Choi to head Korea Tea Culture Association
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Choi So-yeon
By Kim Jae-heun
Gachon University’s emeritus professor Choi So-yeon, 68, has been appointed chief director of Korea Tea Culture Association, Monday. Choi succeeds her mother Lee Kwi-rye, the association’s founder.
Choi said she hopes to help young Koreans learn about and enjoy traditional tea.
Lee was designated as 11th intangible cultural asset by Incheon for Korean tea ceremony. She founded the Korea Tea Culture Association in 1991. It is one of the first educational institutes on tea culture in the country.
The association has 26 branches throughout the country with 20,000 members and holds training sessions every February and October to educate members about Korean tea ceremony and promote friendship.
The association has produced up to nearly 3,000 tea culture instructors through a two-year-course, who will promote the tea drinking etiquette.