Taiwan's biggest tea event by far is happening this week in Nantou County. We've been participating and attending the Nantou Global Tea Expo every year since its inception in 2010. Our tea mentor Tony Lin was the producer of this event for the first 10 years, until he retired from the Lugu Farmers Association five years ago, but not much has changed, and it continues to grow in popularity.

Shown above is the front entrance to the main exhibition hall, where hundreds of tea vendors brew their tea all day, every day, for nine days straight! Hundreds of thousands of visitors stroll through this hall sipping endless amounts of tea, and chatting with the tea producers and merchants. It's a lively yet casual vibe, and friendly connections are made in the process.

Visitors just stroll through and sit down at any of the endless vendors' tea tables to taste tea and talk tea. Today was a weekday, so the crowd was reasonably less. Tomorrow is Taiwan's National Day, and is bound to bring double or triple the amount of visitors!

Inevitably, we stroll upon tea farmers whom we have known for decades. Above is a father and son team who run a well known factory in Lugu. We have spent many nights over many years in their factory, since our source of Shan Lin Xi High Mountain Oolong Tea exclusively processes his seasonal produce there.