洲引入西方茶葉審評技術及方法，從而發展出一套適合中國多元化茶類的審評制度。
本學會宗旨 Our mission
Our mission is to enrich the perspectives at which we can explore and deepen our understanding of Tea - this element of life that has long existed, via promoting a scientific approach to tea appreciation and evaluation.
香港茶葉學會的成立，是為了推廣以現代科學角度去品評及欣賞茶飲，好讓更多人仕能以不同角度去接觸及更深入認識這在我們生活中存在已久的生活元素 —— 茶。
“Tea leaf, despite its size, holds not only a classic Chinese industry throughout history. It is also the centrepiece of Chinese culture, a carrier of the national spirit, and the medium for cultural exchange between the East and the West. There are 3 key roles that the new Board of Directors should embody: as the promotor of the sustainable development of Chinese Tea Culture, as the coordinator to gather the collective wisdom, and as the continuous student, consolidating our foundation and knowledge…
-Ms Qiao, President of China International Tea Culture Research Association
“一片小小茶葉，不但事關中國歷史經典產業，也是弘揚中華文化、傳承民族精神的重要載體，更是中華文明與世界其他文明交流互鑒的重要媒介……新一屆理事會要注重做好三個方面工作：……做好中國茶文化健康發展的推動者；……做好集合智慧力量的組織者；堅持固本強基，……加強自身建設的踐行……”
— 喬女士，中國國際茶文化研究會會長