Dongpu Tea｜Yushan Tea Region　1200 m

Dongpu Tea

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Dongpu Tea

Yushan Tea Region　Dongpu 1200m　Elevation 1200 m

Floral

Flavour

Light-fragrance style

Dongpu sits at about 1,200 m, known for both hot springs and tea. The bush grows between spring steam and cold mountain air, which keeps the leaf tender and full of pectin. The liquor is a bright honeyed green with fresh high-mountain florals and a little cold minerality. Crisp and sweet, smooth in the throat, mild rather than bitter — the tea to drink after a soak.

Fair priceestimated

1,300–2,600 NT$ / 600 g

One jin is 600 g. Below NT$800, be sceptical.

A reasonable range is NT$1,300–2,600 per 600 g. Below NT$800, ask more questions. This range is estimated from nearby regions and elevation; it has not been verified against listed prices.

What to ask when buying this

What is the actual elevation?

One region can span 700 m to 1,700 m, with several times the price difference. The same name does not mean the same grade.

Compare two or three sellers first

This price range is estimated from nearby regions and elevation and has not been verified, so compare for yourself.

Which season is this from?

Spring and winter lots fetch the highest prices and the best aroma; summer and autumn are a step down in both.

May I taste it first?

If they will not let you taste but want you to buy 600 g of something expensive, walk away. It is the simplest and most effective filter there is.

Specifications

TypeOolong tea

Leaf styleBall-rolled oolong

CultivarQingxin Oolong

HarvestSpring & Winter

Oxidation / RoastLightly oxidised　Light roast

CharacterSlightly cooling

Brewing latitudeModerate

ConstitutionGood for warm constitutions

About the origin

The Dongpu area of Xinyi Township, Nantou is known for Yushan high-mountain tea and Shalixian high-mountain oolong — sweet, with the elevation clearly in it.

Setting: the gardens lie high among the Yushan peaks and around Dongpu and Shalixian, with a wide day-night swing.

Character: mostly high-mountain oolong and the Jinxuan family, sweet with an aroma the ground gives it.

These figures will be updated if they change.

Brewing

Water temp.95–100 °C

Leaf to water3g / 150ml

Infusion times60　45　60　80 sec

Cold brew5 g per 500 ml, 7 h refrigerated

Harvest months4、5、11、12 月

Temperatures follow the official category guidance. Source: TRES — Effects of water quality and temperature on tea liquor

Common mistakes with this tea

Use hot enough water

95°C or above. Too cool and the roast aroma never opens, leaving it flat.

A longer first infusion is normal

Rolled-ball leaf needs the first infusion to open up; the second is then shorter.

Seal it and keep it dark

Best drunk within two months.

Start with 30–75 g

The most common beginner regret is buying 600 g on the first try. Buy a jin only after you know you like it.

What to eat with it

Tangyuan Rice Balls冬至・元宵Essential at the winter solstice and Lantern Festival. Sesame or peanut inside a soft glutinous skin — a symbol of the family gathered whole.

Longan Rice Cake冬Glutinous rice steamed with dried longan and rice wine — warming, deeply aromatic. The sweet side of Taiwan’s winter tonic tradition.

Glutinous rice clings and the sweetness lingers on the tongue. A tea with some astringency clears it away.

This one is Taiwan-only — not available overseasHere are the closest teas we can actually ship you:

Location accuracy: named locality (23.5520, 120.8900). This marks the growing area, not one specific garden.