Taiwanese Oolong Tea: A Thriving Tradition | Eco-Cha Teas

A documentary of the establishment of a family-run organic tea farm and factory in Lugu, Taiwan. A traditional Oolong tea farmer who followed the trend of transitioning to high mountain tea production has returned to his family land to go organic. An overview of small-scale traditional tea making and the development of large-scale tea production in recent decades in the Taiwan tea industry.

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00:00 - Introduction: What is Oolong Tea?
00:43 - Mr. Lin: Sustainable Tea Farmer
01:10 - Oolong Tea Processing Steps
01:10 - Tea Leaf Harvesting
01:17 - Solar Withering
01:30 - Oxidation Through Shuffling and Tumbling
02:10 - Fixing or "Kill Green" Through Heating
03:02 - Tea Rolling and Drying
03:12 - Tea Rolling Machine a Taiwanese Innovation
04:00 - Mr. Lin's History in Tea Making
04:36 - Taiwan Famous for High Mountain Tea
04:46 - Mass Production of High Mountain Tea
05:10 - Artisanal High Mountain Tea
05:26 - Mr. Lin Repurposes Family Land for Organic Tea Production
05:47 - Fruit Orchard Failure
06:17 - Processing Tea in China
07:39 - Taiwanese Invest in China Tea Factories
07:49 - Going Organic
08:27 - Motivation Not to Harm Life
08:58 - Fruit Orchard to Organic Tea Farm
09:24 - The Organic Tea Farm
10:04 - Organic Inspectors Survey Farm
10:29 - Natural Scenery of the Farm
11:10 - Added Value of Organic Tea
11:34 - Growing Tai Cha #20
12:09 - Irrigation and Water Source
12:54 - Preserving Topsoil and Preventing Soil Erosion
13:49 - Two Years to Harvest
14:20 - Natural Fruit Fungicide
15:31 - Inaugural Certified Organic Tea Harvest
15:57 - Leaf Processing in Home Factory
16:19 - Rolling and Drying
16:43 - Factory Second-Hand Equipment
16:52 - Organic Certification
17:08 - Roasting First Batch

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