Introduction
The unique tourism resources and cultural history of tea are integrated to create a new way of life. Sharing books by well-known writers, we have established the most natural distinctive reading environment for busy people in modern society. Pinglin is transformed into a cultural and artistic township while savoring the world-class Wenshan Baozhong Tea. Local stores target the youth by new packaging and new ideas. Through BLOG and video sharing, young people will find tea-drinking a ‘cool’ thing to do.
‘Tea houses’, combined with ‘creativity markets’, will bring back the fun of tea-drinking. Nostalgia items and creative artworks related to food and entertainment are also displayed to present cultural arts of old and new.
Activity Details
1. Tea Home’s Celebration Shakes Pinglin
There are tea arts performance and local community performances. Tea fun contests were arranged to create joyful atmosphere.
2. “Taste Good Tea and Read Good Books” Campaign
We set up Tea Study area, arrange tea tutoring, provide the public tea, hold book fair of six publishing companies, invite teachers of the arts community to savor good tea and read books, and help people understand more about Pinglin by storytelling.
3. Tea Gourmet Contest
The diversification of tea cuisines is demonstrated through the Tea Gourmet Contest. Tea, rice and local agricultural products are researched and developed to produce unique “Baozhong rice balls.”
4. Photographing Contest- Bike-riding around the Township
The beauty and nature of Pinglin Township was taken by professional photographers for the public to cast their votes online and for more people to see the beauty of Pinglin.
5. Accompanying activities: tea intellectual journey, Hydrophilic Park music show, tea products exhibition sales, tea experience
camps, pastoral stream activities, tea experience, as well as ice tea, tea cakes, tea dyes, tea soap and other DIY activities.
Purpose
“Tea Themes”: In addition to revitalizing the local vitality through cultural activities and participation mechanisms, tea fragrance, books, tea rice cuisine and youth-oriented creativity of tea packing are added to the activities this year to attract young ethnic groups.
Water-affinity Night is held to create diversified cultural features, continued high quality industrial developments, maintain high standards of living, and make Pinglin Township a mountain paradise with cultural features and creativity. Tea cultures are also promoted to allow people to learn about and rediscover Pinglin.
Local Attractions
Baozhong Tea
Pinglin Township is mostly mountainous. There is Beishi River meandering throughout the township territory, and the valley plains are distributed on both sides of the river. It is a densely populated area of Pinglin, water source protection areas and tourist shrines.
Mountains are spread all over the township territory with tea plantations rise and fall amid of them. Rich in tea culture, the warm, humid, cloudy, and foggy climate is ideal for growing tea. Apart from the favorable environment, hardworking farmers and excellent tea production technology since Qing Dynasty are its driving force in producing good tea and developing the tea industry. Therefore, the “Wenshan Baozhong Tea” enjoys wide popularity and is reputed as the “South Oolong, North Baozhong”.
Tea Museum
Covering an area of 2.7 hectares, the Tea Museum is located east of Pinglin Old Bridge by the mountain near the river. The building is made of red tiles in antique Fujian-style. There are also tourism tea plantations in the surrounding. The museum is divided into two large exhibition halls, “General Exhibition Hall” and “Events Exhibition Hall”. In addition, there are multi-media projection room, tea promotion center, outdoor tea area, tourist service center and other facilities in the peripheral. Both sides of the red arch bridge connecting Tea Museum and the Pinglin urban area are reserved as the site for The Riverside Park. The 2-meter wide landscape trail is besides the river ban. The fish and shrimps swimming freely in the river are protected by conservation laws. Strolling and savoring tea in the beautiful scenery of green mountains and clear creek makes tourists at ease in the mind.
Pinglin Old Street
During the early period of Pinglin Street developments, building materials were virtually local materials. Stone plates from Beishi River were used to build walls. As a result, Fujian style stone houses could be seen everywhere on Pinglin Street in the past.
However, The Old Street was no longer the way it was due to reconstruction and renovation. However, under active efforts of the government, The Old Street was included as one of the tourist spots. Floor tiles were laid, the River Park was setup, and the arched bridges/Bao-Ping Temple underwent renovation to restore its vitality.
