On the morning of April 10, the 2019 China ? Liyang Tea Festival & Tianmu Lake Travel Mart was opened in Liyang.

Xu Huaqin, mayor of Liyang, hosted the opening ceremony. Jiang Feng, secretary of CPC Liyang Committee, Karunasena Kodituwakku, ambassador of Sri Lanka to China, and Jiang Ming, president of China General Chamber of Commerce, delivered speeches at the ceremony.

Wang Quan, secretary of CPC Changzhou Municipal Committee, announced the opening the 2019 China ? Liyang Tea Festival & Tianmu Lake Travel Mart.

The leaders and guests present at the opening ceremony include: Zhang Weiguo, president of Jiangsu Tourism Association, Cai Jun, deputy secretary of CPC Changzhou Municipal Committee, Jiang Yongwen, president of China Tea Science Society, Huang Jianwei, deputy chief editor of Xinhua Daily Media Group, Chen Liquan, researcher and academician of Institute of Physics of CAS, Shi Mingde, former ambassador of China to Germany, Jiang Qinzheng, former ambassador of China to Maldives and Sri Lanka, Therese Healy, consul general of Ireland in Shanghai, Thomas Elz, consul of Germany in Shanghai, Frederik Shmitt, deputy head of Fulda Region, Germany, Chen Chaoming, representative of the public opinion in Taiwan, and many others.

Since the first Tea Festival in 1991, the China ? Liyang Tea Festival & Tianmu Lake Travel Mart has become an important window for Liyang to show its city image, as well as an outstanding business card to carry out international exchanges. This year, the event continues to promote the beautiful city of Liyang with tea as the medium, inviting people around the world to experience the beauty of landscapes, the fragrance of tea and the blessing of longevity. Meanwhile, it will serve as a platform to enhance understanding, deepen exchanges and promote further cooperation in economy, trade, culture, industry and other areas.