Cao Zhen
曹震
Cao Zhen is a master of traditional tea processing from Hangzhou, Zhejiang. A seventh-generation tea master from the Longjing tea region, he specializes in pan-firing green tea by hand. Cao can…
Cao Zhen is a master of traditional tea processing from Hangzhou, Zhejiang. A seventh-generation tea master from the Longjing tea region, he specializes in pan-firing green tea by hand. Cao can process tea leaves entirely by feel — sensing temperature, moisture, and leaf texture without instruments. He trains apprentices at the China Tea Museum.
Heritage DNA
Classification
National Inheritor
Status
active
Year of Birth
1968
Age
58 years
Location
Hangzhou
Region
East China
Next Master
Xu Chaoyun
徐朝云
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