RIP, 108 year old Tea Immortal Tianfu Zhang

http://wteao.org/mr-tianfu-zhang-awarded-wteao-life-time-contribution-award/

video：mr. tianfu zhang awarded world tea organization life time contribution award

World Tea Organization is sad to announce that, 09:22 06/04/2017 beijing time, Mr. Tianfu Zhang, the “Tea Immortal Life Time Contribution Award” winner and World Tea Organization senior advisor, just passed away in peace, at the tea immortal age of 108. Mr. Tianfu Zhang is the greatest tea expert in the world for his effort for building up the modern Chinese Tea industry, including the first tea R&D institute, the first tea machine and the cultivating of Chinese organic tea industry, and the most important, the promotion of the Chinese Tea Culture!Here we are in memory of his contribution to the tea society and wish him a peaceful life in heaven. We are encouraged to working harder towards a better “Healthy, Harmony, Pure, Nature” tea world.— World Tea Organization President and all board members.

The contributions of Mr. Tianfu Zhang was summarized as followed:

http://wteao.org/mr-tianfu-zhang-awarded-wteao-life-time-contribution-award/

Reports by National level news agency on Mr. Tianfu Zhang and WTeaO Tea Immortal Award and Senior Advisor Appointment by WTeaO President Dr. Xingcai Zhang and Advisory Board President Prof. Mildred Dresselhaus:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-12/09/c_129396543.htm

http://news.163.com/16/1216/07/C8D343H000014Q4P.html

https://m.weibo.cn/status/Els5PySeW

Reports by National level news agency and educational institutes on Mr. Tianfu Zhang`s pass-away and WTeaO Tea Immortal Award and Senior Advisor Appointment:

http://www.ctsca2010.com/news_view.aspx?id=1377

http://www.ifenglife.com/wap/essay_show.aspx?id=11958&dl=lx&leibie=119

http://news.njau.edu.cn/2017/0424/c72a86324/pagem.htm

http://www.weiyuehao.com/article-88774-1.html

https://m.weibo.cn/status/Els5PySeW

http://news.uc.cn/a_7636412189026384702/

http://xw.qq.com/fj/20170604016224/FJC2017060401622400

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