Hangzhou invites you to savor Green Tea, MICE will have explosive growth in the post-G20 Summit Era

BEIJING,July 20,2018 -- On 22nd May,the Second China International Tea expo,which lasted for 5days,was successfully concluded in Hangzhou which is located in Zhejiangprovince. The expo attracted 151,000 visitors,achieved 99.43 tons of trading volume of tea and generated RMB103 million yuanin turnover.

As the largest,most influential andmost authoritative tea event in China,the expo attracted 30 countries and regions worldwide to participate,while holding more than 10 theme activities and over 70 brand promotions. It allowed the world tohave one more chance to feel the pulse of the Chinese culture and experience the development vitality of contemporary China through atealeaf.

Asa famous production area of green tea,Hangzhou has integrated the organictea industry,tea economy,tea ecology and tea culture. Many famous teasare produced in Hangzhou,and the amount of green tea exports occupies a high percentage of the whole country. It is definitely worthy of the name "Hangzhou,Tea homeofthe world".

Tea has no borders. Tea is one of the three major beverages in the world,not only in China,but theworld. At present,there are more than 60 tea producing countries and regions in the world,with nearly 5 million hectares of tea planting area,about 6million tons of output and over 2million tons of trade volume.Teahas becomea pillarin theagricultural economy of many countries,especially developing countries. Tea culture has becomecommon around the world. Just as what undersecretary of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of People's Republic of China said in the expo,tea is a good window. Atealeaf accomplishes an industry and enriches the people.

The expo actively responds to the initiative of "One Belt and One Road",greatly enhancing the international influence of Chinese tea culture. Hangzhou will have a new label since it will become the permanent host city of the tea expo. TheG20 summit gave Hangzhou the chance to exhibit its unique charm and splendor of the intersection of history and modernity to the world. The new identity of the permanent host city further proves that Hangzhou is qualified to accommodateinternational conferences on the highest level.

Hangzhou,a city famed for itslandscape,is alsoa city of innovation and vitality andhas undoubtedly established a unique foundation for building its self as an international conference city.

In 2017 China (Hangzhou) Conference and Incentive Travel Industry Fair,Hangzhou signed upmore than 150 international conferences. In the coming years,a large number of international and domestic conferences will be held in Hangzhou,which is expected to host 60,000 guests from all over the world. Hangzhou will usher in a "Golden Age" in the tourism industry.