With the ringing in of the New Year, 2025 arrived as expected. As we reach January, the Lunar New Year is not far away. The Spring Festival is the most significant holiday in China, during which families reunite and visit relatives and friends. A gift with auspicious meaning is essential. Tea, as a symbol of health and a Chinese tradition, is naturally the top choice for this Spring Festival.

So, why give tea during the Spring Festival? What's the significance?

First, tea is the national drink, so giving tea is like giving culture.

For over five thousand years, Tea drinking culture has been a symbol of Eastern civilization, deeply rooted in Chinese tradition. Among the seven essentials for daily life—firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea—Chinese people have always appreciated tea. From emperors and scholars to porters and common folk, everyone enjoys tea.

During traditional Chinese festivals, such as the Qixi Festival where tea serves as a matchmaker, the Mid-Autumn Festival where tea evokes thoughts of home, the Chongyang Festival where tea is enjoyed by the elderly for longevity, and the Spring Festival where tea welcomes guests, tea is not only a medium for family gatherings, conveying blessings and expressing emotions but also a specific symbol of festival culture. Thus, giving tea during the holidays means giving both culture and sophistication.

Second, Drinking Tea is health-promoting, so giving tea is like giving health.

Tea is the world's number one health beverage. In ancient times, it was said that Shen Nong tasted hundreds of Herbs and used tea to detoxify himself. Drinking tea can quench thirst, stimulate saliva production, aid digestion, detoxify, sober up, improve urination, alleviate gout, prevent radiation, and slow down aging. Both ancient medical texts and modern scientific research confirm its medicinal benefits.

Especially in today's high-pressure society, where sub-health conditions are increasingly prevalent, tea has become a popular health trend worldwide. The idea of “giving tea as a gift means giving health” has become widely accepted.

Third, Tea culture is profound and beneficial to health.

Nowadays, more and more people are becoming health-conscious, and the number of tea drinkers is increasing. China is a country that values etiquette, and the custom of giving tea as a gift has been popular for a long time. The Health benefits of tea leaves have also been recognized by the public in recent years. Even before the arrival of the Spring Festival, the Chinese gift market already has a strong focus on tea.