‘East meets West’ Over a Cup of Teavana Tea at Historical Summit
Atlanta, GA (Vocus/PRWEB) January 21, 2011
President Obama welcomed China’s President Hu Jintao to the White House on Wednesday. It is said that this high-level state visit could usher in a new era of understanding and prosperity between the two nations. Wednesday’s summit between presidents Barack Obama and Hu Jintao is “the most important top-level United States-Chinese encounter since former Chinese President Deng Xiaoping’s historic trip more than 30 years ago.” “The United States welcomes China’s rise as a strong, prosperous and successful member of the community of nations,” Obama said.
President Hu said his visit was intended to “increase mutual trust, enhance friendship, deepen cooperation and push forward the positive, cooperative and comprehensive China-U.S. relationship for the 21st century.” Hu, making his first trip to the U.S. since 2006, said the U.S.-China relationship has grown into one “with strategic significance and global influence.”
Upon wrapping up Wednesday’s discussion, the two presidents sat down to a grand black-tie state dinner in President Hu’s honor, with a guest list featuring many prominent Chinese Americans, U.S. political figures, and some of the who’s who from many circles in America. The historical dinner was complemented by Teavana’s Golden Monkey Chinese black tea. Golden Monkey is the finest black tea from the Fujian province of China. Golden Monkey is a smooth tippy tea grown at 3000 ft elevation, rich with complex chocolaty undertones, is extremely low in tannins, yet rich in flavor. Award winning Golden Monkey originated during the Song Dynasty (960 – 1279) under Emperor Weizong. Once prized as an Imperial tribute tea, over a millennia ago, Golden Monkey is now truly a modern imperial tribute tea for these two world leaders.
Teavana was honored to be involved in a small way at the historic summit through being selected for tea service. Daily the company promotes an ‘East Meets West’ understanding through education, involvement in the world’s community & delicious teas at over 150 store locations nationwide.
Atlanta-based Teavana (http://www.teavana.com) first opened in 1997 with the name meaning ‘Heaven of Tea’. The specialty stores are part retail shop and part tea emporium with over 100 different selections of loose-leaf tea from all over the world. The company donates 1 percent of profits from tea to CARE® (http://www.care.org), which goes to improve the lives of those who live in tea-producing areas of the world through education, access to safe water and greater economic opportunities. Teavana currently has over 150 store locations in North America.
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