歷史 冒險
2013
1865年臺灣,淡水開港數年,洋行紛紛設立、商船不絕於途,英商約翰陶德,熱愛冒險、勇於嘗試新事物;買辦李春生,精明幹練、由廈門渡海來臺尋找新契機,性格相異的兩人於臺灣相遇,攜手共創大稻埕風光的茶香歲月。這是獨屬於臺灣製茶職人的一段歷史,也是清代大稻埕製茶風華的一段再現。
The British merchant John Dodd, who loves adventure and is brave to try new things, and the buyer Li Chun-sheng, who is smart and competent, came to Taiwan from Xiamen to look for new opportunities, met in Taiwan with different personalities and worked together to create the tea time of Dadaocheng.
#烏龍茶 #約翰陶德 #李春生 #淡水 #大稻埕 #台灣 #福爾摩沙 #茶葉 #茶業 #茶金
#Oolong Tea #John Todd #Chun-Sheng Lee #Tsanshui #Dadaocheng #Taiwan #Formosa #Tea #Tea Business
1865年臺灣,淡水開港數年,洋行紛紛設立、商船不絕於途,這裡是移民者的新故鄉、充滿機會的自由之地、冒險者的天堂。 約翰陶德,喜愛冒險、時常與生番打交道的蘇格蘭籍商人。李春生,精明幹練、由廈門渡海來臺尋找新契機的買辦。性格迥異的兩位異鄉人在臺灣相遇,他們看上了臺灣北部的烏龍茶作為夢想的起點,只不過還須克服諸多困難才能邁向成功。 最初要面對的是茶農的不信任、官府刁難和福州茶商武夷紅茶的挑戰。 隨著事業的開展,又遇到尋找新茶田和說服茶農的問題,兩人依靠著知識和不懈的努力才終於獲得茶農的信任,成功推展了臺灣烏龍茶事業。緊接著,成為茶葉領頭羊的兩人也遭遇了各項考驗,試圖在各方商業勢力的窺視下穩住腳步。茶葉烘製方法、商品防偽、茶箱包裝等等,都是讓自己永保獨特、穩定品質的決勝關鍵。 然而,這些衝突也考驗著兩人的默契,個性迥異的陶德和春生也常發生理念衝突,但往往在信念交鋒後,彼此的情誼反而更加深厚。 這是獨屬於臺灣製茶職人的一段歷史,也是清代大稻埕製茶風華的一段再現。
In 1865, the port of Tamsui was opened in Taiwan, and many foreign companies were established and merchant ships were in constant flow, making it a new homeland for immigrants, a land of freedom full of opportunities, and a paradise for adventurers. John Dodd, a British merchant who loved adventure and often dealt with indigenous people. Li Chun-sheng, a shrewd and competent buyer who came to Taiwan from Xiamen in search of new opportunities. When they meet in Taiwan, they see oolong tea as the starting point of their dream, but they still have to overcome many difficulties before they can succeed. Initially, they had to face distrust from the tea farmers, difficulties from the government and challenges from the Fuzhou tea merchant Wuyi Red Tea. As the business started, they encountered problems finding new tea fields and convincing tea farmers. With their knowledge and tireless efforts, they finally gained the trust of tea farmers and successfully launched the oolong tea business in Taiwan. They became the leaders of the tea industry and encountered various tests, trying to hold their ground under the prying eyes of various business forces. Tea roasting methods, anti-counterfeiting products, and tea box packaging are all decisive keys to maintaining their unique and consistent quality. However, these conflicts also test the tacit understanding between the two men, and the very different personalities of Dodd and Chun-sheng often clash, but the friendship between them grows deeper after the clash of beliefs. This is a part of the history that belongs to the tea makers in Taiwan, and it is also a reproduction of the tea making style of Dadaocheng in the Qing Dynasty.
來自於嘉義梅山的茶農之家。目前在台北從事漫畫及插畫等創作工作。2010年夏天開始在CCC創作集上刊載英商約翰陶德及華人買辦李春生的故事,刻畫臺灣福爾摩沙茶的發展史。 2022年異人茶跡系列全五集完結。
Born in 1988, Kiya Chang is the daughter of a Chiayi tea farmer. To realise her goal of becoming professional comic artist, she changed schools to the Fu-Hsin Trade and Arts School in Taipei. But not until2007 was she finally given the opportunity to have her work serialised in a monthly magazine, with the baseball comic Take Me Out to the Ball Park. Eager to know more about tea in Taiwan, she started to draw comics on the subject. Aside from this book and its sequel, she has also written and illustrated The Tea Farmer’s Almanac, providing fun facts and anecdotes about tea. In 2015 she was chosen to represent Taiwan at the Angoulême International Comics Festival and also at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
專訪:https://www.openbook.org.tw/article/p-66582
專訪:https://www.mirrormedia.mg/story/20220722insight001/
Podcast採訪:https://www.rti.org.tw/radio/programMessagePlayer/programId/1638/id/134792
影片:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f0HsRfFtdw