The Story of Taiwan Tea by HM Cheng and Katy HW Hung

For tea lovers eager to explore the rich history of Taiwanese tea, The Story of Taiwan Tea by HM Cheng and Katy HW Hung offers the first and only in-depth bilingual resource in both traditional Chinese and English. Geared toward intermediate to advanced tea enthusiasts, this carefully researched book blends scholarly insight with cultural storytelling, sometimes reading like an academic text:

It includes 15 chapters:

1. Taiwan Tea in the Early Years (Chronicles of Tea Export in Tamsui) 
2. Creators of Taiwan Oolong Tea: John Dodd and Li Chun-Sheng
3. Oolong Tea and the Temples in Tamsui
4. The Tea Trade - the Role off British Eash India Company
5. The Cheng-clan's Trade with British East India Company
6. Robert Fortune's Secret Mission to China
7. Tea Planning and Processing
8. The Kew Gardens Collection
9. Taiwan Tea in the Japanese Colonial Era
10. The Way of the Tea in Taiwan and Beyond
11. The Origin of Indigenous Taiwan Tea
12. Tea Flavor Chemistry and Biochemistry of Tea Drinking
13. The Genomics and Genetic Studies of Tea Trees
14. The Next Century: CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing
15. Future Outlook of Taiwan Tea

About the Authors:

Dr. Hong-Ming Cheng, a native of Tamsui, Taiwan, is currently Chair Professor at Asia University and has published over 110 research papers. He specializes in the re-telling of Taiwanese history in both Chinese and English. Katy Hui-Wen Hung holds a BA in English and an MA in Linguistics. She co-authored A Culinary History of Taipei and is an avid explorer of cross-cultural interactions.