On the afternoon of October 23, an international online lecture on Chinese tea culture and tea ceremony was held in the lecture hall of the college’s No. 3 Teaching Building. Organized by the School of Agricultural Engineering, the event featured Professor Wong Wun Bin, Visiting Professor at the Silk Road Tea Institute and Deputy Dean of the Institute of Chinese Studies at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Malaysia, who delivered the lecture online. More than 200 teachers and students from disciplines including tea science, food science, e-commerce, packaging, and culinary arts attended the lecture in person. The session was also livestreamed via Tencent Meeting, providing a platform for cross-cultural exchange and building a bridge for tea culture communication between China and the world. 

Dr. Wong Wun Bin is a well-known Malaysian scholar in tea studies and cultural research. He currently serves as Deputy Dean of the Institute of Chinese Studies, Associate Professor in the Department of Chinese Studies, and postgraduate supervisor at UTAR. He graduated from the Department of Chinese Studies at the University of Malaya and later obtained both his master’s and doctoral degrees from the National University of Singapore. He has long been engaged in the study of Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist thought, as well as Malaysian Chinese society, with particular attention to the cross-cultural dissemination and popularization of Chinese tea culture. He previously led UTAR Confucius Institute’s Tea and Culture class, systematically introducing tea knowledge to learners from diverse backgrounds in Malaysia, and has had strong influence in the local tea studies community. 

During the lecture, Dr. Wong opened with the saying that “one cannot go a day without tea,” and elaborated on both the practical value and cultural significance of tea. He introduced the health benefits of key tea components, highlighted the history and benefits of Liubao tea, and shared tea-brewing techniques as well as his insights into tea drinking. During the Q&A session, Professor Wong patiently answered questions from teachers and students on topics such as tea-drinking customs among Malaysian Chinese communities and the fermentation process of Pu’er tea. The discussion was lively and engaging.

This international lecture provided teachers and students with a structured platform to deepen their knowledge of tea and promoted cross-cultural exchange in tea culture. It not only enhanced participants’ understanding of Chinese tea culture, but also offered insights into its current global promotion and communication. The lecture is of great significance in supporting professional teaching, improving students’ cultural literacy, and contributing to the international outreach of China’s excellent traditional culture.