Visitors flock to the Taiwan Pavilion. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The 17th Cross Strait Tea Industry Expo kicked off on Nov 16 at the Wuyi Conference and Exhibition Center in Fujian province, featuring 2,300 booths across 48,000 square meters.

The Taiwan Pavilion includes 200 booths, setting a record for the expo. To support local tea farmers, the event has also set up 200 outdoor direct-sale booths to expand their production and sales channels.

Foreign guests savor different teas. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A dedicated exhibition on the origins of the ancient Tea Road showcases key documents and material evidence from the UNESCO World Heritage nomination process, underscoring Wuyi's role as the starting point of the historic route and its contemporary relevance.

"Tea Songs of the Two Mountains" brings together Taiwan and northern Fujian tea songs, celebrating the shared cultural heritage of tea farmers. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A cultural gala was staged in Wuyi integrating the city's rich tea heritage with modern stage technologies. The performance offered a rich audiovisual experience, with programs such as "Tea Songs of the Two Mountains", expressing the deep kinship shared across the Strait.

A field study and creative seminar was also held for literary and arts workers from both sides of the Strait. They visited Wuyi Mountain's tea gardens and cultural sites, discussing Zhu Xi's philosophy, tea-tourism integration, and rural vitalization, with the aim of establishing a long-term exchange mechanism.