> There's another point I should mention. Many Taiwanese businesspeople
> come to Fujian and invest in Fujian. So they might set up tea farms
> and grow Taiwan tea - right in Fujian. The same for Fujian tea farmers
> and entrepreneurs - they will find some suitable and cheap land, and
> start tea cultivation. So the so-called Taiwan tea you drink may not
> even be from Taiwan.


Also an excellent point. It's why I only buy from sources IN TAIWAN
from Taiwanese people that are into the tea trade. Mainland "GaoShan"
tea is just as filthy as TieGuanYin and you can taste it.

I wish I could invite ya'll down to my house in Dongguan to have a
blind tasting: some top grade TGY vs. some supermarket grade GaoShan
Tea from Taiwan. Your jaws would drop.