Special stamp series to celebrate Hong Kong-style milk tea
Hong Kong Post announced on July 10 that they will issue a special stamp series and associated postal products themed "Intangible Cultural Heritage - Hong Kong-style Milk Tea Making Technique," on July 25.
This move highlights the celebrated craftsmanship of Hong Kong-style milk tea, a craft acknowledged in 2017 as one of the first batch of items on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong. Deeply ingrained in local culture, Hong Kong-style milk tea, often whimsically referred to as "silk stocking milk tea," owes its colloquial name to the unique tea-making process. The repeated use of a white cloth bag to filter tea leaves stains it a distinctive tea-brown, reminiscent of a silk stocking's hue.[Photo/Xinhua]
