The Welcome to Taipei International Club and the Hungarian Trade Office, jointly hosted a Hungarian Tea Party at the Palais de Chine Hotel's ballroom on June 11 2013.

120 guests from diplomatic corps and international community attended this beautiful summer high tea, among them, Mr. Andrew Chew, chairman of Hong-Gah Museum and well-known pianist Anna Azusa Fujita.

The president of the club Queeny Lin, wife of ROC Foreign Minister David Lin, made welcoming remarks, while the club vice president Bess Shih introduced the Hungarian Representative, Ambassador Levente Székely and his wife, Mrs. Székely Sztanó Hédi to the attendees.

Mr. Székely gave an interesting and informative presentation about Hungary in every aspect. Hungary is one of the oldest European countries, situated in the Central Europe. The capital city Budapest, the 'Pearl of the Danube' is always the center of attention, where the delicious food and colorful culture heritage keep the visitors coming back.

Mr. Levente Székely and Mrs. Székely surprised the attendees with enchanting Hungarian folk music and dance. Mr. Székely is a great and well-renowned violinist, whereas Mrs. Székely was a member of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble for many years.

One of the highlights was the famous bottle dance presented by Mrs. Székely. It is a vigorous woman's dance from the Somogy region, where the dancer has to balance a bottle of wine on top of her head.

Mrs. Székely and young colleague Ms. Nikolett Égeni impressed the attendees with the colorful and richly embroidered Hungarian folk clothing.

After these amazing performances followed by another surprise, the Hungarian delights. Mrs. Székely personally instructed the chef of Palais de Chine Hotel. The star of the menu was the chicken paprika 'paprikás csirke'. The famous dessert 'palacsinta' was very popular among sweets-lovers too.

Although Hungary lies almost 9000 km away from Taiwan, all the participants found Hungary actually closer to Taiwan in every way. This unique bond of friendship was very well celebrated at the Tea Party.