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Tea Geography


Ian McCarthy

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Sha-li-shian, Yu-shan, Nantou, Mu-zha, Li-shan... Where do I find them? What are the borders and boundaries for these designations? Maps would be great. Similar information for Anxi, Wuyi, and Pu-erh would be fantastic as well. Thanks.

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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h1-6T8BULg4/SQkRraQ8jCI/AAAAAAAAAAM/ENv6yZ8Vy6g/s1600-h/TAiwan+tea+map.jpg (via http://floatingleavestea.blogspot.com/2008/11/taiwan-tea-map.html)

The Pinyin in this map is not exactly standard.

All of the famous oolong producing areas are in a fairly compact area, as Fujian province (and Chaozhou, which is on the border between Fujian and Guangdong provinces) is right across the straight from Taiwan.

See also:

http://houdeblog.com/oldblog/comments.php?y=06&m=09&entry=entry060926-134051

This is especially interesting, since he's speculating that the North and South parts of Taiwan roughly tend to prefer the varietals which are common in the corresponding areas across the strait.

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There are also maps for each Chinese and Taiwanese tea listed on norbutea.com. They may not be as detailed as you are looking for, but these are a good orientation. You could work from these maps to a detailed Atlas of China. I don't think the new Japanese teas have maps yet.

Hope this helps.

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