Chaozhou Kung Fu Tea, Wuyi Rock Tea, Guangxi Liubao Tea, West Lake Longjing Tea, showcasing their unique tea aroma; Guqin, poetry, Cantonese opera, accompanied by a serene and distant tea melody; Tea art, tea ceremony, tea etiquette, and tea ethics are inherited and promoted in the brewing process of tea masters. From October 8th to 10th, the "Haojiang Love Tea Day" tea culture series of activities will be held, with 15 representative teams from the Greater Bay Area competing for the championship of the 11th National Selection Competition for Mingxing Tea Artisans in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Division. 16 contestants will participate in the "Zhuhai Macao Qin Professional Skills Competition and 'Shenhe Cup' Professional Skills Competition for Tea Artisans". The on-site tea aroma is overflowing and the music is melodious. The contestants use randomly selected themes to interpret tea products and showcase tea art. Through the form of competitions, they interpret and present the long history of Chinese tea culture. In her speech at the opening ceremony of the event, He Xueqing, President of the Macau Federation of Trade Unions, stated that the "Hao Jiang Love Tea Day" series of activities has become a well-known tea art event brand in Macau, effectively promoting the development of tea culture in Macau, providing a platform for participants to improve themselves, showcasing the spirit of practicing tea art professional skills, and further exploring excellent tea art talents for Macau and the Greater Bay Area, playing a positive role in the development of the industry. It is reported that the "Mingxing Tea Artisan National Selection Competition" has been held for 10 consecutive years, providing the industry with over 10000 high-quality tea art skilled talents. As one of the "Haojiang Love Tea Day" series of exchange activities, the "Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Division Split" has been successfully held in Macau. The six major comprehensive leisure and vacation enterprises in Macau have sent representative teams to participate, not only expanding their influence but also enhancing the overall level of the competition, playing a "concerto" of tea art exchange and mutual progress in the Bay Area. This competition is the first time that the Macau Tea Industry Professional Association has jointly organized with Galaxy Entertainment Group and Shenzhen Huajuchen Group. Yu Ziqian, who was a champion of the competition and is now the instructor of the contestants, and also the president of the Macao Tea Professionals Association, told the reporter that learning tea has benefited him a lot. He not only understands the profound historical and cultural heritage of Chinese tea, but also practices and promotes the spirit of integrity and innovation in real work and life, and shows the spirit of Chinese people in tasting the color, fragrance and taste of tea. What is even more rare is that the Macao SAR government actively promotes the training and certification of professional skills for tea artists, and through cooperation between Guangdong and Macao, assists the Macao Tea Industry Professional Association in successfully registering as a vocational skill evaluation institution recognized by the mainland's human resources and social security departments. Macao residents can obtain vocational skill level certificates recognized by mainland human resources and social security departments and vocational skill certificates issued by the Macao Labor Bureau by participating in relevant examinations, which helps them seize more employment opportunities and expand their career development space, "said Huang Zhixiong, Director of the Labor Affairs Bureau of the Macao SAR Government. Chen Peilan, President of the Macau Tea Industry Professional Association, revealed that after a series of preliminary work, the skill level certification project for tea artists and tea evaluators will officially accept applications by the end of 2024, and the assessment location will be in Hengqin. Taking this as an opportunity, we will continue to cultivate outstanding local professional tea artists, tea evaluators, and tea ceremony masters in the future, lead students to obtain professional skill certificates, and encourage the younger generation of tea artists to shoulder the social responsibility of promoting tea ceremony, tea ethics, tea art, and tea ceremony culture through learning, and contribute to the development of Macao's cultural industry, "said Chen Peilan. The top three contestants in the "Zhuhai Macao Qin Vocational Skills Competition and 'Shenhe Cup' Vocational Skills Competition Tea Artisan Competition" were also awarded the honorary title of "Zhuhai Technical Expert". Participants who pass both practical and theoretical exams will be awarded the Tea Artisan Advanced (Level 3) Skill Level Certificate, which will further support the integrated development of Qin'ao, "said Huang Yujie, Director of the Livelihood Affairs Bureau of Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone, one of the organizers of the event. (New Society)