DayaTang owns two major brands: "F.T.L. 豐泰隆"
and "DayaTang 大雅堂" (registered trademarks)
A Cup of Good Tea
the Perseverance and Heritage of Six Generations
DayaTang owns two major brands: "F.T.L. 豐泰隆"
and "DayaTang 大雅堂" (registered trademarks)
F.T.L.：Since 1851
F.T.L. 豐泰隆 is the brand with the most complete and clearest-traceable lineage in the inheritance system of the "Tanyang Congou Tea-Making Craft".
As recorded in Memorial to the Throne by Yinggui, Viceroy of Fujian and Zhejiang: "The single village of Tanyang produces over 7,000 crates of tea annually, accounting for more than 70% of Fujian black tea output".
1827.9.9 – 1893.4.4）
Shi Guangling was the founder of F.T.L. 丰泰隆.
He was also one of the founders of Tanyang Congou black tea and a pioneer of China's modern tea industry.
He pioneered the maritime tea route for Fujian black tea.
He invented the double-smoking method, and due to the excellent quality of its tea, F.T.L. 丰泰隆 was selected as a supplier of specialty tea for the British royal family.
Cross-verification: Annotated Original Text of the 1888 Entry in the "Royal Specialty Procurement Records"
1889, LS 4/132, Held in the National Archives of the UK
Accounting records of the Lord Steward’s Office (Royal Household) show:
"The expenditure on purchasing F.T.L. 豐泰隆 double-smoked black tea accounted for 17% of the budget for Eastern teas,
(1895-1972)
Shi Zuofan (style name: Fulong), the great-grandson of Shi Guangling, was one of the founders of China's tea industry in the new era and the first Chief Tea Evaluator of the State-run Fu'an Tea Refining Factory.
He systematically established the modern black tea evaluation system, trained the first batch of tea experts aiding foreign countries, and his compiled work Essentials of Minhong Black Tea Refining remains a classic textbook in tea science.
Core Contribution: Formulated industry standards for China's black tea industry;Technological Innovation & Inheritance: "Step-by-Step Fermentation Method";During the special period, he protected traditional tea-making techniques.
In 2021, the Tanyang Congou Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center recognized him as the "Founder of the Modern Black Tea Refining System".
The tea-making workshop of F.T.L. 豐泰隆 holds significant importance in the history of tea production and is recognized as a cultural relic in China.
(1928-2015)
Shi Jikang: Tea Scientist, Tea Engineer, and Head of the Technology Section of the State-run Tanyang Tea Factory.
During the special period, he was sent to the countryside for labor reform due to his landlord family background. At that time, the tea-making technique of Chinese Congou black tea was on the verge of being lost, and Shi Jikang protected this intangible cultural heritage (ICH) with his life:
In the winter of 1969, Shi Jikang used an ox-cart to hide six crates of old tea-making tools engraved with "F.T.L. 豐泰隆" in an abandoned kiln on the north slope of Baiyun Mountain;
In 1972 (recorded in the 2005 edition of Tanyang Village Chronicles), Shi Jikang transferred a batch of old tea-making tools to the home of his relatives in Xiapu County;
Shi Liqiang is a representative inheritor of the traditional tea-making technique of Tanyang Congou black tea and a tea industry innovator in the 21st century.
The intangible cultural heritage (ICH) collection tea products supervised by Shi Liqiang set a record for contemporary black tea auctions at 450,000 yuan per box in the charity auction held by the Song Qingling Foundation. CCTV programs such as Science and Education Channel and Exploring and Discovering have produced featured reports on him and his related deeds.
AromaPrimeTea 冠香红 & Double-Smoking Method – The Oriental Taste Code Flowing in the Genes
Six generations have guarded the inheritance of taste through the double-smoking technique (with 0.8% theaflavin) and AromaPrimeTea 冠香红 (with an 85% purple bud rate).
The royal tribute tea (recorded in the 1887 Golden Jubilee Tea List) and global evidence (the 1908 tea crate in Singapore) confirm its 174-year cultural depth. From the auction premium in London to the contemporary transaction price of 450,000 yuan per box, it continues to write the charm of Oriental tea through traditional charcoal roasting and genetic innovation.
Brand Epic
Incense Offering at Zhenwu Bridge - A Tale of the Tea Town
Daughter Learning to Make Tea - A Tale of the Tea Town
Craftsmanship never fades
Moving from yesterday to the future
Time carves traces on the tea caddy
F.T.L. 豐泰隆's tea aroma penetrates 174 years of time
Vicissitudes continue
the cultural context
Inheriting the century-old tea legacy of F.T.L. 豐泰隆，the Dayatang 大雅堂 ICH Inheritors Alliance — composed of over a hundred ICH tea makers, tea utensil craftsmen, and tea culture scholars. It extends to the fields of ancient utensil-making techniques and tea space aesthetics, with new craftsmen joining every month.
They are lightkeepers, each with distinct personalities yet sharing a common obsession with craftsmanship — their handiworks take uncounted days and nights, blending heart and hand, treating every detail of the teaware like a daughter’s dowry as they chisel and carve; they spend years shuttling between laboratories and ancient texts to restore ancient tea recipes. The reason these obsessive stars burn is simply to answer a question: When robotic arms can perfectly replicate all processes, why do human hands still tremble to pass on the 174-year-old warmth?
Life is fleeting, yet heritage remains ever new.
On the alliance's display wall,photos of deceased craftsmen still hang—
their gaze still fixes on the direction of tea culture.
Just as the six generations of inheritors of F.T.L. 豐泰隆:
from tea workshops of the late Qing Dynasty
to today's "AromaPrimeTea 冠香红",
they have always been etching the lines of inheritance.
In the 19th century, F.T.L. 豐泰隆 black tea appeared as an Eastern luxury in top auction houses across over a dozen countries worldwide.The roots of craftsmanship are deeply planted in the soil of civilization, quietly waiting for the vitality of sprouting.
In September 2025,
DayaTang 大雅堂 and the government signed an agreement,
joining hands to build the China National International Cultural Trade Base (Sanya) to facilitate
Chinese ICH going global
China National
International Cultural Trade Base (Sanya)
It was officially awarded the plaque on October 19, 2023, by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China. It is jointly guided by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Ministry of Commerce, together with the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the National Radio and Television Administration.
It is one of the national-level international cultural trade bases and the only comprehensive platform in Hainan Province to receive this honor.
We have built a global independent website for the base, carried out cross-border live streaming and cultural export activities, and promoted Chinese tea culture, ancient craftsmanship utensils, and spatial aesthetics to enter the global vision.
Our core brand "F.T.L. 豐泰隆" is now a key incubated ICH (Intangible Cultural Heritage) benchmark project of the base. This tea aroma has weathered a century of storms, connecting tradition and modernity.
Craftsmanship Endures,
Now in Vogue
We are ICH Inheritors, lightkeepers. This craft comes quietly to you with tea as the medium and utensils as the carrier. We do not seek to prove its expensiveness; we only ask you to touch the chiseled patterns on the teaware and savor the precipitated time in the tea soup — as the light of traditional craftsmanship flickers through 174 years, how deep an obsession must ICH inheritors hold to resist two centuries of oblivion?
Oriental Tea Studies Stage at Top Auction Houses
Since 2016, the alliance has collaborated with more than ten auction houses, including China Guardian, Xiling Auction, and Rongbaozhai, to hold a total of 65 special auctions on intangible cultural heritage tea products and tea wares .
China Guardian since 2017:
We have begun launching special events such as "Si Cha Ya Wu Da Ya Tang" and "Nature's Great Flavors Da Ya Tang".
Xiling Auction since 2019:
The "Contemporary New Craftsmanship Grand Hall Special Exhibition" has been launched.
More than ten auction houses have become partners of Dayatang, which undoubtedly demonstrates the exquisite craftsmanship and cultural connotation of our work.
Currently, Dayatang is working with seventy intangible cultural heritage inheritors, as well as scholars of tea ware, tea, and furniture, to actively contact the largest auction houses to hold a "Special Auction of Works by Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritors" to promote the works of intangible cultural heritage inheritors and Chinese tea ceremony and tea gifts.
Promotion of intangible cultural heritage
Dayatang Intangible Cultural Heritage collaborated with CCTV-9 and CCTV-10 to produce a promotional video on intangible cultural heritage protection .
CCTV's Science and Education Channel and Discovery Channel, among other media outlets, featured a special report on Shi Liqiang, an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, which was then rebroadcast by Fujian TV and Fuzhou TV.
Dayatang Intangible Cultural Heritage collaborates with CCTV10 on the intangible cultural heritage of thin-walled porcelain : Dayatang filmed the story of Xiong Lao Er, the King of Thin-Walled Porcelain in Jingdezhen.
Dayatang produced a documentary for Sheng Yiyuan, a master of Yongkang tin carving, on his application for intangible cultural heritage status. They also filmed promotional videos for intangible cultural heritage protection, showcasing the charm of techniques such as Mengshan tea making and Jingdezhen thin-walled porcelain.
Daya Hall Intangible Cultural Heritage Journey
The Dayatang Intangible Cultural Heritage Journey has lasted for ten years, covering all the famous tea-producing areas in China and even traveling to Japan to visit the inheritors of the tea ware and lacquerware techniques.
Nearly a decade has passed, a journey of ten thousand miles. This tea-seeking journey was not a leisurely stroll, but a arduous trek to deeply cultivate tea culture. Ten years is neither long nor short, yet it has witnessed too many changes—some old friends captured on camera have quietly passed away; close companions who once traveled with us have gradually faded from the journey, a thought that inevitably brings a sense of sadness. We are but a drop in the ocean, merely fleeting passersby in the long river of time, and cannot help but lament the brevity and impermanence of life. To date, we have visited nearly a hundred inheritors of intangible cultural heritage in tea making and teaware craftsmanship. They are like stars scattered in the long river of tea culture, each shining brightly. Stepping into their lives, we experience both the joy of acquiring skills and the profound emotions that touch the heart. Each inheritor carries a unique story, wielding the exquisite skills passed down through generations, collectively outlining the vibrant pulse of tea culture.
