Zhang Lixiong
When we visited Zhang Lixiong in Fuding in April 2025, we witnessed firsthand the meticulous craft behind his award-winning white teas. Just months after our visit, he was officially recognized as an inheritor of Fuding White Tea's intangible cultural heritage—a testament to his lifetime of dedication and the same level of recognition as Ye Qitong's Da Hong Pao processing technique. Master Zhang is a National Level 1 Tea Taster and Senior Tea Engineer with over 40 years of experience, holding two National Invention Patents for white tea processing and storage methods. His Super Fine Silver Needle (2011 "China Cup" First Prize) and award-winning Fragrant Jasmine White are made using an eight-step traditional process—gentle withering, slow baking, and his patented "aging chamber" that controls temperature, humidity, and light. As he puts it: Long-aged, for a better taste.
