The story of Dongding Wulong Tea

　　About one hundred ago, in Nantou Country, Taiwan, there lived a diligent young man whose name was Lin Fengchi. Lin was very knowledgeable and strong, and he loved his mother country (China) very much. One year, he heard that the government would hold an officer's examination in Fujian Province (at that time Taiwan was a part of the Fujian Pro.). Lin wanted to take the exam as an opportunity to become a government officer. However, Lin's family was too poor to offer the money to travel to Fujian. The local people knew that Lin was a honest and patriotic man, they decided to support him to take the exam. The villagers collected enough money for Lin and promised to take care of his family. Lin was so deeply moved and he swore that he will try his best to serve and pay back his hometown people.

    Soon after, Lin passed the examination and became a government officer. One day, Lin decided to take vacation and go back to Nantou to see his hometown. Before going back, his colleagues invited him to take a tour to the famous WuYi mountain together. On the mountain, Lin found many tea trees growing among the rocks on the wall of the mountain. He heard that the tea was very fragrant and had many medical curative effects such as diuretic, refreshing and stomachic. He wanted to take some home as a gift to his villagers. Lin bought thirty six tea saplings and went back to Nantou. The villagers was very happy to see that Lin returned home after getting fame, and excited to get the special gift from Lin. They elected several experienced farmer to plant the tea on the top of the Dongding mount. The tea thrived in Taiwan and soon became the best quality tea in this area. The villagers processed the leaves to WuLong Tea and this was the origin of the Taiwan Dongding Wulong Tea.