The world's biggest tea museum was recently built in Zhangpu county of Fujian province, east China.

Located in Pantuo township in Zhangpu, the museum covers 5.3 hectares with a floor space of 8,000 square meters, featuring a major exhibition hall, a Japanese tea ceremony hall, a painting and calligraphy hall and other tea-related structures.

Exhibits at the museum reflect the history of tea culture in thousands of years in China and other parts of the world.

The museum also offers demonstrations of the art of making and serving tea, and will give classes in the traditional tea ceremony.

(People's Daily January 13, 2002)