Customer Question: I’ve heard that machine-harvested tea is generally of poor quality, which is why it’s usually cheap. Why is machine harvesting worse than hand-harvesting? Does Chang-Hsing Tea also sell machine-harvested tea, and how is the quality? Chang-Hsing Tea: Not at all! Machine harvesting has no absolute correlation with quality! Machine harvesting simply means using
Reader Question: Is oolong tea green tea? Oolong tea and green tea both look green, and their brewed flavors are quite similar. What is actually the difference between green tea and oolong tea? Is Oolong Tea Green Tea? Oolong tea is a partially fermented tea, while green tea is an unfermented tea. They belong to
Customer Question: I’ve heard that Lishan tea is an exceptionally high-quality high-mountain tea, and that high-mountain tea is a type of oolong. But why does it look so green when brewed? Is Lishan tea a green tea or an oolong tea? Liao Chang Xing: Hello! Lishan tea is typically crafted as a semi-fermented tea, which
Netizen’s Question: Hello, I’d like to buy Lishan tea in a physical store. Are there any direct-supply stores for Lishan tea like the one at Wuling Farm, or does the Lishan regional farmers’ association sell Lishan tea? I’d like to visit and make my purchase in person. Chang Hsing Tea: Hello, yes, there are. Lishan
Netizen’s Question: I passed by the Heping District Farmers’ Association in Taichung City the other day and saw they were selling high mountain tea for NT$2,000 per 150 g. I’m wondering where the tea is produced and how the quality is. Also, besides the Heping District Farmers’ Association, which other farmers’ associations sell high mountain
Customer Inquiry: Hi, I’m looking to buy some high mountain tea. I prefer a lighter flavor without too much roast. Could you recommend a few options across different price points, both budget-friendly and premium? Thanks! Chang-Hsing Tea: High mountain teas are typically lightly fermented and lightly roasted, resulting in a fresh and fragrant profile. Generally,
Customer Inquiry: A friend asked me to buy some semi-spherical Pouchong tea, but I really couldn’t find it anywhere, and it doesn’t seem to be the same as Wenshan Pouchong tea. Could you tell me what semi-spherical Pouchong tea is, what its characteristics are, and where I can buy it? Chang-Hsing Tea: Hello. Semi-spherical Pouchong
Customer Inquiry: Hello, I’m looking for affordable tea for daily cold brewing and making tea bags. I found some cheap tea selling for NT$100 per 600 g, but the taste is terrible, and I suspect it might be Vietnamese tea. Do you have affordable Taiwan-grown tea for sale? Where is it from, and what variety
Customer Inquiry: I wanted to buy authentic Lishan tea and started looking on online auction sites. A seller quoted me hand-picked Lishan spring tea for just NT$400 per 600 g, and swore it’s genuine Lishan tea. While I’m skeptical, they claimed it’s so cheap because it’s leftover stock from last season. Is Lishan tea really
Customer Inquiry: Hello, do you carry machine-harvested high mountain tea? This year’s spring tea is of pretty good quality, and I’d like to wholesale some to sell in China, but hand-picked tea is simply too expensive. Lishan, Yushan, or Dayuling are all fine, but machine-harvested Alishan tea would be even better. Thank you~ Chang Hsing
A netizen asks: Hello Liao Chang Xing. I’m interested in the tea industry and would like to start by experiencing tea harvesting work. May I ask how much tea pickers currently earn per day, how long the daily work hours are, and how much tea needs to be harvested before one can apply? How Much
Customer Question: Tea is generally categorized into green tea, oolong tea, black tea, etc. Could you tell me, what kind of tea is High Mountain Tea? Some say it’s a green tea, while others feel it’s more like an oolong tea. Also, how can we tell the difference between raw (sheng) and ripe (shou) High
Netizen Inquiry: Hello, is oolong tea considered unroasted or roasted? Some say it’s unroasted, while others feel it’s roasted. How do you tell the difference between unroasted and roasted teas, and what sets them apart? Could a tea expert please explain? Thank you! Chang-Hsing Tea: Oolong tea can be either unroasted or roasted! This comes
Customer Inquiry: Hi there. Is oolong tea considered black tea? I bought some oolong tea in Lugu, and after brewing it, the color of the leaves looks a lot like black tea, and it has a very sweet, mellow taste. So what kind of tea is oolong tea—is it black tea or green tea? Is
Customer Question: May I ask what kind of tea High Mountain Tea belongs to? It tastes quite mild, not really like regular Dongding Oolong Tea, and feels a bit closer to green tea. Some people say High Mountain Tea is still considered Oolong, while others think it’s green tea. So what kind of tea is
