They drink tea! But to avoid excessive perspiration, they take refuge in the mountains, where the air is cooler and swept by caressing winds.
Last Saturday, I went to a very nice spot on Nankang Tea Mountain, east of Taipei: Guang Ming Temple. From there, I had a commanding view of the Wen Shan mountain area.
The temperature was 5 degrees lower than in downtown Taipei and enabled me to set up my gong fu cha accessories I always carry in the trunk of my car (except gas bottles!) I had time to drink green tie kuan yin, a second place oolong dong-ding competition tea and the rest of my Shi-zou Ali Shan oolong! This list probably makes me a very thirsty tea drinker!
It was a most enjoyable moment. The colors of the leaves were particularly bright under the sun. It didn't matter that the tea was warm. As Teaparker says: "Tea is a natural product. It is therefore very suited to be drunk outdoors. It will adapt to its environement and quench more than just our thirst."
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Hi Stephane,
That must have been a very refreshing and relaxing tea time.
One of these weekends I am planning to hike up a mountain so that I am up in the marine layer and brew a nice sheng.
Thank you for inspiring me !
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