by David Campbell | May 3, 2020 | General, Issues, Taiwanese Tea History
The Prologue Being in semi-quarantine for nearly two months affects the mind. Now that’s not news you say; clearly, it’s the case. Yes but, one is given to ponder the most fundamental and complex of human questions, the ontological and epistemological foundations of...
by David Campbell | Sep 1, 2019 | General, Taiwanese Tea History
The very early years Earlier this month Taiwan’s Tea Research and Extension Station (TRES) introduced the latest product of their century old plant breeding program; TTES #24.[1][2] This is significant for TTES #24 is only the second tea bred using a Taiwanese wild...
by David Campbell | Jul 1, 2019 | Taiwanese Tea History
Gaoshan: the baby As Taiwan’s Spring 2019 high mountain oolong tea comes on the market, a brief look at the history and development of this style of tea seems in order. This recounting cites only two or three independent sources and is based primarily on the...
by David Campbell | Jun 1, 2019 | Taiwanese Tea History
Muzha This recounting of the story of Muzha tea is based on recollections and oral traditions related by Lin Wen Shin, a long-time grower and producer in the region. I have not verified the story against documents from the various periods for none exist; or at...
by David Campbell | May 1, 2019 | Taiwanese Tea History
The Tale of Lin Feng Chi In 1855, Lin Feng Chi set out for the Chinese mainland from his home in Nantou county on the island of Formosa (now the country of Taiwan.) He was off to write his provincial civil service examinations. As he was an impecunious scholar,...
by David Campbell | Nov 1, 2018 | Taiwanese Tea History
The Cultivar Qing xin wulong is the most widely planted cultivar in Taiwan and it is used in the production of some of that nation’s finest and most expensive teas. If you enjoy a good Lishan it will almost certainly be qing xin wulong. The same is true for most other...
