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Foreign students learn Yue Opera in Xinqi village, Deqing county, Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang province, Jan. 27, 2024. ( Taste all China /Cai Jun) As the most important traditional festival of the Chinese nation, the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, offers an abundance of customs and rituals, making it a perfect time for a cultural trip. Dai Bin, president of the China Tourism Academy, estimated that the Spring Festival holiday in 2024 would become a "super golden week," with high enthusiasm for travel and consumption. China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism recently launched a series of 25 Spring Festival-themed activities, covering seven major categories including popular cultural performances, public service events, intangible cultural heritage experiences, tourism and leisure consumption, winter sports and educational trips, cultural and historical exhibitions, as well as international and domestic celebrations. These activities will offer a wide range of choices for people to celebrate the Chinese New Year and enjoy a joyful holiday. The museum remains an important destination for offline cultural tours. Statistics show that in 2023, museums across China received a total of 1.24 billion visits, 2.1 times the number in 2022. A Spring Festival gala is held in Hutubi…

Mogan Yellow Bud is a precious type of yellow tea produced in Deqing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, grown among the bamboo forests in the Moganshan area. Located to the northwest of Deqing County, Moganshan is a renowned summer resort in China and is said to be where the legendary swordsmiths Gan Jiang and Mo Ye crafted their swords. The bamboo forests in Moganshan are vast, and the natural environment is exceptional. Monks have been known to reside on Moganshan and grow tea since the Jin Dynasty, with this practice gradually fading away by the end of the Qing Dynasty. According to the "Moganshan Gazetteer," "The tea from Moganshan is meticulously picked and processed. The bud tea harvested around the Qingming Festival has a slightly yellowish hue due to its young buds. During the baking process, tea farmers capitalize on this characteristic by covering the leaves slightly, using low temperatures for a longer duration, resulting in a unique aroma and flavor, hence it is called Mogan Yellow Bud." In the spring of 1956, Professor Zhuang Wanfang from Zhejiang Agricultural College, who was staying at Moganshan for rest and recuperation, accidentally discovered a tea with an excellent aroma in the…