Announcing the writing contest 'The best tea in a hundred years'

THAI NGUYEN The writing contest 'One hundred years of the most famous tea' aims to affirm and promote the historical, cultural and economic values ​​of tea trees and the tea industry of Thai Nguyen province.

THAI NGUYEN The writing contest 'One hundred years of the most famous tea' aims to affirm and promote the historical, cultural and economic values ​​of tea trees and the tea industry of Thai Nguyen province.

Press conference to announce the writing contest “The best tea in a hundred years”. Photo: Quang Linh.

On the morning of February 21, the People's Committee of Thai Nguyen province held a press conference to announce the writing contest "One hundred years of the best tea".

Regarding the contest rules, the works participating in the contest must be associated with people, production, business and processing activities of tea, associated with the tea economy and tea culture of Thai Nguyen; be a source of materials to introduce and promote the land and people of Thai Nguyen associated with tea trees and the local tea industry.

Contestants are Vietnamese citizens and Vietnamese people living abroad who have not violated Vietnamese law (organizing committee members, judges and people directly involved in the organization are not allowed to participate in the contest).

The theme of the writing contest is about the historical, cultural, economic values ​​of tea trees and the tea industry of Thai Nguyen province. Honoring collectives and individuals who are attached to the profession of planting, growing, processing and developing tea trees, preserving and promoting the historical and cultural values ​​of Thai Nguyen tea. At the same time, proposing new ideas in preserving and developing the Thai Nguyen tea brand.

The works participating in the contest can be in the categories of articles, memoirs, reports, travelogues... (not including poetry); the articles can be accompanied by photos or short clips under 3 minutes long for illustration. The works must be written in Vietnamese, have not been published in the media, and have not participated in other competitions. The content of the work must not violate copyright or legal regulations related to the author or the work. The maximum length of the work is 2,000 words. Serialized articles (no more than 3 installments), maximum 4,500 words.

Address for receiving entries: Authors send their entries in paper (A4 size) via post or express delivery to the Standing Office of the Organizing Committee of the writing contest "One Hundred Years of the Best Tea" - Thai Nguyen Provincial Information Center, No. 16A Nha Trang Street, Thai Nguyen City, Thai Nguyen Province. Or send entries via Email: traviet25@gmail.com in Word format (.doc or .docx) with attached illustrations in (JPEG/PNG) format, videos (MP4) with captions (confirmed by email from the organizing committee).

Clearly state the author's full name (including birth name and pen name if any), title of work, genre of work, unit, address, and telephone number of the author or group of authors.

Each author or group of authors (no more than 3 people) is selected to submit no more than 3 works. The author is fully responsible for the accuracy of the information and copyright of the submitted works.

Time for submission and receipt of entries to the contest is from March 1, 2025 to 24:00 on August 20, 2025. Time for preliminary and final judging is in September 2025. Summary and award ceremony is in October 2025.

The Organizing Committee has the right to use the entries to promote and disseminate Thai Nguyen tea culture in the media. Publish a collection of award-winning works (in book or e-book form). Display at exhibitions, related events... Use the works for non-commercial purposes and always clearly state the author's information.

The prize structure is as follows.

First Prize: 15 times the basic salary and a gift of Thai Nguyen tea products. Maximum 1 prize.

Second Prize: 10 times the basic salary and a gift of Thai Nguyen tea product/prize. Maximum 2 prizes.

Third Prize: 5 times the basic salary and a gift of Thai Nguyen tea product/prize. Maximum 3 prizes.

Encouragement Prize: 3 times the basic salary and a gift of Thai Nguyen tea product/prize. Maximum 5 prizes.

In addition, depending on the quality of the entries, the Head of the Organizing Committee will consider and decide to increase or decrease the number of awards after receiving a proposal from the Standing Committee of the Organizing Committee.

The winning works will be published and introduced in mass media and publications, and will receive royalties according to regulations.

Tea area of ​​Tien Yen Tea and Community Tourism Cooperative. Photo: Quang Linh.

According to Mr. Ta Van Loc - Director of Thai Nguyen Provincial Information Center (Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee), the contest aims to affirm the position of tea trees and the tea industry of Thai Nguyen province. Encourage creativity, research of individuals and the community to arouse pride in the historical, cultural and economic values ​​of tea trees and the tea industry of the land of the first famous tea.

Thereby, contributing to promoting tea production and business activities in the province, at the same time promoting the introduction and promotion of the values ​​of tea trees, aiming to renew the traditional growth momentum, soon bringing the tea industry into the billion-dollar group.

The Organizing Committee will select a number of authors to invite to participate in field trips to visit tea regions, interact with people, and experience the tea production process in the second quarter of 2025.

Source: https://nongsanviet.nongnghiep.vn/cong-bo-cuoc-thi-viet-tram-nam-de-nhat-danh-tra-d422000.html