Tea region map
Southern Tea Region
Among the earliest spring pickings in Taiwan
About this region
WhereThe hills around Xinfa in Liugui
Scale200 m to just over 500 m, with the slopes below 400 m cleared for planting; about 100 ha
Cultivars and characterQingxin Oolong and Jinxuan. Picking starts much earlier than in the north, and both the spring and winter lots routinely sell out. Ask early.
NearbyPier-2 Art Center, Lotus Pond, Cijin old street, Fo Guang Shan, E-DA World, Sizihwan
These figures will be updated if they change.
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Plants grown here2
What there is to do here
1 routes Day trip Liugui・Meinong
Kaohsiung’s tea is scattered: Liugui and Namasia up in the hills, Meinong down on the plain, with Motianling, Taoyuan and Maolin each off on their own. What sets this district apart is the wild tea of Liugui — trees that were on those mountains before we were. A day can take in the plain at Meinong and the hills at Liugui.