Taiwan’s culture and history
Although tea leaves are "Le Vert thé’s" products, what we want to sell most is Taiwan’s culture and history. We hope that our love for Taiwanese tea will aid us in spreading the beauty of Taiwan throughout the world. We hope that you will gain a deeper understanding of the origin and history of each type of tea you purchase from us. "Le Vert thé" hopes that in addition to enjoying the tea liquor, you will also come to understand Taiwan’s history and culture.
In the Chinese population and also Taiwan, tea is regarded as a national drink. The Tang dynasty 1,200 years ago was the peak of development for Chinese tea culture, setting a noble foundation for the art of tea which remains today; it has had a lasting impact on the formation and creation of tea cultures all over the world. Outside elements such as the prosperity of the Tang dynasty and the Classic of Tea written by Lu Yu impacted tea culture to an immense degree, resulting in the boundless significance and study of tea.
Tea manufacturing is an extremely difficult, complicated agricultural technique. To tea connoisseurs, finding an outstanding tea is often a special surprise that cannot be forced. Production of high quality tea leaves which leave a lasting taste, sweetness in the throat, and are naturally resonant requires perfect timing and appropriate environmental and technical elements. Otherwise the brewed taste of any tea can end up greatly flawed.
The study of tea encompasses explorations of the origins of tea, tea production areas, the tools and methods used to cultivate, harvest and produce tea, the techniques utilized in steaming and baking, considerations in vessels used to brew tea, the art and methods of brewing teas and more. It can be considered an infinite field of study, as it also covers everything relating to tea, such as the philosophy of self-improvement, water quality and temperature, the time of year harvests occur, etc. Pursuit of this study has not changed for thousands of years, despite differences in geographical location and cultures. In addition, China is where tea originated. Not only were the Chinese the first to discover and drink tea, tea permeated throughout 5,000 years of development in Chinese history. The ever-present nature of tea culture has made it an unshakable element of culture.
Due to Taiwan’s warm climate, humidity, cloud and fog in alpine areas, and even rainfall, an extremely high degree of tea production technologies have developed over the past hundred years. The beautiful island of Taiwan has been able to unite these rare elements perfectly and produce top tier strains of tea leaves compared to the rest of the world and even China. Though Taiwan has only 200 years of tea manufacturing history, it’s astonishing that the delicate culture of Isla Formosa has produced irreplaceably fine tea time and again. What’s even more stunning is that Taiwan’s wealth of culture and geographical environment allow it to nurture vastly different strains of teas in such a small area. Did you know that Taiwan produces Oriental Beauty (once selected by British and Japanese royalty), top grade Sun-moon lake black tea, high-montain tea grown with care at the highest altitude in the world, and Da-Yu-Ling high-mountain tea which utilizes the world’s foremost baking techniques?
Taiwanese tea might require the most in terms of culture and local conditions in the world. It’s because elements such as soil, climate, seasons, and baking determine the quality of Taiwanese tea. "Le Vert thé" is dedicated to developing Taiwan’s best strains of tea in order to promote the beauty of Taiwanese tea manufacturing and Taiwan’s unparalleled tea craftsmanship to all tea connoisseurs worldwide. The entire world will see Taiwan in a different light and love Taiwan for being the beautiful home of tea.