Taiwan Tea

Highlights from my visit to Alishan to see tea plants growing, plus ceramics and teas I purchased in during my trip to Taiwan, April 2026.

See also: other photos from my trip.

Tea plants along the Chalin Mountain Trail in Alishan

Tea plants in dense hedge form from the Xiding Xiangshan Lookout and the Tea and Mist Trail in Alishan.

Gaiwan, pour pot and cups purchased at Renlaifeng, Taipei

Teas purchased from these shops in Taiwan:

• Liu Jialong Tea, Beipu - Oriental Beauty and Winter Oolong from
• Rock Tea Hut, Pingling - Bao Zhong, Shi Luo Han, Alishan Oolong, Song Yun Xia Hong from
• Stop By Tea House, Taipei - Honyun, Assam and Indigenous Black teas (Gan Ming Teas), Gui Feng Oolong, Biluochun Taiwan Green Tea
• Dignitea, Taipei - Alishan Green and Black
• Guestea, Taipei - Alpine Black