Echoes of a Golden Age: The Evolution and Craft of Taiwanese Tea
In the 1930s, global powers signed a tea restriction pact and left Taiwan out. Taiwan's tea exports exploded. Ninety years later, the island opens a new bubble tea shop every 12 hours.
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In the 1930s, global powers signed a tea restriction pact and left Taiwan out. Taiwan's tea exports exploded. Ninety years later, the island opens a new bubble tea shop every 12 hours.
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