The Nankang Tea Park, Taipei is actually a Tea Plantation, situated at an an altitude of 200- 300 meters along the Section II of the JuiZuang Street. It was opened by the Economic Development Bureau of the City Government of Taipei with an aim of promoting the most popular product of Nankang, the BaoZhong or Baochon Tea. The Tea is half fermented and the color of the tea leaves are blackish green with a delighting fragrance.
There are many other tea plantations in the same local but the Nankang Tea Park, Taipei is the most famous in the whole region of Taipei and even in Taiwan. The Tea produced in this plantation has earned international acclaim.
The plantation is one of the marked tourist attractions in Taipei, because the travellers can very well choose the place as a temporary halt during their trip of sightseeing in Taipei while on a Taipei Tour. The lush greenery of the tea garden, set amidst the thick bushes of tea plants, the various means of tea processing and above all the prized opportunity to sip the various flavors of the famous Chinese tea. It's indeed a rocking experience.
The Nankang Tea Processing Demonstration Center is also located in the Nankang district. It is wise to take the Bannan Lines of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) and get off at the Kungyang Station. From there you can take a bus straight to the center.
The Nankang Tea Park covers an area of 2.9 hectares, though it was run from the year 1991 onwards but it was officially opened in 2002. There are various facilities within the center, they are, the display of the mechanical instruments for producing tea leaves, the Tea Appreciation Section and a Presentation Room. Another unique part of the tea plantation is an observation platform which facilitates the tourists to enjoy the beautiful picturesque scenery surrounding the center.
As it is said that the specialty of the Nankang Tea Plantation is the Baochon or Paochung Tea. It has phenomenal significance in the economic, social and cultural life of the Nankang distict. It can be said that through years the Baochan Tea has turned out to be the icon, which represents the Nankang district of the Taipei city.
About 150 years ago there was a man named Xi Cheng Wang from the Fukien Province of Mainland China. He use to produce Baochon Tea into Anxi Tea by following the method of the Wuyiyan Tea. After it was produced all the tea leaves were folded into a rectangular shape and was pcked in the bamboo writing paper of Fukien in the same rectangular shape. The name of the tea and the store was marked with a seal in the outer part of the package. That's how the name ' Baochon' came into being ('bao' means 'wrapping' or 'packing' and 'chon' means 'type' or 'seal').
So, tea lovers, visit Nankang Tea Park, discover one of the best things to do in Taipei and sample the heavenly Baochon Tea.
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