Tea Research and Extension Station - Yuchi Branch Introduction
The Tea Research and Extension Station Yuchi Branch's tea processing factory is located to the southeast of Maolan Mountain in Yuchi Township. It was established in the 11th year of the Showa era (1936 AD), and the tea processing factory was built in the 13th year of the Showa era (1938 AD). Originally named the Black Tea Experiment Station, it was under the Central Research Institute of the Taiwan Governor-General. It served as the research center for Sun Moon Lake Black Tea. After Taiwan's retrocession in 1945, the Yuchi Black Tea Experiment Station was transferred to the Agricultural and Forestry Department of the Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute. In December 1947, it was incorporated into the Taiwan Agricultural Company’s Tea Division, and the following year it was renamed the Taiwan Tea Experiment Station. In April 1955, it was placed under the Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute and called the Yuchi Tea Experiment Branch. In May 1968, it merged with the Pingzhen Tea Experiment Station and the Agricultural and Forestry Department's tea education institute, becoming the Yuchi Branch under the Taiwan Tea Research and Extension Station. In July 1999, it was renamed the Yuchi Branch of the Council of Agriculture's Tea Research and Extension Station.
