Tuesday, September 10, 2024 4pm to 5:30pm
Tea is one of the three most favorite beverages in the world. Originating from China in ancient times, it gradually spread to all parts of the world. According to one statistical account, one third of the world’s population drinks tea. Tea is not just a favorite global drink; drinking it is also a way of life, which has developed into a variety of tea cultures around the world, and exerted an impact on history, religion, literature, art, bodily health, and spiritual cultivation.
Dr. Sheng Min, a scholar from China’s Hunan Agriculture University and a visiting scholar at the University of Texas at Dallas, will give a public lecture on tea culture and a demonstration of tea ceremonies. In her lecture, she will talk about the origins of Chinese tea culture and how it has evolved into world tea culture, with a dazzling array of distinctive tea cultures in Korea, Japan, India, Britain, America, Southeast Asia, and other regions. Moreover, she will tell how tea has served as a link connecting people from diverse national, ethnic, and religious backgrounds.
Dr. Sheng Min received her Ph.D in Tea Science and is a certified First-class National Tea Artist in China. She has done in-depth research on tea culture and published a well endorsed book on tea trade and culture by Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press. After the lecture, she will give a demonstration of tea ceremonies and treat the audience to freshly brewed special tea that she has brought from China!
Jonsson Conference Room (JO 4.122), JO 4.122
Undergraduate Students, Faculty & Staff, General Public, Graduate Students, International Students
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