Lock Xi'an, the ancient capital city for 13 dynasties, as our location for the 27th tea sommelier course in person. In Xi'an, tea is beyond a beverage; it is the cultural name card on the Silk Road, it is the delicate signals in Tang's palace, and more importantly, it is the international words we want to spread globally.
Why it is Xi'an 为什么是西安？—— 这里天生适配国际侍茶师
- 🌍 Birthplace of Silk Road: The ancient Silk Road originated from Chang’an, from where tea was transported westward to Central Asia and Europe. Xi’an stands as the cradle of cross-cultural communication for Chinese tea. To this day, it remains a core hub for Sino-foreign tea exchanges, international tea tourism and diplomatic tea receptions, allowing you to practise your international tea sommelier skills against real-world global scenarios.
- 🏺 In-depth Tang Dynasty Tea Heritage: Home to Famen Temple’s imperial Tang tea sets, intangible heritage Tang boiling tea craft and tea-themed Tang poems, Xi’an preserves the authentic historical origin of Chinese tea culture. Learning international tea sommelier here lets you root your expertise in millennia-old heritage and deliver vivid, well-grounded presentations.
- 🎯 Unique Teas in Shaanxi: Featuring Xianyang Fu brick tea with golden flora craft (intangible heritage), Ziyang selenium-enriched tea and Hanzhong Xianhao tea, region-specific Shaanxi teas are rare highlights in the global tea industry. The course teaches you to explain fermentation, golden flora, and official Silk Road tribute tea in English to build your unique competitive edge.
- 🎓International Stage for Tea: Booming international conferences, inbound cultural tourism and regular exchanges with overseas tea lovers enable full scenario-based training throughout the course. Ditch awkward Chinglish; master authentic terminology used by global tea professionals for instant on-stage speeches and reception services.
What you are going to master during the 4 days in Xi'an
This is never a crash course but a professional system accompanying your decade-long career. Core focus: Present Chinese tea professionally, vividly, and persuasively under international communication contexts.
July 1｜Foundations: Understand Tea from Root to Cup
- Build professional cognition covering tea plants, tea classification and sensory evaluation.
- Systematically learn six major tea categories: Green, Yellow, White, Oolong, Black and Dark tea.Master the skills of tasting, introducing and recommending Chinese tea.
Highlight: Lay a solid tea knowledge base in one day, transforming from casual tea drinker to professional tea connoisseur.
July 2｜Core Skills: Brewing & Pu’er Professionalism
- Systematic tea history + brewing theories + hands-on practice.
- In-depth tutorial on Pu’er tea: origin, processing, storage and market value.Master the professional 4S tasting system to accurately assess tea quality.
Highlight: Combine theories with hands-on operation to master standard tea brewing and quality identification.
July 3｜Advanced Application: Tea for Life & Career
Science-based tea drinking by physical constitution for healthier tea consumption.
Innovative new-style tea drinks + tea cuisine & tea cocktail matching with practical menu design.
Premium tea tasting, achievement sharing plus evening on-site drill.
Highlight: Turn tea into your lifestyle, social asset and core professional competitiveness.
July 4｜Cultural Immersion: Tea Town & Heritage Experience
- Morning: Field trip to Fu Brick Tea Town and manufacturing factory for in-depth Dark tea industry inspection.
- Afternoon: Optional experience: Tang Dynasty boiling & Song Dynasty whisked tea ceremony or in-depth museum cultural tour.
Highlight: Learn Chinese tea history and industrial chain on-site in Xi’an to enrich your cultural presentation background.
1. Pre-class Requirements
All participants are required to preview course content in advance, get familiar with theoretical knowledge and basic information of tea samples to prepare for offline practice and class discussions.
2. After-class Assignments
（1）Submission of Tea Tasting Notes
After each class, participants shall sort out and submit complete professional tasting notes for all tea samples. The notes must be detailed and standardized, including dry tea, liquor color, aroma, taste and tea leaf residue.
（2）Thesis Writing & Defense
During the study period, participants need to complete a professional academic thesis in accordance with unified format and topic requirements. A formal thesis defense will be held before course completion as the final assessment.
Notes:
1. Course fee excludes accommodation, meals, and local transportation. Recommended hotels are available for your independent booking; all meals go Dutch.
2. International delivery fees for tea samples shall be borne by participants.
3. The Tang & Song traditional tea ceremony experience is optional with separate charges.
Registration deadline is June 20, 2026.
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