“Chin-Shin-Ganzai” is a unique tea in Sanxia District of New Taipei City. The tea soup is green and clear, refreshing and sweet; the distinctive aroma of green beans is its unique mark. Chin-Shin-Ganzai is also own a reputation as the Jade in the tea. Because of the early-growing characteristics of tea trees, this year’s Sanxia Spring Bi-Lo-Chung Tea Evaluation has become the first spring tea evaluation and competition in Taiwan this year (2020). This event also represents the official launch of Sanxia Bi-Lo-Chung. People who love green tea should seize the opportunity to taste the pleasant flavor of Bi-Lo-Chung.
Sanxia District has been an essential tea-producing area in northern Taiwan since the Japanese colonial Period. Due to the climate and soil quality, it is suitable for the growth of the unique local green tea “Chin-Shin-Ganzai.” The tea soup brewed by Chin-Shin-Ganzai is pleasant and sweet; Sanxia tea farmers plant and produce Bi-Lo-Chung in springs and winters and Honey-Scented Black Tea in summers. Chin-Shin-Ganzai leaves are plucked by hand every seven days and can be continuously harvested throughout the year. The tea soup made by Chin-Shin-Ganzai is mellow and full of flavor and is widely welcomed by consumers. After the spring of this year, there is still cold air going south, which makes the tea grow slowly and mature completely. After being made, it tastes sweeter than in previous years. Cold air keeps going south this year after spring, which makes Chin-Shin-Ganzai grow slowly and become more mature, making the taste even sweeter than in previous years after refining.
Sanxia Spring Bi-Lo-Chung Tea Evaluation 2020 was released on April 17, with 203 points entries. Considering that the situation of COVID-19 has not yet eased, and in coordination with the guidelines formulated by the Tea Research and Extension Station, COA, the evaluation site was opened to the public by full-length video and live stream broadcast to avoid increasing the risk of cluster infection. The evaluation judge process and method were also changed for the first time, and the tea soup was evaluated by each evaluation team and then graded statistically. Jin-Chih Lin, the Section Manager of the Tea Research and Extension Station, said that the judges unanimously selected this spring’s Bi-Lo-Chung Special Prize winner for its refreshing and sweet taste, high consistency, and green solid bean aroma. The special prize goes to Luping Tea Shop; the owner Wen-Hsiung Huang is a master tea maker. Wen-Liang Lin, the Sanxia Farmers’ Association director, said that the season of Bi-Lo-Chung is now. Everyone is welcome to taste the fabulous Bi-Lo-Chung in Sanxia.
Wen Lee, the Commissioner of the Agriculture Department, said that New Taipei City Government is working on improving the quality and safety of NTPC Tea. New Taipei City Government keeps assisting Farmers’ Associations to hold evaluation competitions and strengthen sampling inspection. All the tea samples taken for this competition were qualified. NTPC Tea is guaranteed to be an excellent and safe tea. Seize the chance to taste Bi-Lo-Chung since It is now the season of tea production. Contact Sanxia Farmers’ Association at (02)2663-1214 or order on their Facebook fan page.
More Information:
Agriculture Department, New Taipei City Government Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Management Section Fu-Ling Yu / Chief Tel: 2960-3456 * 29890 Mobile: 0919-205-606