Huochuan Cultural Tea House Introduction
With cypress wood and poetry complementing tea, the rise of "Cypress Idea Living Village" in Chiayi City has attracted more tourists to experience the slow-paced and leisurely lifestyle of this small city. The Hu Quan Cultural Teahouse is located at the entrance of Cypress Idea Living Village, nestled beside a serene lotus pond. Established by Professor Fang from the Tea Culture and Business Management program at Tatung University, Hu Quan Cultural Teahouse has been operating in Cypress Idea Living Village for over three years, aiming to provide a space for both domestic and international travelers to savor the sweetness of Taiwan's high mountain tea, experience the beauty of Eastern tea, and promote tea culture. From 2014 to 2016, Hu Quan Cultural Teahouse welcomed many foreign dignitaries, brewing centuries of tea history into warm cups that allowed guests to feel the warmth of tea culture. Stepping into the teahouse, one is greeted by various exquisite tea wares and pottery that softly and firmly occupy their places, seemingly untouched by the mundane world. As one's gaze passes through the cypress window, the elegant scene of the lotus pond crystallizes the frantic pace of time, irresistibly leading guests to settle at the wooden tables by the window to enjoy high mountain tea and moments of leisure. The "Tea Lover's Fashion" series offers handmade rose tarts, colorful rainbow pastries, and romantic butterfly pea flower tea. The teahouse also provides a tea-pounding experience, where guests can select their favorite tea and use a wooden pestle to grind the tea leaves into fine powder in a ceramic bowl, inhaling the fragrant aroma, before adding the ground tea to a brewing pot to create their own cold brew tea, perfectly paired with rainbow pastries. This simple tea art experience becomes a wonderful chapter of one’s afternoon. In an era where cheap and easily accessible bubble tea dominates, many people have gradually forgotten the beauty of Taiwanese tea. Yet, numerous tea lovers continue to protect Taiwan's tea culture in their own gentle and resolute way. Hu Quan Cultural Teahouse, in collaboration with the Tea Culture and Business Management program at Tatung University, continues to promote the value of Taiwanese tea. Recommended dishes: Tea-pounding experience (select your own tea), Rainbow pastries.
