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![Tea pots for sale at the Dali Flower Market near Taichung, Taiwan](http://eco-cha.com/cdn/shop/articles/140729_-_Dali_Flower_Market_-732.x244_732x244.jpg?v=1511616707)
Day trip to the Dali Flower Market. Yixing teapots, Puer Cakes, and more!
We spent the day at the Dali Flower Market near Taichung and picked up some pretty Yixing clay teapots. We're pretty exited about what we've got planned & we think you're going to like it too, so stay tuned!
Summer Tea Shopping Spree: Concubine, Li Shan, & Charcoal Roasted Oolong
We spent the weekend in Lugu to follow up on last week's summer tea shopping spree. Here's the story...
![The making and cooking of "zhongzi" or rice dumplings is a common practice during the Dragon Boat Festival](http://eco-cha.com/cdn/shop/articles/140625_-_Dragon_Boat_Concubine_-_732x244_732x244.jpg?v=1511616315)
Dragon Boat Concubine
June 2nd was the fifth day of the fifth month in the lunar calendar - Dragon Boat Festival - a national holiday here in Taiwan. I rode up to tea country and visited my friend and Dong Ding Oolong artisan who invited me to come and eat “zhongzi”.
This story was originally posted on the T Ching tea blog site.![Samping various teas at the Lugu Farmers' Association 2014 Ding Dong Oolong Spring Tea Competition](http://eco-cha.com/cdn/shop/articles/140605_-_Spring_Tea_Competition_2014_-_732x244_732x244.jpg?v=1511616559)
Lugu Farmers' Association Dong Ding Oolong Spring Tea Competition 2014 - Tea Fair and Tasting
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Eco-Cha Visits Radio Taiwan International
Review: Eco-Cha 5 Pack Gift Flight reviewed by Kathy L Chan
"I like how they come with notecards detailing everything from tasting notes to origin and brewing tips. It's all in the details ^_^"
![Tea judging at the 2014 Lugu Farmers' Association Dong Ding Oolong Spring Tea Competition](http://eco-cha.com/cdn/shop/articles/140520_-_Tea_Competition_2014_Part_2_-_732x244_732x244.jpg?v=1511617598)
Lugu Farmers' Association Dong Ding Oolong Spring Tea Competition 2014 - Part Two
![Farmer of our spring batch of Shanlinxi High Mountain Oolong](http://eco-cha.com/cdn/shop/articles/140516_-_Shanlinxi_High_Mountain_Oolong_-_732x244_732x244.jpg?v=1512372715)
Spring Harvest Report 2014 #11- Shan Lin Xi High Mountain Oolong
Win spring Jin Xuan Oolong Tea - Twitter Giveaway
We're giving away a box of spring 2014 Jin Xuan Oolong tea with on Twitter today!
![Overlooking a Taiwanese organic high-mountain oolong tea farm](http://eco-cha.com/cdn/shop/articles/140512_-_Spring_Harvest_Report_2014_10-732x244_732x244.jpg?v=1511591386)
Spring Harvest Report 2014 #10 - Live From Our Favorite Farm
![Sampling tea from the 2014 Lugu Farmers' Association Dong Ding Oolong Spring tea competition](http://eco-cha.com/cdn/shop/articles/140508_-_2014_Dong_Ding_Oolong_Competition_-_732x244_732x244.jpg?v=1512372884)
Lugu Farmers' Association Dong Ding Oolong Spring Tea Competition 2014 - Part One
![The Spring rains came late this year](http://eco-cha.com/cdn/shop/articles/140506_-_Late_Spring_Rain._-_732x244jpg_732x244.jpg?v=1512373003)