霜降Frost's Descent
新竹县新竹縣
Xīnzhú Xiàn

Hsinchu County

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idhsinchu-county
hsinchu-county

Northwestern, largely Hakka county; its hill townships Beipu and Emei are the classic home of Oriental Beauty (膨風茶), with Zhudong also producing.

Level
County
county (縣)
Within
Taiwan

At a glance#

Where it lies#

Tea places nearby, plotted by their coordinates. Only physical positions are shown, no boundaries.

Market#

Output
Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Miaoli together: 14% of Taiwan's 2013 output; no county-only figure found.

Other names and written forms 1#

Translations and trade names
  • Hsinchu

Notes#

With Taoyuan and Miaoli, Hsinchu forms the 'Tao-Zhu-Miao' tea region, together about 13.5% of planted area in the late 2000s and 14% of output in 2013. Oriental Beauty is made mainly in Beipu, Emei and Zhudong.

Prices of teas claiming this origin#

Prices by sales channel2 prices per 100 g, from $62.00 to $156.45.$50$100$200International retailThe Steeping Room · Oriental Beauty Taiwanese Oolong · $62.00 per 100 gYoshi en · Oriental Beauty · $156.45 per 100 gprice per 100 g, USD, log scale
Prices by sales channel2 prices per 100 g, from $62.00 to $156.45.$50$100$200International retailThe Steeping Room · Oriental Beauty Taiwanese Oolong · $62.00 per 100 gYoshi en · Oriental Beauty · $156.45 per 100 gprice per 100 g, USD, log scale

International retail
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ProductVendorChannelper 100 g
Oriental Beauty Taiwanese OolongThe Steeping Room International retail$62.00
Oriental BeautyYoshi en International retail$156.45

Listings claiming this origin 2#

Price ranks compare recorded retail offers for the same tea, including offers outside the current delivery filter. Shipping and import charges are excluded.

Prices compared in the selected currency; unknown values appear last.
ProductVendorPricePer 100 g
Oriental Beauty Taiwanese Oolong
Mid-range of 29
Stated year: 2026
Claimed origin: Hsinchu County
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The Steeping Room
Selected destinations
$15.50 / 25 g $62.00
≈ $4.96 a session
Oriental Beauty
Upper quarter of 29
Stated year: 2024
Claimed origin: Hsinchu County
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Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.

Roast
none
Area as stated
Hsinchu, 160–200 m
Yoshi en
Selected destinations

EU · UK · Switzerland · Norway · Canada

Shipping policy
€27.90 / 20 g $156.45
€139.50 / 100 g
≈ $12.52 a session

Prices recorded on the dates checked. Conversions use ECB rates dated 2026-10-20; original prices appear alongside. Origin, age and cultivar are stated by the vendor.

Places within#

Teas associated with this place#

Sources#

  1. Government and public institutionsaccessed 2026-10-18
  2. Reference worksaccessed 2026-10-18
  3. Reference worksaccessed 2026-10-18
  4. Government and public institutionsaccessed 2026-10-18

    Aliases, leafhopper requirement, processing, production districts. TRES uses the common name 茶小綠葉蟬 without a Latin name.