Yuchi (Sun Moon Lake)
Yú Chí · 鱼池 (魚池)
Nantou · Taiwan
Yuchi Township in Nantou County contains Sun Moon Lake — the geographic origin of Taiwan's Hong Yu (Ruby #18) red tea. The TRES Hong Yu cultivar (Tai Cha #18) is a hybrid of a Burmese assamica (B-729) and a Taiwanese wild Camellia sinensis (B-607); it produces a clear ruby liquor with the cultivar's signature mint and cinnamon notes — a flavour profile not found in mainland China red teas.
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Latitude and longitude: 23.89, 120.94