Mei Yang
Director, Phoenix Dancong & Guangdong oolong
Mei Yang was appointed Director, Phoenix Dancong & Guangdong oolong in March 2021, bringing a decade of field research on Fenghuang Shan to the role. She trained under Lin Shuqing, a fifth-generation dancong producer, and completed a formal apprenticeship at the Guangdong Tea Research Institute in 2012. Her expertise covers the full spectrum of Fenghuang Dancong cultivars — from *Mí Lán Xiāng* (蜜兰香) to *Yā Shǐ Xiāng* (鸭屎香) — as well as the smoked black teas of Tongmu Guan, including *Zhèngshān Xiǎozhǒng* (正山小种) and *Jīn Jùn Méi* (金骏眉). Under her direction, Teamotea’s Guangdong oolong program expanded to 27 single-origin lots in 2023, each subjected to the company’s three-tier sensory protocol. In 2022, Teamotea reported that its Phoenix dancong offerings conform to GB/T 19598-2006, the national standard for Fenghuang Dancong tea ratified in 2006, a commitment Mei Yang has championed through annual laboratory verification. Her sourcing calendar now includes 14 villages across Chaozhou, with vertical lots that track seasonal variation within the *Fènghuáng Shān* (凤凰山) appellation. She chairs no formal examination board but serves as lead evaluator for internal credentialing in oolong and black tea, and her comparative tasting notes form the backbone of Teamotea’s advanced sensory modules at [tea.school](https://tea.school). Field video from her sourcing rounds and cultivar deep-dives appear on [tea.travel](https://tea.travel), while her full tasting library is archived on thetea.app. Mei Yang is based in Chaozhou, Guangdong.
Specialties
- *dāncōng* (单丛)
- *mí lán xiāng* (蜜兰香)
- *fènghuáng shān* (凤凰山)
- *zhèngshān xiǎozhǒng* (正山小种)
- *jīn jùn méi* (金骏眉)
- *hóngchá* (红茶)
Mei Yang was appointed Director, Phoenix Dancong & Guangdong oolong in March 2021, bringing a decade of field research on Fenghuang Shan to the role. She trained under Lin Shuqing, a fifth-generation dancong producer, and completed a formal apprenticeship at the Guangdong Tea Research Institute in 2012. Her expertise covers the full spectrum of Fenghuang Dancong cultivars — from Mí Lán Xiāng (蜜兰香) to Yā Shǐ Xiāng (鸭屎香) — as well as the smoked black teas of Tongmu Guan, including Zhèngshān Xiǎozhǒng (正山小种) and Jīn Jùn Méi (金骏眉).
Under her direction, Teamotea’s Guangdong oolong program expanded to 27 single-origin lots in 2023, each subjected to the company’s three-tier sensory protocol. In 2022, Teamotea reported that its Phoenix dancong offerings conform to GB/T 19598-2006, the national standard for Fenghuang Dancong tea ratified in 2006, a commitment Mei Yang has championed through annual laboratory verification. Her sourcing calendar now includes 14 villages across Chaozhou, with vertical lots that track seasonal variation within the Fènghuáng Shān (凤凰山) appellation.
She chairs no formal examination board but serves as lead evaluator for internal credentialing in oolong and black tea, and her comparative tasting notes form the backbone of Teamotea’s advanced sensory modules at tea.school. Field video from her sourcing rounds and cultivar deep-dives appear on tea.travel, while her full tasting library is archived on thetea.app. Mei Yang is based in Chaozhou, Guangdong.