Learning Sheet 1

Author: Ching-Wen Chiang

1.Visiting these locations, what are two questions you would like answers to?

1.       How does the government promote the tea industry?

2.       Will the government actively promote the tea industry?

2. Which location did you like the most or what location gave you the biggest impression? Why? (please explain the reasons)

Wang’s Tea, because we saw the various tools used to produce tea, tools used in the past, and we were able to try many different types of tea.

3. You learned and heard a lot of information, can you categorize some main points. (at least three)

1.       Tea can be picked 5 times a year: once in spring, twice in summer, once in autumn, and once in winter, but summer team will not be made into high quality tea because the growing time is shorter.

2.       100% Tea is categorized according to fermentation level: Green tea 0% fermentation, black tea 100% fermentation.

3.       The quality of tea is related to the landscape, the weather, the growing period, the picking period, and the fermentation period.

4. We hope that the entire visitation schedule has allowed you to have a better understanding toward Wenshan Baozhong tea, please record your thoughts and reflections. (around 200 words)

still do not have a full understanding toward tea, but through the topical research this time, I have a deeper level of understanding of it. In the process there were many obstacles, but the encouragement of my teammates allowed me to persevere and finish this project; I am very thankful for them. Also, during the interviews and while working on the project, we learned while doing, although it was hard work, it was still a happy process, and I am really happy I got to work on this project.

Learning Sheet 2

Author: Jing-Wen Fan

1. Visiting these locations, what are two questions you would like answers to?

1.       The younger generation do not grow tea anymore, is there any way to solve this problem?

2.       Is there any place in the world that is unsuitable for growing tea?

2. Which location did you like the most or what location gave you the biggest impression? Why? (please explain the reasons)

1.       The Wang’s Tea museum because the introductions of tea were very detailed, and there were graphs, images, and real tea leaves, etc., allowing the visitors to quickly understand in one glance.

2.       Because not only did the owner explain to us in person, we saw real tea making machines, we also saw people picking leaves, what gave me the biggest impressions was brewing tea ourselves and the sweet aftertaste, etc… it was fun experiencing it in person.

3. You learned and heard a lot of information, can you categorize some main points. (at least three)

1.       The tea growing area is decreasing, the outflow of the younger generation, and the competition of imported tea, are the obstacles facing Taiwan tea farmers.

2.       In the northern area only Wenshan District and Nangang District have tea trees.

3.       Northern teas can be picked five times a year.

4. We hope that the entire visitation schedule has allowed you to have a better understanding toward Wenshan Baozhong tea, please record your thoughts and reflections. (around 200 words)

Actually at home we will brew tea on occasion, but I did not have much understanding toward it, through the visitations I came to understand the entire tea production process, and I was able to see professionals brewing tea. Tea farmers now earn less and less money and their lives are getting harder and harder, of course there are many reasons that are causing this, we should try to help them, buying some tea leaves to use at home is not a bad idea.

Learning Sheet 3

Author: Ching-Dan Chiang

1. Visiting these locations, what are two questions you would like answers to?

1.       The younger generation do not grow tea anymore, is there any way to solve this problem?

2.       Is there any place in the world that is unsuitable for growing tea?

2. Which location did you like the most or what location gave you the biggest impression? Why? (please explain the reasons)

The place that gave me the greatest impression: Taipei City Construction Bureau
Because their answers to our questions were straight to the point, it was clear, simple, but powerful.

3. You learned and heard a lot of information, can you categorize some main points. (at least three)

1.       There are over a dozen types of teas grown in Taiwan , 70% is Qingxin Oolong.

2.       In the north tea can be picked 5 times a year, once each in spring, autumn, winter, and three times in the summer.

3.       In the south tea can be picked 6 times a year, but because the tea leaf quality is not good in the summer, it is often cut off.

4. We hope that the entire visitation schedule has allowed you to have a better understanding toward Wenshan Baozhong tea, please record your thoughts and reflections. (around 200 words)

When doing the report it was hard not to encounter bottlenecks, but because our persevering spirit, we were able to overcome them one by one.

Before joining this research project, I only knew a little about tea, so in the beginning it was a little difficult, but because we went to many interviews in person, and we used the internet to find a lot of information, I slowly entered the world of tea. Not long after, I discovered how wide and vast the world of tea was, and it was not something you can learn in a short period of time, I know I still have a lot to learn!

No matter how hard the competition process was, as long as you try your best, it is meaningful!

Learning Sheet 4

Author: Feng Yuan

1. Visiting these locations, what are two questions you would like answers to?

1.       Are there any policies for the future of prosperity of tea?

2.       Does the government have any assistance or subsidies for Wang’s Tea Museum ?

2. Which location did you like the most or what location gave you the biggest impression? Why? (please explain the reasons)

Nangang Farmer’s Association and Construction Bureau. The reasons are:

1.       The content was very full, and could get to the point.

2.       They gave a deep explanation about the past, present, and even future of tea.

3.       The Section Chief of the Nangang Promotion Section was funny and humorous; he made us feel that there was another life in tea.

3. You learned and heard a lot of information, can you categorize some main points. (at least three)

1.       The change in the age of tea producers, many young people are not willing to try.

2.       Traditional culture is being impacted; it needs the evaluation of “tea” to maintain technical skills.

3.       Da Dao Cheng was a big area for tea distribution.

4. We hope that the entire visitation schedule has allowed you to have a better understanding toward Wenshan Baozhong tea, please record your thoughts and reflections. (around 200 words)

For me, tea was just a beverage in tea houses, in the research project this time, it made me realize that tea was a very deep subject, no matter when searching for information on the internet, internationally, domestically, in the past, or in the present, tea seems to have a life of its own.

During the visitations, I was inspired to “fight” for the spirit of tea, the Japanese value Cha Tao, it actually all started in China . Chairman Wang of Wang’s Tea, Mr. Lin the mechanic from the Construction Bureau, and Mr. Lin the Section Chief of the Promotion Section in the Nangang Farmer’s Association, all gave me many extra surprises.