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Shopping for tea in Pinglin
Last week, my wife and I drove to Pinglin (坪林), a small rural town half an hour southeast of Taipei City, in hot pursuit of nesting herons that she wanted to film. Knowing that it was also spring harvest time for tea, and that Pinglin is the heart of the baozhong growing region, I was… Continue reading
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Land of jade markets
Flip through any travel guide, and you’ll inevitably see mention of Taipei’s jade market, on Jianguo Road. It’s packed on weekends and is impressive in size, but can leave you feeling numb after you’ve wandered row upon row of cluttered tables, enclosed in an oppressive parking garage lacking all natural light. For the tea obsessive… Continue reading
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