Zhang Liang
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Born in November 1965 in Luzhou, Sichuan Province, he is of Han ethnicity. He is a national representative bearer of Luzhou Laojiaojiu Niangzhi Jiyi (Luzhou Laojiao liquor brewing craftsmanship), a fourth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. In 1984 he was admitted to the Department of Fermentation Engineering of the Sichuan Institute of Light Industry and Chemical Technology, now Sichuan University of Light Chemical Technology, to study baijiu brewing, and after graduating with outstanding results he remained at the university to teach brewing and fermentation technology. During his time at the Luyang Qujiu Distillery he developed deep expertise in research on the brewing technique of strong-aroma baijiu. While working at Luzhou Laojiao Co., Ltd., he led the recovery and collation of the traditional processes of Luzhou Laojiao and systematically summarized the Luzhou Laojiao liquor brewing technique. At the same time he raised the production process standards for Guojiao 1573 and successfully established Guojiao 1573 as a connoisseur-grade, benchmark baijiu in China. He implemented a mentor-apprentice system in the enterprise so that the laojiao liquor brewing technique is passed on from generation to generation.
Honors & Recognition
As a principal researcher he took part in the project Research on the Production Technology of Guojiao Liquor, which won first prize in the craft and product achievement category of the 2004 Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Progress Awards.
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