During the extreme cold snap at the beginning of this year, New Taipei City’s tea production area experienced a rare instance of heavy snowfall, which has produced a unique limited springtime variety of “snow baozhong tea” with a light, fragrant aroma and sweet taste. The tea is expected to hit the market on June 9.
A local tea grower says he has no recollection of it ever having snowed before in New Taipei City’s Pinglin District. However, when he was young he does remember his elders talking of snow, although he never saw it with his own eyes. This year, tea growers gasped in amazement on seeing the extraordinary sight of entire tea plantations blanketed in over 10 centimeters of white snow. Visiting tourists were also extremely excited to see the once-in-a-century event and enjoyed themselves so much that they were reluctant to leave.
The 2016 New Taipei City Good Tea event will be held at the Pinglin Junior High School exercise ground from June 9 to 12. Activities will include an ecological hike, picnic, a tea production taster camp, wacky challenge games, classical music, a performance by the If... Children’s Theatre Troupe, DIY activities and more.
Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Agriculture
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(Liberty Times, translated by Edward Jones)
今年初受霸王級寒流影響，新北市茶葉產區降下百年難得一見大雪，孕育出獨特清香甘甜，春季限定的「雪包種」預計六月九日上市。
在地茶農說，自兒時有記憶以來，從沒在坪林遇過下雪，雖然小時候曾聽長輩說過，但沒有親眼見過，今年遇此自然奇景，整片茶園覆蓋十多公分積雪，白茫茫一片，果然是「百年難得一見」，令茶農們嘖嘖稱奇，來訪的遊客更是興奮，玩到流連忘返。
「二○一六新北好茶」主活動將於六月九至十二日在坪林國中操場舉行，內容包括生態健行、野餐、製茶體驗營、闖關遊戲、古典音樂會、如果兒童劇團演出等，還有各項DIY活動等。
(自由時報記者賴筱桐)
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