Nantou’s New Alternative Attraction: Tea Erzhi Tea Garden Gets Creative in a KUSO Way

By MOOK Scenic Spots Home Travel Life Network Editorial Team
 

Located in Mínjiān Township, Nantou, this area boasts a superior geographical environment ideal for tea tree growth, making it the town with the highest tea production in Taiwan. A small Tea Erzhi Story House has recently opened there, passing on centuries-old tea-making experience in a fun and innovative way. It aims to promote Taiwan’s unique warmth and hospitality, as well as traditional tea culture, to more people, while also showcasing the history and innovation of Taiwanese tea.

The Tea Erzhi Tea House was formerly known as Changshun Tea House, with nearly a century of history in tea. The reason it’s called Tea Erzhi is that the fourth-generation owner accidentally lost two fingers while making tea as a child. Looking at it from another angle, they simply decided to name the tea house Tea Erzhi. Other themed characters inside the shop are also inspired by fingers—quite amusing.

The park isn’t very large, mainly consisting of the main hall, factory, green courtyard, and a large expanse of tea fields nearby. Here, aside from the lush green tea fields, visitors will find several quirky humanoid cutouts scattered throughout the garden. Paired with the white frames next to the tea fields, it’s as if the frames capture the scenery like a photo frame. Every visitor’s first task upon arriving is to take a photo with them, and then simply upload the photo to Facebook and check in to exchange it for a free bubble tea from the garden management.