Dongmei Shen, Ph.D., Researcher at the Institute of Ancient History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Director of the Tea Culture Committee at the Chinese National Studies Research and Exchange Center, Founder and Director of the Chinese Tea Etiquette Group. Deputy Director of the Academic Committee of the China International Tea Culture Research Association, and Deputy Director of the Tea Art Committee of the Chinese Tea Society. Expert accompanying the CCTV documentary series "The Tea Road," and Chief Expert for the eighth episode of the second season of "China in Books" on "The Classic of Tea. "Director of the Academic Committee of the Zen Tea Department at the Nanhai Buddhist College.