Chaxiang Osmanthus Farm Introduction
Osmanthus Garden is located in Longsheng Village, Shiding District, also known as Osmanthus Village, along County Road 32. It is one of Taiwan's ancient tea regions, situated at an altitude of over 300 meters. The soil contains gravel, and the annual rainfall is moderate. As early as the 1950s and 60s, during the flourishing period of tea, local tea farmers used osmanthus as a spice for roasting tea leaves to enhance the added value of the tea; for every 100 kilograms of tea, 25 kilograms of osmanthus were required. Consequently, a large number of osmanthus trees were planted beside the tea gardens. After August each year, villagers of all ages wander through the osmanthus forest to collect fresh osmanthus flowers, creating a distinctive local landscape and serving as an important memory in the lives of the residents.
