Tea area
Yilan / Dongshan宜蘭
Yilan, on Taiwan's green northeast coast, grows tea across the Dongshan (Zhongshan) hills, the Datong/Yulan tea area along the Lanyang River, and Sanxing. Many are family farms focused on organic and friendly cultivation, with hands-on tea-picking and tea-making. This page gathers our source-backed Yilan listings as a starting point.
Best for
- Family tea farms with hands-on tea-making
- Organic and friendly-farmed Yilan teas
- An easy tea side-trip in the northeast
What to expect
- Dongshan/Zhongshan tea farms and tea-experience activities
- Baozhong, honey black tea and local green teas
- Riverside and hillside tea gardens
Tea places in Yilan / Dongshan
Open in the directory →10 listings
Tea-culture site
YilanDongshan
Shyang Yeu Organic Farm
祥語農場
A tea farm in the Zhongshan area of Dongshan, Yilan, offering hand-roasted tea DIY — picking, roasting and rolling — plus green-tea dragon's-beard-candy making. It grows oolong, Jinxuan, Cuiyu and black teas.
Source-backed · visit pending
Tea FarmHands-on DIYFamily-run
Tea-culture site
YilanDongshan
Xinshan Tea Garden
馨山茶園
A self-producing tea farm in Dongshan, Yilan, in the Zhongshan tea district, offering green-tea mochi DIY and tea-making experiences. It produces local Dongshan green and black teas.
Source-backed · visit pending
Tea FarmDIY ExperiencesFamily-run
Tea-culture site
YilanDatong
Yulan Tea Garden
玉蘭茶園
Yilan's most important Baozhong tea district, on Provincial Highway 7 along the Lanyang River in Datong. Terraced gardens grow mainly Qingxin oolong producing Baozhong, Tieguanyin and oolong, with many farmers of Hakka heritage.
Source-backed · visit pending
Tea DistrictRiversideBaozhong
Tea shop
YilanDatong
Yulu Tea Farm
玉露茶園
An organic tea farm and certified tea factory in Datong, near Taipingshan, producing organic green tea, honey-scented black tea, oolong and Oriental Beauty. It also runs a tea-cuisine restaurant.
Source-backed · visit pending
OrganicTea FactoryTea Cuisine
Tea shop
YilanDongshan
Zhengfu Tea Garden
正福茶園
A fourth-generation organic tea garden in Dongshan run by a former engineer who converted the family farm to certified organic. It is known for low-altitude flower-honey-scented black tea and innovative products.
Source-backed · visit pending
OrganicNatural FarmingFamily-run
Tea house
YilanDongshan
Xingyuan Tea Farm
星源茶園
A small Zhongshan-area tea farm in Dongshan growing pesticide-free Suxin tea, known for innovative tea-experience activities such as hand-rolling tea, green-tea ice-cream DIY and tea-pillow making. It hosts educational and international visitor groups.
Source-backed · visit pending
Tea FarmHands-on DIYFamily-run
Tea shop
YilanSanxing
Yihong Tea Garden
宜紅茶苑
A Sanxing-based tea factory and brand focused on Yilan black tea and other Yilan teas, with a wide range of varieties. A tea source for the Sanxing and Yulan tea area.
Source-backed · visit pending
Tea FactoryYilan Black TeaSanxing
Tea house
YilanDatong
Yulu Tea Posthouse
玉露茶驛棧
A Tianmama-branded tea restaurant and guesthouse at the foot of Taipingshan in Datong's Yulan tea area, serving tea-infused local cuisine using its own organically fertilised teas. It overlooks the Lanyang plain and tea slopes.
Source-backed · visit pending
Tea CuisineGuesthouseMountain
Tea house
YilanDongshan
Whispers of Tea (Huajian Teahouse)
花間茶語
A 60-year, third-generation Dongshan tea farm running friendly-farming cultivation along the Dongshan River, offering a 'one-day tea master' picking-and-making workshop. Signature teas include pomelo-flower and osmanthus oolong.
Source-backed · visit pending
Tea FarmTea-making WorkshopFamily-run
Tea house
YilanDongshan
Eshan Tea Garden Experience Farm
鵝山茶園
A Dongshan (Zhongshan-area) tea-experience farm offering tea-picking, tea-making and tea-rolling experiences plus its signature tea-smoked egg DIY. Tea trees are grown pesticide-free with organic fertiliser.
Source-backed · visit pending
Tea FarmHands-on DIYTea-smoked Egg
How to choose
Most Yilan tea sits on family farms offering tea-making DIY — pick one by area (Dongshan, Datong or Sanxing) and book ahead, as experiences are often by reservation. Verify current details before you go.
Before you go: opening status and details can change. Listings here are editor-visited or source-backed with visits pending — always verify current details on a venue’s official source before visiting.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
- What tea is Yilan known for?
- Yilan grows Baozhong, honey-scented black tea and local green and oolong teas, mostly on small family farms in the Dongshan hills and the Datong/Yulan tea area. Several emphasise organic or friendly farming.
- Can I make tea myself in Yilan?
- Yes — several Yilan farms on this page offer hands-on tea-picking and tea-making experiences, usually by reservation. Confirm availability with the farm before visiting.
- Are these venues visited by Leaf Guide?
- They are source-backed from official venue sites and government tourism sources, with visits still pending and clearly marked. Verify current details before you go.