It’s also called Motley tea. The tea leaf has been planted since the Japanese colonial period, and its best flavor are due to bug-bites. It’s said that Queen of the United Kingdom was amazed at its fabulous scent. The appearance of the tea leaves looking beautiful and bright, and during the brewing process, the leaves open up as dancing beauties. Because its origin is the east island “Formosa” Taiwan, so the tea leaves were named as “oriental beauty tea leaves”.

The highest organic tea farm above sea level and has large differences in temperature between day and night. After the period of freezing-cold weather, tea trees grow slowly and the tea leaf cells grow fat and strong, so the bitter tea leaf taste is reduced and the tea tastes sweet. By the gradient low heat baking method, the original tea-leaf scent will be kept. Because Lishan has large amount of fruit produce, the tea leaves absorb the sweet taste of pear, the tea has a rich natural scent of fruit.

In Japanese colonial period, the large-leaved tea tree species “Assam” was introduced from Assam province of India and was planted in Yuchi at the very beginning. It used to be a tribute paid to Japan’s emperor. The tea leaves are harvested by hand in the way of one bud and two leaves.

Ruisui Township is located at the East Rift Valley National Scenic Area. The water quality here is clear and fresh and people can take good view overlooking at Xiuguluan river and green hill on the other side of the valley. Since Japanese colonial period, this region is an import place producing tea leaves. There are only 20 days for harvesting Pomelo flower each year. The tea leaves were dried in low hear baking method and layered by flowers in order to create the “lingering” taste and texture.

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Tea Region: Lugu, Nantou County, Taiwan
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