Pic story of Chinese master of tea-scenting techniques

Fu Tianfu, a master of tea-scenting techniques, scents tea leaves with jasmine buds at a tea workshop in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on Dec. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

Fuzhou Jasmine tea scenting techniques have state-level intangible cultural heritage status in China. Jasmine tea is tea scented with the aroma of jasmine blossoms and typically has green tea as its base. The hot and humid climate and the red soil in east China's Fujian Province provide favorable conditions for jasmine and tea plants to thrive, becoming the high-quality ingredients that are needed for jasmine tea.

Fu Tianfu, a master of tea-scenting techniques, processes a bag of tea leaves by gently treading at a tea workshop in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on Dec. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

Fu Tianfu, a master of tea-scenting techniques, repetitively scents tea leaves with jasmine buds at a tea workshop in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on Dec. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

Fu Tianfu, a master of tea-scenting techniques, selects tea leaves with a special sifter at a tea workshop in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on Dec. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

This photo taken on Dec. 16, 2022 shows samples of different types of jasmine tea displayed at a tea workshop in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

Fu Tianfu, a master of tea-scenting techniques, roasts tea leaves at a tea workshop in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on Dec. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

This photo taken on Dec. 16, 2022 shows a mixture of green tea leaves and jasmine buds waiting to be further processed at a tea workshop in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

Fu Tianfu, a master of tea-scenting techniques, separates jasmine buds from tea leaves with a special sifter at a tea workshop in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on Dec. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

Fu Tianfu, a master of tea-scenting techniques, tests fire temperature before roasting tea leaves at a tea workshop in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on Dec. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

Fu Tianfu, a master of tea-scenting techniques, separates fractured tea leaves with a winnow at a tea workshop in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on Dec. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)

Fu Tianfu, a master of tea-scenting techniques, selects tea leaves with a special sifter at a tea workshop in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, on Dec. 16, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)