Tea region map
Taoyuan Tea Region
Three townships, three tea names
About this region
WhereLongtan (Longquan), Yangmei's Xiucaiwo (Xiucai), Luzhu (Lufeng Oolong)
ScaleMostly hills and low mountains; the scale differs from township to township
Cultivars and characterLongtan's gardens sit on three terraces — Longtan, Dianzihu and Tongluoquan — between 300 and 400 metres, on red earth that drains well; Lee Teng-hui gave the tea its name, Longquan, in 1983, and before that it was simply Baozhong. Yangmei's Xiucai tea grows around Xiucaiwo and Aipingzai on some forty hectares, next door to the tea research station's headquarters, so new cultivars and new methods reach these growers first. Luzhu's Lufeng Oolong was named in 1996, with graded packaging introduced at the same time. Across Taoyuan the planted area fell from 1,595 hectares in 1997 to 534 in 2019.
NearbyDaxi old street, Shimen Reservoir, Xpark aquarium, the Cihu mausoleum, Window on China, the Lalashan giant trees
These figures will be updated if they change.
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What there is to do here
2 routes Day trip Longtan・Yangmei
Longtan and Yangmei are cycling country. The slopes are gentle, the ponds many, and the tea gardens sit between fish ponds and farms, so you can stop often. This is also one of the districts that makes Oriental Beauty.