Umi Tea Sets Blog

The first governor of Darjeeling, Dr Campbell, was the first to experiment with tea planting in the region, in 1835. Campbell planted his own garden with some seeds and cuttings...

Tea growing in India began in the northeast of the country, with the discovery of wild tea trees, and spread along the banks of the Brahmaputra River to the foothills...

Mr. Kavi Seth is the head taster for J. Thomas, India's most important tea broker in Kolkata. How long have you been working in the tea industry?I began working in...

Buddhism was created in Ancient Hindustani, spread to China in the Han Dynasty, developed in China during the Jin Dynasty and Southern-Northern Period, and reached its peak popularity in the...

With annual production of 1,081,170 tons (980,8201), India is the second-largest tea producer in the world after China. The tea industry is a vitally important sector of the Indian national...

THE BRITISH ESTABLISHED AN INDUSTRY IN INDIA THAT, TO THIS DAY, RESPONDS TO A STRONG INTERNATIONAL DEMAND FOR TEA WHILE MAINTAINING EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY STANDARDS IN SOME OF ITS GROWING REGIONS....

Translation: Imperial concubineAlternative name: Zhuo Yan ChaProduction area: Nantou, at an altitude of 1,500 to 2,300 feet (450 to 700 m)Harvest season: June and SeptemberCultivar: Qing Xin This tea appeared...

Translation: Tea containing GABAAlternative name: Jia YehProduction area: Taipei (Wen Shan) and Nantou, at an altitude of 1,300 to 2,000 feet (400 to 600 m)Harvest season: Two weeks before and...

Translation: Wrapped in Pinglin paperAlternative name: Wen Shan Bao ZhongProduction area: Taipei (Wen Shan), at an altitude of 1,300 to 2,000 feet (400 to 600 m)Harvest season: April, June, September...

Translation: Pear MountainProduction area: Tachung at an altitude of 6,550 to 7,900 feet (2,000 to 2,400 m)Harvest season: May and OctoberCultivar: Qing Xin The little village of Li Shan is...

Translation: Tea of the four springsProduction area: Mainly Nantou, at an altitude of 650 to 2,600 feet (200 to 800 m)Harvest season: March to NovemberCultivar: Si Ji Chun It is...

Translation: Coniferous forest close to the streamProduction area: Nantou, at an altitude of 3,300 to 5,400 feet ( 1,000 to 1,650 m)Harvest season: April, June, September and NovemberCultivar: Qing Xin...