STN-01 / JIUFEN ESCAPENO. 01
Roasted Tieguanyin
Red lanterns burn beneath steep eaves. A warm, nutty and full-bodied Muzha Tieguanyin recalls the shelter of a hillside teahouse in the rain.
TAIWAN TEA ROUTEN 25.11° → N 23.00°
茶路
Travel Taiwan, one cup at a time
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ROUTE 茶路— 路線圖
From northern lanterns
to southern lanes
Six stops from Jiufen to Tainan. Scroll to follow the route south, one tea landscape at a time.
STN 01 · JIUFEN 九份N 25.110° E 121.844° · ALT 330M
Jiufen — teahouses under lantern light
The hillside town that once mined gold became a street of teahouses after the mines closed. Lanterns draw closer with every stair, while sea fog settles over the cup.
Roasted Tieguanyin
Deep and rounded with the sound of rain
STN 02 · TAIPEI 台北N 25.057° E 121.510° · ALT 8M
Taipei — a century of tea merchants
Tea and herbal shops have lined Dihua Street for a century. Between the rhythms of the city, the clear floral fragrance of Wenshan Baozhong moves quietly.
Wenshan Baozhong
A clear floral note for the city morning
STN 03 · BEIPU 北埔N 24.620° E 121.057° · ALT 95M
Beipu — honey made by leafhoppers
Leaves touched by the tea green leafhopper create their own defence aroma. That small wound becomes the muscat and honey character of Oriental Beauty.
Oriental Beauty
Honeyed fruit with a long finish
STN 04 · TAICHUNG 台中N 24.144° E 120.679° · ALT 60M
Taichung — where bubble tea began
Since the first shaken milk tea at Chun Shui Tang, Taichung has kept reinventing tea. Cafes made from old homes connect its shaded streets.
Black tea milk-tea base
Where tea becomes play
STN 05 · ALISHAN 阿里山N 23.510° E 120.803° · ALT 2,200M
Alishan — high-mountain tea in cloud forest
At two thousand metres, tea grows slowly in cool mist. The sweetness of high-mountain oolong is the flavour of that unhurried time.
Alishan High Mountain Oolong
The sweetness of mist
STN 06 · TAINAN 台南N 22.997° E 120.205° · ALT 10M
Tainan — sweetness beside the cup
Mint window frames, tree-covered facades and old lanes. Taiwan’s oldest city is also a city of sweets, where the journey ends with tea and pastry.
Tea and traditional sweets
One measured bite of sweetness
END OF ROUTE — 旅の終わり、茶の始まり
The journey ends,
the tea is just beginning
The teas encountered across six cities now share one cabinet.
Let the route continue in your own cup.
TAIWAN MEMORIES — SELECTED TEA
Leaves gathered along the route
Taiwanese light, rain and cloud-forest air, gathered into a cabinet of editorial field cards.
STN-02 / METRO ALLEYNO. 02
Wenshan Baozhong
Behind grey Taipei lanes and tangled wires, a lucid green infusion opens like a single floral line through the cool city morning.
STN-03 / HAKKA HONEYNO. 03
Oriental Beauty
Tea green leafhoppers transform a difficult trace into natural honey and ripe fruit. The white-tipped leaves leave a dense, elegant sweetness.
STN-04 / BUBBLE COZYNO. 04
Black Tea Milk-Tea Base
Under the shade of old street trees, restored homes loosen the rules of tea. Rich Assam texture becomes a playful, shaken drink.
STN-05 / SACRED CEDARNO. 05
Alishan High Mountain Oolong
Mossy forest rails, cedar mist and slow-grown leaves at altitude. A pristine high-mountain oolong with a cool, composed finish.
STN-06 / SUNLIT TERRACENO. 06
Tea and Tainan Sweets
In the warm southern city, vines cover old walls and sunlight reaches mint-coloured windows. Handmade pastries turn a cup of tea into a quiet luxury.
“When the cup is empty, the streets we stayed on return to mind.”