The event, organized by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in the United States, was held along with a screening of a film titled "The Meaning of Tea, " directed by Scott Chamberlin Hoyt, who visited Taiwan, Japan, India, the United States and the United Kingdom to explore different tea cultures.
Hoyt and his team visited Taiwanese tea farms and interviewed a Taiwanese tea ceremony expert, a teapot maker and tea growers to showcase Taiwan`s tea culture.
Hoyt said he became curious about the origin of Taiwanese oolong tea after tasting some in the United States.
"Attending a tea ceremony can purify the human spirit, " says Lin Ku-fang, a tea ceremony expert, at one point in the documentary.
In addition to watching the documentary, visitors also had the chance to appreciate Taiwanese tea culture and have a taste of Taiwan`s high-altitude mountain specialty teas and the country`s noted dong ding oolong tea.
"Taiwanese tea is great," said one visitor after having a sample.
She also expressed interest in visiting Taiwan to find out more about the country`s tea culture.
(T.A045/H-AK)
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