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Indian Tea Hit by Drought and Pandemic, Prices Expected to Rise
Besides commodities, prices of other goods also continue to climb. Under the double blow of severe drought weather and a worsening pandemic, India, as the world's second-largest tea producer, is facing the threat of declining output and stalled tea-picking operations, which may further push tea prices up.
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Guangdong Xinxing Xiangwo Tea Expands into Hong Kong and Macao Markets, Tea Culture Industry Base Completed
As a National Geographical Indication product and one of "Guangdong's Top Ten Famous Teas", "Xiangwo Tea" produced in Xinxing County in western Guangdong has seen the successive completion of the Xiangwo Tea Ecological Park and the Xiangwo Tea Culture Industry Base. On June 10, reporters learned from Xiangshun Xiangwo Zen Tea Company that "Xiangwo Tea" is exploring a "
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Taiwan's Pouchong Tea King Emerges! New Taipei Good Tea Pouchong Results Announced
During the COVID-19 pandemic across Taiwan, the New Taipei Good Tea Spring Pouchong Tea Evaluation became one of the few competitions to be held smoothly as scheduled, and its results are now out. Farmer Zhong Wenqing from Pinglin District stood out and won the top prize, the honor of "Pouchong Tea King." In addition, in response to the severe pandemic this year, the Pinglin District Farmers' Association also responded to the stay-at-home economy by listing the Wenshan Pouchong Tea spring competition tea on the "Pinglin District Farmers' Association - Taiwan Yellow Pages" mall for sale. Free shipping is available on purchases of 2,000 yuan or more, allowing people to stay at home and still safely enjoy seasonal tea delivered directly from the place of origin. It is currently the spring tea production season. Due to the severe COVID-19 pandemic, all kinds of local specialty tea evaluations across Taiwan have been affected. In consideration of epidemic prevention, measures such as postponement or cancellation have been adopted. Because Wenshan Pouchong Tea is an important local specialty tea of New Taipei City, and Pinglin District is the main production area of pouchong tea, accounting for 60% of the city's output, the "New Taipei Good Tea - Wenshan Pouchong Tea Evaluation" held every spring and winter production season is the largest-scale evaluation competition in northern Taiwan. However, because either cancellation or postponement would seriously affect tea farmers, in order to protect farmers' livelihoods, the New Taipei City Agriculture Department guided the evaluation organizer, the Pinglin District Office, to formulate relevant epidemic prevention guidelines for the evaluation process. The evaluation process strictly followed the epidemic prevention regulations of the Central Epidemic Command Center. The number of people in the evaluation space was reduced to fewer than 5, and it was not open to the public, ensuring epidemic prevention while also protecting tea farmers' livelihoods.<br /> <img alt="" src="/uploads/allimg/210610/1-2106102022533M.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 400px;" /></div> <div> </div> <div> After the beginning of spring this year, cold air continued to move southward. The cool temperatures allowed the tea leaves to grow fully, and the harvest period coincided with dry weather, increasing spring tea output. Therefore, this year's spring evaluation had a total of 1,517 tea entries. It took judges 9 days to conduct tasting and screening, and finally Zhong Wenqing, a farmer born in 1967 from the fifth tea production and marketing class in Pinglin District, took home the spring Tea King title.</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> Zhong Wenqing left Taipei in 2016 and returned to Pinglin to take over the family tea-making business. Although he is a fourth-generation tea maker, because he had no contact with tea production before returning home, he also learned from scratch under Chen Wenqing, chairman of the Pinglin Farmers' Association. In just 5 years, he honed a fine tea-making skill, and in recent years he also began to appear in Wenshan Pouchong Tea evaluations. From winning first prize in last year's (2020) winter evaluation, this year not only did all the tea samples he entered win awards, he also brought home the top prize honor. Zhong Wenqing said, "Only healthy tea trees can produce good tea. Of course, tea-making involves a lot of knowledge, and I am still learning." At present, Zhong Wenqing's tea garden area is about 2 hectares, mainly producing Wenshan Pouchong Tea, with an annual output of about 800 jin.</div> <div> </div> <div> Chen Guoren, former director of the Tea Research and Extension Station under the Council of Agriculture, now retired and holding a tea-tasting license, said that the production process of Wenshan Pouchong Tea greatly tests technique. It is necessary to control the color, aroma and taste of the tea liquor through the degree of fermentation of the tea leaves. Therefore, the withering and stirring process determines the quality of the tea, and this year's top prize winner was excellent in color, aroma and taste.</div> <div>⟦NL> </div> <div> Li Wen, director of the New Taipei City Agriculture Department, said that due to the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to protect tea farmers' income, the Pinglin District Office was guided to formulate an epidemic prevention plan for the evaluation, and the manpower at the competition venue was also simplified so that the evaluation could be held smoothly. If people want to drink good tea, they can go to the Pinglin District Farmers' Association's "Pinglin District Farmers' Association - Taiwan Yellow Pages" mall to buy seasonal competition tea. The website currently offers a promotion with free shipping on purchases of 2,000 yuan or more, making it more convenient for friends who love the floral aroma of pouchong tea to obtain fresh good tea delivered directly from the place of origin.</div> <div> </div>
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Yuchi Township Black Tea Competition Is Not Just About Roasting and Processing - It Is Also About Integrated Picking and Processing
To coach tea farmers in improving their tea-making skills and quality, the Yuchi Township Farmers' Association chose to hold a large-leaf black tea picking and processing competition at the Yuchi Branch of the Tea Research and Extension Station. A total of 37 tea farmers from Xinyi Township, Ren'ai Township, Zhushan Township tea areas, and various townships and cities across the county registered to participate. Among the contestants
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Busy Tea Harvest in Shengzhuang Town, Shandong Province, with Annual Output Value Reaching 230 Million Yuan
Tea planted in Shengzhuang Town, Taishan District, Tai'an City, Shandong Province, has recently entered its harvest season, and tea farmers are busy picking and processing tea. The tea industry is an important source of income for farmers in the mountainous area of northern Shengzhuang Town. The town currently has more than 8,000 mu of tea gardens, with an annual output value of about 230 million yuan.
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Charcoal-Roasted Oolong Tea Fengyue Wins the iTi International Crystal Award
In the new year's Belgian iTi International Taste Evaluation, thousands of products from around the world gathered to compete. As a producer of premium oolong tea, Taiwan, China also had many tea industry participants actively entering the competition, jointly showcasing the outstanding quality of specialty teas. Among them, "Fengyue Tea Research Institute," following traditional craftsmanship
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Tea Industry Talent Cultivated This Way: International Students at Dayeh University Experience Tea-Tasting Culture
Dayeh University's "Food Fashion Management, Farming in Harmony with Nature - Taiwan Tea (TWT) Industry Xin Talent Cultivation 2.0 Project" received a grant from the Ministry of Education's University Social Responsibility Practice Project. Project host and Dean Li Shijie led students out of the classroom to pick tea at Songboling, and together with the Mandarin Teaching
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India ranks first in the world for black tea, yet even Delhi's Tea King is captivated by Taiwan oolong tea
Many people who have been to India often miss Indian milk tea. Generally speaking, so-called Indian milk tea, beyond milk and tea, has a mixed spice blend - masala - plus quite a lot of sugar, so it tastes sweet, fragrant, and full of milk flavor
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Two Westerners Went to Singapore to Find Tea; TWG Tea Steps Out of the East and Into the World
Even though tea consumption and production in Asia are relatively large, tea brands are quite lacking in international recognition. Two Westerners went to Singapore to find tea and founded a brand, hoping to turn this situation around. Moroccan-born Frenchman Taha Bouqdib, as well as American
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Taiwan black tea was once presented as tribute to the Japanese Emperor; after the 921 reconstruction, Yuchi Township is fragrant once again
Yuchi Township is located in the heart of Nantou County, at the center of Taiwan. It can be said to be the most famous black tea production area in Taiwan. It features gently rolling hilly basin terrain, stable humidity, an elevation of 600 to 800 m, varied slope aspects, and red brick soil, forming a uniquely blessed geographical environment. Wild mountain tea with a wonderful flavor was already discovered here in the early days.
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