Zhang Hao
Head of Operations, China
Zhang Hao was appointed Head of Operations, China in 2022 and established the company’s permanent base in Kunming, Yunnan — the strategic capital of global tea sourcing. A graduate of Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, he brought a decade of supply chain and quality-systems experience from the agricultural export sector. His remit now spans China-wide vendor relationships, farm-level auditing, logistics coordination, and the editorial integrity of Teamotea’s travel content. From his Kunming office, Zhang Hao directs a team of regional managers who maintain direct partnerships with over 120 family-run tea producers. He personally led the expansion of the supplier network into high-altitude *shēng pǔ'ěr* (生普洱) areas of Buryatia-style climate zones in northern Yunnan, and into *Mí Lán Xiāng* (蜜兰香) oolong territories in Guangdong. Under his oversight, the number of certified direct-supply agreements rose 40% year-over-year in 2023, and average transport time from farm to consolidation hub fell by two days. His operational playbook is audited against China’s national tea standard GB/T 30357.2-2013 and integrates sustainability metrics developed in partnership with tea.services. All vendor data feeds into the public transparency dashboard hosted on puerh.app, a sister brand that displays provenance journeys from leaf to cup. Beyond logistics, Zhang Hao serves as Travel Content Editor — a role that marries his field knowledge with the editorial mission of tea.travel. He wrote and maintains the site’s national tea atlas, a living map of micro-regions, tea families, and seasonal harvest windows. Each entry is fact-checked through his network, ensuring that every itinerary or story published reflects current on-the-ground reality. He has personally curated travel-guide coverage of the *Wò Duī* (渥堆) piles in Menghai and the early flush *Lóngjǐng* (龙井) villages near Hangzhou. Zhang Hao’s approach is governed by the belief that China’s tea supply chain must be as legible as it is legendary — and that operational rigor is the foundation of trust, both with producers and with the global consumer. He continues to expand Teamotea’s in-country footprint, with a focus on building long-term relationships that honour the craft and integrity of Chinese tea.
Specialties
- China operations
- vendor relationships
- supply chain
- travel writing
- China atlas
Zhang Hao was appointed Head of Operations, China in 2022 and established the company’s permanent base in Kunming, Yunnan — the strategic capital of global tea sourcing. A graduate of Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, he brought a decade of supply chain and quality-systems experience from the agricultural export sector. His remit now spans China-wide vendor relationships, farm-level auditing, logistics coordination, and the editorial integrity of Teamotea’s travel content.
From his Kunming office, Zhang Hao directs a team of regional managers who maintain direct partnerships with over 120 family-run tea producers. He personally led the expansion of the supplier network into high-altitude shēng pǔ’ěr (生普洱) areas of Buryatia-style climate zones in northern Yunnan, and into Mí Lán Xiāng (蜜兰香) oolong territories in Guangdong. Under his oversight, the number of certified direct-supply agreements rose 40% year-over-year in 2023, and average transport time from farm to consolidation hub fell by two days.
His operational playbook is audited against China’s national tea standard GB/T 30357.2-2013 and integrates sustainability metrics developed in partnership with tea.services. All vendor data feeds into the public transparency dashboard hosted on puerh.app, a sister brand that displays provenance journeys from leaf to cup.
Beyond logistics, Zhang Hao serves as Travel Content Editor — a role that marries his field knowledge with the editorial mission of tea.travel. He wrote and maintains the site’s national tea atlas, a living map of micro-regions, tea families, and seasonal harvest windows. Each entry is fact-checked through his network, ensuring that every itinerary or story published reflects current on-the-ground reality. He has personally curated travel-guide coverage of the Wò Duī (渥堆) piles in Menghai and the early flush Lóngjǐng (龙井) villages near Hangzhou.
Zhang Hao’s approach is governed by the belief that China’s tea supply chain must be as legible as it is legendary — and that operational rigor is the foundation of trust, both with producers and with the global consumer. He continues to expand Teamotea’s in-country footprint, with a focus on building long-term relationships that honour the craft and integrity of Chinese tea.