Zhena Muzyka Teaches Tea Culture & History
The Rochester City School District held its first Chinese Culture Expo at Salvation Army Headquarters for their elementary students in the RCSD New Frontier Chinese Language Program. The students undergo a rigorous Chinese cultural and Mandarin language program emphasizing a comprehensive curriculum of speaking, reading and writing. Cultural programs presentations and demos included Chinese calligraphy and painting, Chinese guzheng zither music, history and culture of bonsai, and tea. China is considered to have the earliest records of tea drinking, with recorded tea use in its history dating back to the first millennium BC. The Han Dynasty used tea as medicine and nowadays green tea is considered as an important anti-oxidant for overall health and well-being. Danny Wegman’s innovation of the Tea Bar at Pittsford Wegman’s Nature Marketplace provided green tea samplings and arranged a tea education program, courtesy of Zhena Gypsy Tea Company. Zhena Muzyka, founder and CEO of the multimillion dollar award winning tea enterprise visited Rochester exclusively to participate in the RCSD Chinese Culture Expo and present the historical and cultural significance of tea. Moreover, her background and expertise is culled from her earlier work as an ethnobotanist in Peru. Ethnobotanists are scientists who study the relationship between indigenous cultures and the knowledge of how they use their plants. Zhena’s Gypsy Tea is headquartered in Ojai, California, a pro-active purpose …
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