Up over the mountains
to Alishan
where tea is grown
Oolong
grown here only
then to blossoms at the top of the mountain
turning to green now
but still a few to be found
tall trees
cypress and cedar and hinoki
500 years for each growth ring
some very very old...
(one 2300 years)
(one 2300 years)
and very very big...
mostly gone to Japan last century
clouds coming in
more blossoms
the trees stand firm because of intertwined roots
Jo tribe man in deer skin clothes
they hunted in the forests
two sisters loved one man
they jumped off a cliff and left two ponds behind
the train takes us down the hill
to the station
and on our way home we are taught how to brew and serve Oolong tea
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