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A tea-making board game takes you deep into Taiwan's tea industry, distilling a century of tea culture
Taiwan was once a major tea exporter, but affected by rising labor and production costs and lacking international competitiveness, the commercial tea export market gradually shrank after the 60th year of the Republic of China, and the domestic tea development policy also shifted from export to domestic sales. Looking back at the development of the tea industry, most people remember
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The Evolution of the Steaming Green Tea Making Process from Cake Tea to Loose Tea
In the production of steamed green cake tea, in order to improve the shortcomings of difficult-to-remove bitterness and improper aroma, the practice of not kneading or pressing after steaming and directly drying was gradually adopted, transforming steamed green ball tea into steamed green loose tea to preserve the tea's aroma. This reform appeared in the Song Dynasty. The "Song History: Treatise on Food and Money" records: "Tea has two types, one called slice tea, one called loose tea," and slice tea is cake tea. In the Yuan Dynasty, Wang Zhen's "Agricultural Treatise" contains a detailed record of the steamed green loose tea process at that time: "After picking, steam briefly in a steamer, achieving the right degree of rawness and doneness. After steaming, spread thinly on baskets and mats, knead while damp, then enter the roasting stage, spread the fire evenly
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A Detailed Guide to Ancient Tea-Making Methods: An Overview of Traditional Tea Production Techniques
Picking: The time for picking tea must be on clear days during the second, third, and fourth months, and the best target for picking is the tea buds that have just sprouted and are especially upright, growing on weathered limestone. Steaming: Place the freshly picked leaves into a steamer basket, then place the steamer basket into a pot, add water to the pot and cook it on the stove; inside the steamer basket there is a layer made of bamboo skin, and after steaming, take out the layer. Pounding: Pour the steamed tea leaves while hot into a mortar and pound them into pieces; place the pounded tea paste into an iron tea mold. There are many shapes of tea molds, and tea
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Which improved tea tree cultivars are suitable for making Dafo Longjing tea?
With the development of famous and high-quality tea production, the role and benefits of clonal improved cultivars have become increasingly prominent, and they have been rapidly promoted and are deeply welcomed by tea farmers. In order to help the broad community of tea farmers rationally select improved tea seedlings when developing new tea gardens and distinguish inferior or fake tea seedlings, a brief introduction is now given to some improved cultivars suitable for making Dafo Longjing tea. (1) Yingshuang is a national-level improved cultivar, a small tree type, medium-leaf clonal improved cultivar bred and completed by the Hangzhou Tea Research Institute. Its main characteristics are early development, with the picking period for famous tea around March 20, medium bud density, strong white bud ability, and a long growth period; tea can still be picked during the Frost's Descent season, with strong tenderness retention, slightly weak stress resistance, and high yield. It is especially suitable for making famous and high-quality tea, such as Longjing tea; the green tea made from it has high aroma and a strong, fresh taste.
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Oriental Beauty Tea Making Experience to Be Held by the Lakeside of Emei, Hsinchu, China - Registration Now Open
Taiwan, China is an island where your gaze can never escape the mountains, and wherever there are mountains there are Hakka people, and wherever there are Hakka people there is tea. The Hakka have played an important role in the history of Taiwan, China's tea, and among them Oriental Beauty Tea is the very representative of Hakka tea, and also a key product of the Romantic Taoyuan-Hsinchu-Miaoli Route 3...
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Detailed guide to making a forest-style bonsai, teaching you bonsai making step by step
Forest-style bonsai works are loved by many friends; they are like miniature forests and very distinctive. There are many ways to make a forest-style bonsai. Today I will share with you a simple method for making a forest-style bonsai. Let's learn together...
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