The Tourism Bureau yesterday unveiled five travel routes designed to allow tourists to experience Taiwanese tea production and taste various tea-related foods.
In a statement last week, the bureau said Taiwan was home to several internationally known teas, including Formosan Oolong Tea and the Wuhe Honey-Scented Black Tea of Rueisui (瑞穗), Hualien County.
ORIGINAL SITES
Calling the five routes “Tea Roads,” the bureau said the journeys would take tourists to sites around the country where tea is cultivated.
In addition to Hualien’s Wuhe Honey-Scented Black Tea, tourists would also have the opportunity to visit the homes of Wenshan Pouchong Tea in Taipei’s Wenshan District, Alishan High Mountain Tea in Chiayi County, Sun Moon Lake Black Tea in Nantou County and Oriental Beauty Tea in Hsinchu County.
UNIQUE CULTURE
To enhance the appreciation of Taiwan’s unique tea culture, the bureau has organized the “Tea Roads” experiences to enable visitors to have a hands-on experience of producing the tea by inviting them to pick tea leaves themselves.
Tourists will also have a chance to taste tea-flavored snacks and learn how to truly appreciate tea.
Each route is packaged as a three-day tour.
The bureau said that as of July it has been promoting different “Tea Road” experiences in association with travel agencies in Japan, South Korea, Europe, North America, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.
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