SOLAR TERMS 4/5
Pure Brightness
Baozhong is exactly right for Qingming — and Taiwan makes it, so there is no substitute needed.
重點：清熱、疏肝、喚醒身體能量。
Drink this term
西湖龍井 / 文山包種 清爽明目，適合清明時節思緒的整理。
包種與龍井臺灣都有
What the gardens are doing now
The days before Qingming are the best stretch of the year for green tea and light Baozhong. It is still cool, the shoots grow slowly, amino acids accumulate, and the cup tastes fresh. After this the flavour turns into something else.
Being picked this month
Wenshan Baozhong TeaTaipei City 600 m Orchid Floral0.8–2.0kMuzha TieguanyinMuzha 325 m Ripe Fruit Fruity2.0–4.0kNangang Baozhong TeaNangang 275 m Orchid Floral0.8–2.0kPinglin Baozhong TeaPinglin 600 m Returning Sweetness Floral0.8–2.0kSanxia Biluochun Green TeaSanxia Haishan 300 m Nori Seaweed Fresh Grass1.4–2.4kSanxia Haishan Longjing Green TeaSanxia Haishan 300 m Bean Floral1.4–2.4kSanxia Haishan Baozhong TeaSanxia Haishan 300 m Returning Sweetness Floral0.8–2.0kShimen TieguanyinShimen 200 m Charcoal Roast Full-bodied2.0–4.0k
99 teas list month 4 as a harvest month; the first few are shown here.
Also suits the term
What to eat this term
Runbing Spring Roll、Mugwort Rice Cake