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- Last chance to order the Annual Alishan Jin Xuan Spring 2025 Festival Winner. This rare and high-quality oolong tea is a perfect gift for yourself and everyone who loves tea from Taiwan. The tea comes in a gift box and includes two metal tins. Free delivery.
- Annual Alishan Spring Festival Winner is available for order. This rare and high-quality oolong tea is a perfect gift for yourself and everyone who loves tea from Taiwan. The tea comes in a gift box and includes two metal tins. Free delivery.
- Sanxia Organic Honey Black Tea is available in our shop.
- Rare Organic Dayuling Oolong from Plantation 105K is available for order.
- Shei-Pa Organic Formosa Oolong is available in our shop.
- Looking for your favorite Taiwanese tea? Ask us and we will find it for you! If you don't know the name of the tea, you can easy send us photo of teabag with hieroglyphs.
- Why the Taiwanese oolong is more expensive, than Chinese? Find the answer here.
Latest arrivals
Annual Alishan Jin Xuan Spring 2025 Festival Winner 600 gr. package (阿里山金萱優良獎比賽茶)
This is a winner of annual Alishan spring tea competition (tea festival) of 2025. Tea is delivered i..
Longjing Organic Green Tea from Sanxia District (龍井茶)
A very rare and uncharacteristic green tea for Taiwan, Longjing from Sanxia District is an unoxidize..
Annual Alishan Spring 2025 Festival Winner (阿里山春茶比賽茶)
This is a winner of annual Alishan spring tea competition (tea festival) of 2025. Tea is delivered i..
Annual Competition Winner Bao Zhong (Pouchong) (包種茶) year 2025
This is a winner of annual Pouchong tea competition (tea festival) of 2025. Tea is delivered in a gi..
Sanxia Organic Honey Black Tea (三峽蜜香紅茶)
Sanxia Organic Honey Black Tea is a rare black tea, which comes from biological organic farm in Sanx..
Longjing Green Tea from Sanxia District (龍井茶)
A rare and uncharacteristic green tea for Taiwan, Longjing from Sanxia District is an unoxidized pan..
Li Shan Hwa Guan / Hua Guan Oolong (華崗極品清香)
Hwa Guan (Hua Guan) Oolong is rare oolong from Hwa Guan Area (a.k.a. Hwa Gardens), from Li Shan moun..
Spring Alpine Oolong from Dayuling Plantation 88K (大禹嶺春茶)
Dayuling (Da Yu Ling) Spring Oolong tea is a top-grade oolong tea from the plantation at 88 km in Da..
Bestsellers
High Mountain Alishan Oolong Tea (高山地阿里山烏龍茶)
Mt. Ali Oolong from Ali Shan area is one of the best and the most famous oolong from Taiwan. Alisha..
Dong Ding Oolong Tea (凍頂)
Dong Ding, also spelled Tung-ting, is a premium oolong tea from Taiwan. The name Dong Ding means ..
Four Season Spring Oolong / Si Ji Chun Tea Taoyuan (四季春)
This is Four Season Spring Oolong from Lala mountain in Fusing town, Taoyuan county. This tea is ..
Sun Moon Lake Black Tea / Tea #18 (日月潭紅茶)
Premium Taiwan Sun Moon Lake Black Tea (Tea # 18) is rare black (red) tea from Central Taiwan (Yuchi..
Oriental Beauty Oolong Tea / Dongfang Meiren (東方美人茶)
Oriental Beauty Oolong Tea (Dongfang Meiren or Dong Fang Mei Ren) from Hsinchu County is also known ..
Alishan Shihjhuo Jin Xuan Milk Oolong (阿里山石槕金萱)
High Mountain Alishan Shijhou Jin Xuan milk oolong comes from Ali Mountain Area, from Shihjhuo towns..
Honey GABA Oolong / Cui Yu / Tea #13 (蜜香翠玉)
This is Rare Honey GABA Oolong (Cui Yu / Tea #13) from Mei Shan Mountain in Chiayi County which grow..
Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea (鐵觀音)
Tie Guanyin (Iron Guanyin) is a mainland tea tree from Anxi County, Fujian Province. The place of th..
Most popular products
High Mountain Alishan Oolong Tea (高山地阿里山烏龍茶)
Mt. Ali Oolong from Ali Shan area is one of the best and the most famous oolong from Taiwan. Alisha..
Sun Moon Lake Black Tea / Tea #18 (日月潭紅茶)
Premium Taiwan Sun Moon Lake Black Tea (Tea # 18) is rare black (red) tea from Central Taiwan (Yuchi..
Oriental Beauty Oolong Tea / Dongfang Meiren (東方美人茶)
Oriental Beauty Oolong Tea (Dongfang Meiren or Dong Fang Mei Ren) from Hsinchu County is also known ..
Dong Ding Oolong Tea (凍頂)
Dong Ding, also spelled Tung-ting, is a premium oolong tea from Taiwan. The name Dong Ding means ..
Bao Zhong Oolong Tea / Pouchong (包種茶) from Pinglin District
Bao Zhong oolong tea grows on the Wenshan Mountains near Taipei in northern Taiwan, in Pingling coun..
Tie Guan Yin Oolong Tea (鐵觀音)
Tie Guanyin (Iron Guanyin) is a mainland tea tree from Anxi County, Fujian Province. The place of th..
Red Oolong Tea / Hong wu long from Hsinchu (紅烏龍)
This Red Oolong Tea (Hong wu long) is growing in Hsinchu County. Due to high fermentation level 85..
Premium Ruby Black Tea #18 (紅玉台茶18號)
Ruby Black Tea (also called Taiwan Assam Tea, Red Jade, Hong Yu or Taiwan tea #18) is a tea tree var..
All about Tea from Taiwan
Decoding the antioxidant power of oolong tea
Tannins in tea
Dragon boat festival (端午節)
The Duanwu Festival, also often known as the Dragon Boat Festival, is a traditional holiday originating in China, occurring near the summer solstice. It is also known as Zhongxiao Festival commemorating fealty and filial piety.
The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the four most important holidays that is celebrated in the Southwest of China. It has been held annually for 2000 years.
Oil in tea
Sometimes when brewing tea, you can notice small oily spots floating on the surface of the brewed tea. This can happen when brewing tea which has been roasted, for example, in a large pan or wok.
Spring and winter teas in Taiwan – what is the difference?
History of Tea in Taiwan
Two wild, indigenous tea subspecies, Taiwan Mountain Tea and Red Sprout Mountain Tea, were discovered in Taiwan as early as the 17th century. However, they had little economic value and were not widely used due to their bitter taste and thin, brittle leaves.
More than 200 years ago, some tea trees from Fujian Province in continental China were delivered to Taiwan. It was the beginning of the tea culture in Taiwan.
The Life Cycle of a Tea Tree
Hungry Ghost Festival (盂蘭節)
Gaiwan - traditional teaware
Gaiwan (蓋碗/盖碗) is a special cup with a cover and a saucer for a tea brewing. Volume could be different - usually it is 80-200 ml. Usually gaiwan is made from porcelain, but also could be from glass or clay.
Cingjing Farm (Qingjing Farm)
Did you know? Tea Facts
