Tea region map
Yushan Tea Region
Four pickings a year
About this region
WhereXinyi and Shuili — a newer growing area
ScaleAbout 360 ha, high-elevation throughout
Cultivars and characterIt is cold enough that the year yields only four pickings, most of them by hand. The liquor is a clear honeyed green, the aroma restrained, the body full and sweet without any bite.
NearbyYushan National Park, the Tataka recreation area, Dongpu hot springs, the Couple Trees, the Batongguan trail, the Lulin sacred tree
These figures will be updated if they change.
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Xinzhongheng TeaXinzhongheng 1700m 1700 m1.8–3.6kXinyi Township TeaXinyi 1600m 1600 m1.8–3.6kTataka TeaTataka 1600m 1600 m1.8–3.6kJiumei TeaJiumei 1400m 1400 m1.8–3.6kShalixian TeaShalixian 1400m 1400 m1.8–3.6kShenmu TeaShenmu 1300m 1300 m1.8–3.6kDongpu TeaDongpu 1200m 1200 m1.3–2.6kDili TeaDili 1200m 1200 m1.3–2.6kCaopingtou TeaCaopingtou 1100m 1100 m1.3–2.6kXinshan Wild TeaXinshan 1100m 1100 m1.3–2.6kErjian TeaErjian Tea 900m 900 m1.3–2.6k
Plants grown here1
What there is to do here
1 routes Day trip Caopingtou・Yushan visitor tea gardens
Caopingtou and the Yushan visitor gardens in Xinyi township, 1,250–1,500 m up on the flank of Jade Mountain. There is a giant teapot landmark here, and the whole run of the New Central Cross-Island Highway.