The handmade craftsmanship of Guzhang Maojian tea is a complete set of tea-making techniques that has been summed up by the people of all ethnic groups in Guzhang County after countless generations of hard exploration and continuous practice, which makes Maojian tea have excellent color, fragrance and taste, and is well-known at home and abroad. It has won many international and domestic awards and is sold all over the world, opening a new way for the people of all ethnic groups in Guzhang County to get rid of poverty and become rich. China is the hometown of tea. As early as the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, the State of Ba had made tribute tea to the Zhou royal family. In the process of tea cultivation and production expanding from the southwest to the east, Guzhang County, located in the heart of Wuling, Jingchu, happened to be in an initial radiation transition zone in the history of Chinese tea development. Among the cultural relics excavated from the Warring States Chu Tombs in Baihewan, Hexi, there are teapots, tea cups, tea stoves and other artifacts. Guzhang County has fertile land, humid air, lush vegetation, and is suitable for tea growth. Guzhang tea was first planted during the Warring States Period. The "Jingzhou Land Records" during the Southern and Northern Dynasties recorded that "the seven counties of Wuling all produce tea, and the best tea." Du You's "Tongdian" recorded that "Yongshun, Longshan, Xizhou and other places all have tea buds as tribute." According to the "Guzhangping Hall Records", "There are very few tea trees in Guzhangping Hall. They are all produced in people's gardens and those who make a living in gardens. They are picked before Qingming and Guyu. They are fragrant and fragrant. They are as good as Junshan and Fujieting. They are within a hundred miles. Tea is the main product of Yuanling." At present, Guzhang has built ten major tea-growing bases such as Longtianping and Erlongan, with an area of more than 30,000 mu, and an annual output of 400,000 kilograms of high-quality tea. The characteristics of Guzhang Maojian tea are tight, round and straight strips, beautiful tip, white hair, emerald green color, rich fragrance, strong and refreshing taste, and a refreshing aftertaste. When brewing, the buds and leaves sink to the bottom, and the buds stand upright, or sway like flags. Sip the tea carefully, it tastes slightly bitter at first, then turns sweet, and finally fills the mouth with mellow fragrance, which makes people relaxed and happy. The handmade craftsmanship of Guzhang Maojian tea is divided into seven processes: killing green, initial kneading, stir-frying the second green, re-kneading, stir-frying the third green, making strips, lifting the hair and closing the pot. Zhang Yuanzhong Zhang Yuanzhong Guzhang Maojian Tea Making Skills Zhang Yuanzhong, male, Miao, high school education, born in February 1950, in Shangdongxi Village, Zimu Village, Yantouzhai Town, Guzhang County, where tea is the main source of economic income. Zhang Yuanzhong has been fascinated by the handmade craftsmanship of Guzhang Maojian tea since his youth, and he worshipped the old tea-making artists as his teachers. During the spring tea-making period, he looked around, asked, and learned, and learned the unique skills of tea-making from masters Wang Kun and Li Qiufu. There are traces of his learning in almost all Guzhang tea-producing areas. Due to his dedicated research and humble request for advice,...more>>>Zhang Yuanzhong Zhang Yuanzhong Guzhang Maojian Tea Making Skills Hunan Province's second batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage projects inheritor Zhang Yuanzhong, male, Miao nationality, high school education, was born in February 1950 in Shangdongxi Village, Zimu Village, Yantouzhai Town, Guzhang County, where tea is the main source of income for the village. Since his youth, Zhang Yuanzhong has been fascinated by the handmade skills of Guzhang Maojian tea and has become a disciple of an old tea-making artist. During the spring tea-making period, he would look around, ask, and learn, and learn the unique skills of tea-making from masters Wang Kun and Li Qiufu. There are traces of his learning in almost all Guzhang tea-producing areas. Due to his dedicated research and humble request for advice,...more>>>Zhang Yuanzhong Guzhang Maojian Tea Making Skills Hunan Province's second batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage projects inheritor Zhang Yuanzhong, male, Miao nationality, high school education, was born in February 1950 in Shangdongxi Village, Zimu Village, Yantouzhai Town, Guzhang County, where tea is the main source of income for the village. Since his youth, Zhang Yuanzhong has been fascinated by the handmade craftsmanship of Guzhang Maojian tea and has taken old tea-making artists as his teachers. During the spring tea-making season, he would look around, ask questions, and learn from masters Wang Kun and Li Qiufu. He can be found learning from them in almost every tea-producing area of Guzhang. Due to his dedicated research and humble attitude towards learning, he has become a master of tea-making.