Professor Chien-Chih, Chen
- ◆ Becoming a Conservation Expert
- ◆ From Biodiversity to Ecological Civilization
- ◆ Ecosystem Conservation Techniques
- ◆ Contribution to the Community
Tea Grower You-Li, Wang
Tea Grower You-Li, Wang
◆ Mr. Wang's Organic Tea
You-Li, Wang 's initial intention of cultivating organic tea was to improve the agricultural environment and also to provide consumers and the small lives living in his tea field with a healthier and safer place to visit or stay. As he consistently works on organic business, his philosophy also deeply influences the development of Taiwan's organic tea industry and inspires more farmers to pay attention to the importance of organic farming as well as the idea of conservation.
When we arrived at Mr. Wang's tea field, he welcomed us with open arms and offered us a variety of teas to try, including Longjing Tea, Oolong Tea, Biluochun Tea, Pu'er Tea, Black Tea, Wulong Mao Tea, Jasmine Tea, Iron Goddess of Mercy Tea, and Silver Needle White Tea. Despite our initial hesitation to try tea, since we thought it was an old man's habit, we were very cold in the foggy mountain in winter and the smell of the hot tea he brewed caught our attention. We each took a sip and were amazed by the refreshing flavor of the Wulong Mao Tea. After exploring his tea field, we returned to his shack and he brewed another kind of tea for us; a type of black tea bitten by Jacobiasca formosana, also known as small green leafhoppers. Mr. Wang explained to us that after the leafhoppers bite the tea leaves, it becomes naturally sweet without needing to add any sugar. We were all eager to taste it and were not disappointed; the tea was truly remarkable.
Tasting two different types of tea helped us to understand the care and effort that he has put into his organic tea business.
