Taiwan

A small but prized producer of tea in the world.  Taiwanese tea culture is rich in arts, ceremony, and in social settings. While oolongs are especially popular, black teas and green teas are also becoming known recently.  The Taiwanese tea culture includes calligraphy, flower arts, incense arts and poetry. The island is shaped like a tea leaf.  Original tea settlers came from Fujian province in China.  Earliest tea gardens were planted in the Nantou county of central Taiwan.  There are many famous tea areas in Taiwan and include: Pinglin, Ali Shan, Lugu, Shan Lin Xi, Li SHan, Hsinchu, Minjian and Zhu Shan.