01 · People
The hands behind the tea.
The people behind the tea.
Between the leaf and the cup stand human judgement, craft, and waiting. Meet them first — then drink the tea.
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Lan FangHOUSE TEA MASTER
Years devoted to Wuyi rock tea — from the terroir and the craft to the timing of the charcoal roast, shaping the flavour system of Mulan's rock teas. Lan Fang hosts the Mulan tea table, bringing Eastern tea ritual into contemporary life; in a single cup, the measure of the East.
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Rong HuaTEA MAKER
Born into a tea-making family in Tianxin Rock Tea Village, Rong Hua learned the craft from the older generation and knows well the core rock terroirs and the transformations of charcoal roasting. Human judgement keeps the timing of the fire — and holds, for Mulan, a cup true to its source.
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Guo ZhenHERITAGE CRAFT MASTER
A new-generation heritage hand-roasting master of West Lake Longjing, from the Grade-One core protection zone. Guo Zhen carries the full hand-roasting fire, keeping Longjing to its four virtues — green in colour, rich in aroma, sweet in taste, beautiful in form. An English- and Chinese-speaking ambassador of heritage tea culture at the Olympic and Asian Games.
The craft is in the room.
The time is in the cup.
Craft, at your table.
She is no one's Mulan.
She is her own.
The Mulan of today wears no period costume and performs no legend. She may be a founder, a designer, a mother, a traveller — anyone choosing her life anew.
Each time a woman tells her own story, the name of Mulan grows by one.
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