STN 01 · 九份
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
SCROLL
茶路 / 06
ROUTE 茶路— 路線圖
From northern lanterns
to southern lanes
Six stops from Jiufen to Tainan. Scroll south through one tea landscape at a time.
STN 01 · JIUFEN 九份N 25.110° E 121.844°
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°
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°
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
Teas for this stop are on their way
STN 04 · TAICHUNG 台中N 24.144° E 120.679°
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°
Alishan — high-mountain tea in cloud forest
Above a 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°
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
茶路 旅行手帖
You have passed all six stops
A stamp from every stop now fills one page of your travel notebook. Next, choose the teas you met along the way.
See the teas from the routeTAIWAN MEMORIES — SELECTED TEA
Leaves gathered along the route
Taiwanese light, rain and cloud-forest air, gathered into six editorial field cards.
STN 02 · 台北
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 · 北埔
Oriental Beauty
Tea green leafhoppers transform a difficult trace into natural honey and ripe fruit. The white-tipped leaves leave a dense, elegant sweetness.
Teas for this stop are on their way
STN 04 · 台中
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 · 阿里山
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 · 台南
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.”