Yuchi Township
Nantou township around Sun Moon Lake; Taiwan's black-tea centre since Assam plants arrived in 1925 and home of TRES's Yuchi station (1936), breeder of 紅玉 (台茶18號).
- Level
- Areatownship (鄉)
- Within
- Taiwan › Nantou County
At a glance#
Where it lies#
Tea places nearby, plotted by their coordinates. Only physical positions are shown, no boundaries.
Altitude#
Garden elevations here and in neighbouring places, as sourced.
Terroir#
- Slope and light
- Climate normals are for the Sun Moon Lake station (1991–2020) on 貓囒山 at 1,015 m, above the gardens; inference: gardens at 500–800 m will be somewhat warmer.
Cultivation#
Local words#
People#
- Thao 邵族
- About 300 Thao people live in the township (Sun Moon Lake); no source consulted links them specifically to tea production.
Market#
- Output
- No current township figure found.
History#
- 1925Assam tea plants brought to Taiwan and planted in the Yuchi area.
- 1934Taiwan black tea exports peak.
- 1936-01魚池紅茶試驗支所 (black-tea trial branch) founded at Shuishe, Yuchi.
- 1971Rising wages start the decline of hand-picked black tea.
- 1973台茶8號 named.
- 1978Nantou magistrate 劉裕猷 names the tea '日月潭紅茶'.
- 1999台茶18號 紅玉 bred at the Yuchi station; Chi-Chi earthquake devastates the township.
- 2003Township office launches the Assam black-tea culture festival.
- 2008台茶21號 紅韻 named.
Other names and written forms 4#
- 日月潭Sun Moon LakeThe lake (surface about 748 m) lies in the township; 'Sun Moon Lake black tea' (日月潭紅茶) is the trade name of its black tea.
- Yuchi
- Sun Moon Lake
- sun-moon-lake
Notes#
In the Japanese era the Sun Moon Lake area's growing conditions were compared with Assam's, and Assam plants arrived in 1925. A black-tea trial branch was founded at Shuishe in 1936; Taiwanese black tea exports peaked in 1934. Labour costs hit hand-picking after 1971 and the industry shrank. Post-war the station released 台茶8號 (Assam-derived, named 1973), 台茶18號 紅玉 (1999; per English Wikipedia a cross of assamica with a Taiwan native tea) and 台茶21號 紅韻 (2008). After the 1999 earthquake the township office launched an Assam black-tea festival (2003) to rebuild the trade; 'Sun Moon Lake black tea' as a name was coined in 1978 by Nantou magistrate 劉裕猷. Gardens lie at about 500–800 m.
Listings claiming this origin 1#
Price ranks compare recorded retail offers for the same tea, including offers outside the current delivery filter. Shipping and import charges are excluded.
| Product | Vendor | Price | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
Red Jade Black 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.
|
Eco-ChaSelected destinations |
$12.00 / 38 g | $31.58 |
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.