Taiwan high mountain tea is renowned worldwide for its unique aroma. The higher the altitude, the more pronounced the fragrance. We’ve ranked Taiwan’s high mountain tea regions by altitude to help tea lovers explore each area. Here are the top 10 highest tea regions in Taiwan:
Taiwan High Mountain Tea Rankings: Top 10 Highest Altitude Regions
1. Lishan – HuaGung Tea Region (2,520 m): After the Dayuling 104K and 105K tea gardens were cleared in 2015, the top spot for the highest tea region now belongs to HuaGung. Reaching an altitude of up to 2,520 meters, it is Taiwan’s only tea region exceeding 2,500 meters. The image below shows a tea garden at the water source in HuaGung.
2. Lishan – Fushoushan Farm and Surrounding Areas (2,490 m): Located within Nantou County, the Fushoushan Tianchi tea garden ranks second, reaching an altitude of 2,490 meters—just shy of breaking the 2,500-meter mark. The image below shows the Tianchi tea garden.
3. Dayuling Tea Region (2,400 m): Formerly the highest tea region, the 104K tea garden (2,650 m) and 105K tea garden (2,560 m) were cleared in 2015. Currently, the highest point of the region is around 2,400 meters. The image below shows the now-cleared Dayuling 104 tea garden.
4. Biluxi Tea Region (2,200 m): Located along sections 87K to 98K of the Central Cross-Island Highway. Some tea gardens previously exceeded an altitude of 2,200 meters, but they were cleared at the same time as Dayuling. The current highest elevation is 2,200 meters.
5. Cingjing Tea Region (2,100 m): Situated in Ren’ai Township, Nantou, Cingjing is famous not only for Cingjing Farm but also for its exceptional high-mountain environment that produces some of Taiwan’s finest high-mountain tea. Tea gardens next to the Meifeng Teaching and Research Forest of National Taiwan University exceed 2,100 meters in altitude. The image below shows the Cingjing tea region.
6. Qilai Mountain Tea Region (2,060 m): Cultivated along the Zhuoshui River, this tea region ranges in altitude from 1,400 to 2,060 meters. The tea gardens above Toda Village reach a peak of 2,060 meters. The image below shows Qilai Mountain.
7. Cuifeng (2,057 m): Located in Ren’ai Township, Nantou County, along the road from Cingjing toward Wuling, the highest tea garden in Cuifeng reaches an elevation of 2,057 meters. The image below shows the Cuifeng tea region.
8. Ciluan North Line (2,050 m): Centered around the Ciluan settlement, the northern line extends from the Ciluan Industrial Road toward old Jiayang, with the highest tea gardens slightly exceeding 2,050 meters.
9. Lishan – Xinjiayang Tea Region (2,050 m): Roughly spanning between 68 km (Tejhih Police Station) and 76 km (Xinjiayang settlement / Lingfu Bridge) of the Central Cross-Island Highway. As one of Lishan’s major tea-producing areas, its tea gardens are distributed across 4 hills facing the scenic Tejhih Reservoir. The highest point is around 2,050 meters.
10. Lishan – Diaoqiaotou Tea Region (2,030 m): Located next to the Ciluan tea region near Liting Suspension Bridge, it is also known as the Liting Suspension Bridge tea region. The highest point of the Diaoqiaotou tea region is approximately 2,030 meters.
As a side note, the former highest tea region was Dayuling, where the historical 104K tea garden reached an altitude of over 2,650 meters, making it the highest artificially managed oolong tea garden in the world. Unfortunately, it was cleared in 2015. Today, the Dayuling tea region sits at an altitude of 2,400 meters, making it Taiwan’s third-highest tea region.