Post-2000s hand-fried tea maker in E. China's tea village

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Post-2000s hand-fried tea maker in E. China's tea village

STORY: Post-2000s hand-fried tea maker in E. China's tea village DATELINE: March 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:11 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG YICHENG, Longjing tea maker STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHANG YICHENG, Longjing tea maker "My name is Zhang Yicheng. I'm 21 years old, a post-2000s tea maker. In Tongwu Village of Longwu Town, Hangzhou, where the top-level West Lake Longjing Tea is produced, almost every household makes a living by growing and making tea. Tea frying is the core procedure of premium tea making. It contains the experience and wisdom of generations over the past century. Frying tea with bare hands, burn blisters are not something rare. But I take them as unique 'medals' for tea makers, with a sense of achievement. Tea frying is widely considered a tough job, and my master was once worried that this skill would be lost. However, in recent years, more and more young people of my age have set foot in this field, following in the steps of

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