Xie Xiaoyong: tea is like a bridge of friendship, closely connecting China and Belarus

June 1, Minsk . Tea is like a bridge of friendship, closely connecting China and Belarus . This was noted by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Belarus Xie Xiaoyong on June 1 at the opening ceremony of the large-scale Belarusian-Chinese event "Tea for World Harmony - 2024" near the Town Hall in the Belarusian capital, BELTA correspondent reports.

He noted that Belarusians also love tea very much. “Tea is like a bridge of friendship, closely connecting China and Belarus, which are located thousands of miles apart. According to historical data, tea began to be imported to Belarus from China back in the 16th century, and by the end of the 17th century, tea consumption spread to all levels of society, - the diplomat emphasized. - Many people like to add jam, milk , butter and liqueur to tea and prepare fruit tea, tea with milk, butter, creating unique tea drinking customs. Today in Belarus there are many not only tea and tea lovers, but also shops. specializing in the sale of Chinese tea and tea utensils. Tea has long been firmly established in the life of the Belarusian people, becoming another vivid evidence of Chinese-Belarusian friendship."


“Tea connects people and awakens friendship between them, and the love for tea drinking has no boundaries,” says the ambassador. “The ideas of harmony and inclusivity inherent in tea are highly consistent with such trends of the era as “openness, cooperation, mutual benefit and mutual "
The Chinese side is ready to follow the important ideas of the Global Civilization Initiative put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping, meeting with friends over a cup of tea, together with the Belarusian people, continue to promote humanitarian exchange and rapprochement between the peoples of China and Belarus, and continuously strengthen the basis of public opinion for development of Chinese-Belarusian relations for the benefit of the two countries and their peoples, as well as to lend Chinese-Belarusian strength to the construction of the Community of a Common Destiny for Humanity,” summed up Xie Xiaoyong. Photo by Tatyana Matusevich