Dongding tea garden of Taiwan

A 700-meter peak to the south of Lugu town (Deer Valley town) in county mantau of Taiwan is an important production point of Taiwan Oolong tea. Legend has it that a scholar Lin Fengchi of Lugu in about 140years ago, on returning from the goverment examination at Fuzou, brought back from Wuyi 36 oolong sprigs and planted them on Dongding mountain slope where the soil was very fertitle and climate suitable. By careful cultivation,the tea thrived and years later the place developed into a big tea plantation. Dongding tea is favoring and is a famous tea produced in Taiwan.