Apart from diverse forms of tea savoring and cuisine, Taiwan has enjoyed a long history of tea culture beyond imagination.

A moment of recollection has become a luxury, not to mention leisurely brewing a pot of tea, in a time when the chaotic pursuit of speed prevails in the hustle and bustle of life. Always faster, never slower, we suffer from emotional stress and forget how to relax. As time quickly goes by, we are progressively enshrouded by numbness. Our senses become sclerotized, and body and mind fall into a deep sleep, like curled tea leaves, withered and dry.

Distinguished itself by appearance and flavor at different stages, tea delivers not merely a taste on the tip of the tongue, but a charming aura of the terroir, and even more, a memory latently flowing between body and sensation.

Awakening is an indispensable step for a good cup of tea: tea in slumber interacts with air and water so as to bring alive its rich layers of appearance, color and aroma.

Our stagnant body and mind, like tea, need awakening.