How long does it take for a seed of kindness to sprout to thrive? Lai Yuwei told me that it took him eight years to transform a piece of land damaged by pesticides and chemical fertilizers in the first five years and raise the land in the last three years, and the regional ecology finally had a chance to rest and recuperate, and was born in the spring of (2020). The harvested tea was awarded organic certification by the Agricultural products Certification Center of Zhongxing University, and the Yuxiang Garden organic tea garden overlooking the city of Puli and enjoying the beautiful sunset was also born.

"I didn't want this piece of land to be put into practice (agricultural law). Garbage, pesticide cans, and fertilizer bags were thrown everywhere before I collected it and planted it myself," says Lai Yu-Wei, the owner of the tea garden. originally, the land was leased to other people to grow oysters and radish. Because his wife is from Yuchi village, black tea cultivation was being carried out locally after September 21, so I took this opportunity to go to the tea farm and the farmers' association to study, and then came back to Puli to grow and make tea.

At present, the black teas planted in Yuxiang Garden are mainly Assam and the 18th red jade of Taiwan tea. I still remember that on the day of my visit in early May, Brother Lai made these two kinds of tea and let me taste them especially after they were chilled. Unexpectedly, the tea soup produced a slightly turbid color. This is the "emulsification" phenomenon that occurs only after the cooling of high-quality fully fermented tea. The throat is really sweet and mellow, and the red jade with the fragrance of cinnamon and mint is especially suitable for drinking at a low temperature in summer. I took a bag of tea to watch carefully. Unexpectedly, the brand name marked on the package was not Yuxiang Garden, but "White Fish Black Tea". What is the reason for this?.

The "Taiwan white fish", the scientific name "Taiwan sub-fine crucian carp", which likes to live in Qianghu waters, belongs to the conservation freshwater species endemic to Taiwan. Yanliao Keng Creek and Zhanghu Keng Creek in Puli "a new community" are two of the few streams that can be found at present, so the local community also regards itself as the "hometown of white fish". Lai Yuwei's Yuxiang Garden is in the upper reaches of Liangxi, if the customary agricultural law is implemented in this land. If you keep spraying pesticides and fertilizers, one day the habitat of the white fish will be destroyed. Now it is managed in an organic way, which not only restores the ecological balance of the tea garden itself, but also indirectly protects the white fish. So he named his black tea brand "White Fish Black Tea."

In addition to protecting endangered fish species, but also because of the organic way of growing tea, insects and spiders have returned, there are more small creatures in the countryside, and birds foraging for food are often seen. Lai Yuwei also cooperates with the Nantou Wild Bird Society on the ecological trail to promote eco-tourism. affected by the epidemic alert, registration is not open for the time being, but the park is scheduled to launch the "five senses experience" of organic tea gardens for registered tourists from 815. The content includes:

1. An introduction to tea gardens and tea varieties

two。 Approachable, tea fun: tourists can go barefoot and experience the fun of tea in unpolluted land.

3. Experience kneading tea: after withering, tea cyanine is slowly twisted with warm hands.

4. Experience the change of tea aroma attentively: slowly experience the change of tea aroma at each stage in kneading tea.

5. Taste the fragrance of tea: slowly put down the rhythm and taste the fragrance of tea in the organic tea garden.

Let the participants open their facial features, inspire the five senses, get close to the tea garden in the most natural way, and feel the beauty of ecology.