梨山
Lishan
High-mountain oolong area around Lishan village in Taichung's Heping District; gardens about 1,450–2,600 m, among the highest in Taiwan; tea since about 1980.
At a glance#
Where it lies#
Tea places nearby, plotted by their coordinates. Only physical positions are shown, no boundaries.
77 places shown Across the view · 2,627 km
106 places shown Across the view · 220 km
Altitude#
Garden elevations here and in neighbouring places, as sourced.
Terroir#
- Slope and light
- Normals from the CWA Lishan station at 2,215 m (2016–2024 averages; 148.8 rain days; record low −4.9 °C). Wide day–night swings, short sunshine hours and low humidity are cited as quality factors.
Cultivation#
- Cultivars grown
- Qingxin Wulong
- Practice
- High-mountain oolong is usually made in a low-oxidation, light-roast style (清香), with medium-roast (焙香) and heavy-roast versions also made.
Local words#
Market#
- Output
- No sourced output figure.
Misnaming to watch for: 'Lishan' and 'Dayuling' are premium names often applied loosely; the 2016 certification-mark application defined a narrower Lishan area excluding the broader zone.
History#
- 1957-06-01Fushoushan Farm opens.
- 1960Central Cross-Island Highway completed through Lishan.
- 1965Lishan high-mountain tea reportedly favoured by Chiang Kai-shek (reported, not documented).
- 1980Fushoushan Farm begins planting tea; tea spreads across the Lishan area.
- 2015Large-scale clearing of Dayuling/Hehuanshan tea gardens for soil and water conservation.
- 2016-07-01Heping District office applies for a '梨山茶' origin certification mark.
Other names and written forms 4#
Chinese variants
- 梨山里Lishan — urban village / neighbourhood
- 大梨山茶區Greater Lishan — tea-growing area
Romanisations
- Li Shan
Translations and trade names
- SlamawIndigenous-language name shown beside 梨山 in OpenStreetMap.
Names and ambiguities#
Where 'Dayuling' tea grows
The Dayuling pass is described on the Ren'ai (Nantou) / Xiulin (Hualien) line, OSM puts the hamlet in Xiulin's Fushi village, and the Lishan tea article lists Dayuling in the broader Lishan zone of Heping District. Gardens sold as Dayuling may lie on either side. Recorded as reported, without boundary claims.
Notes#
The Lishan area grew up along the Central Cross-Island Highway (1960) as a temperate-fruit district; Fushoushan Farm (福壽山農場, opened 1957, run by the Veterans Affairs Council, 2,100–2,614 m) began planting tea in 1980, and its success spread tea across the area. One account credits Lishan pear farmer 陳金地 with planting Dong Ding seedlings at about 2,500 m, and links the term 'high-mountain tea' to this. Named tea localities: 佳陽, 新佳陽, 福壽山, 武陵, 環山, 松茂; the broader 'greater Lishan' zone adds 翠巒, 翠峰, 華崗, 碧綠溪 and 大禹嶺. The cool, low-sunshine climate is credited with sweeter, less astringent tea.
Dayuling (大禹嶺): the pass lies on the line between Nantou's Ren'ai and Hualien's Xiulin townships (road at about 2,565 m), and OpenStreetMap places the hamlet in Xiulin's Fushi village; Wikipedia puts the Fushi (Xiulin) gardens at about 2,100–2,600 m historically. In November 2015 the Forestry Bureau cut down the highest Dayuling garden, the Songlu garden at about 2,650 m, after a final court ruling returned the forest land to the state. How much other Dayuling and Hehuanshan tea land has been cleared is not established here. This entry records these locations without any claim about boundaries.
Prices of teas claiming this origin#
International retail
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| Product | Vendor | Channel | per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Lily Oolong | Beautiful Taiwan Tea Company | International retail | $29.32 |
| Spring Pear Mountain Oolong | Mountain Stream Teas | International retail | $40.00 |
| Lishan High Mountain Oolong | Beautiful Taiwan Tea Company | International retail | $45.32 |
| Li Shan Taiwan Oolong Medium Roasted | King Tea Mall | International retail | $51.96 |
| Pear Mountain Li Shan Oolong Tea | Path of Cha | International retail | $64.00 |
| High Mountain Li Shan Oolong Pest.Free | Yoshi en | International retail | $104.30 |
Listings claiming this origin 6#
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.
| Product | Vendor | Price | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
Golden Lily Oolong
DetailsCompare the details 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.
|
Beautiful Taiwan Tea CompanyWorldwide |
$21.99 / 75 g | $29.32 ≈ $2.35 a session |
Spring Pear Mountain Oolong
DetailsCompare the details 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.
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Mountain Stream TeasSelected destinations |
$20.00 / 50 g | $40.00 ≈ $3.20 a session |
Lishan High Mountain Oolong
DetailsCompare the details 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.
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Beautiful Taiwan Tea CompanyWorldwide |
$33.99 / 75 g | $45.32 ≈ $3.63 a session |
Li Shan Taiwan Oolong Medium Roasted
DetailsCompare the details 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.
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King Tea MallWorldwide |
$12.99 / 25 g | $51.96 ≈ $4.16 a session |
Pear Mountain Li Shan Oolong Tea
DetailsCompare the details 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.
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Path of ChaWorldwide |
$16.00 / 25 g | $64.00 ≈ $5.12 a session |
High Mountain Li Shan Oolong Pest.Free
DetailsCompare the details 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.
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Yoshi enSelected destinations |
€27.90 / 30 g | $104.30 €93.00 / 100 g ≈ $8.34 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.
Teas associated with this place#
高山乌龙茶
Taiwan high-mountain oolong Gāoshān wūlóngchá
Lightly oxidised, ball-rolled oolong from gardens at about 1,000 m or more in Nantou, Chiayi and Taichung; the threshold is a convention.
sourced
梨山茶
Lishan high-mountain oolong Líshān chá
High-mountain Qingxin oolong from Lishan and Baxianshan in Taichung's Heping District, among Taiwan's highest gardens; only two or three crops a year in places.
sourced