In 1865 a scholar named Lin Feng-chih left his home in the town of Luku in Tai- wan, crossing the Taiwan Strait to China to take the examination to become a government official in Fujian Province. |
Upon his return home he brought the exciting news that he’d not only passed the exam but also brought with him 36 tea plants from China’s famous Wuyi Mountain tea gardens, which were eventually planted at the base of Tung Ting Mountain in Taiwan’s Central Mountain Range.From this auspicious beginning Tung Ting (Dong- ding in Pinyin) became Taiwan’s most beloved, and many believe its first quality oolong tea.For over a century |
surrendered the highest quality leaf, earning them a reputation for the finest oolong teas in the world.Tung ting is grown just outside the samll town of Luku in Nantou County, growing within view of snow capped mountain peaks, which is where its name “Frozen Peak is derived from. Luku, which means “Deer Valley” is nestled Most of the tea in low lying elevations is produce.Tung Ting is ball-rolled, with Next to Baozhong this is one of the lightest oxidized teas (although all of Taiwan’s oolongs tend to be “greener” than their China cousins), at be- Ali shan and Li shan cousins, with a darker infusion world, as well they should. If you’ve never sampled an oolong, you’re really |