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The coffee belt · 150–1,500 m

Where Taiwanese coffee grows.

Eight growing regions on one mountain spine, from the tea country of Alishan to the low, warm hills of Dongshan. Each has its own harvest window, its own varieties, and its own way of drying a cherry.

08 regionsEvery guide carries a source list and the date it was last checked
01 · The land

Start with the region.

All eight regions
02 · Background

What to read before you taste.

All field notes
01

The road that makes Alishan possible

Field notes 8 min read 28 OCT 2026
02

Why Taiwanese coffee costs more than it looks

Explainer 8 min read 20 OCT 2026
03

How Gukeng came back

History 10 min read 14 OCT 2026
04

From tea country to coffee country

History 11 min read 6 OCT 2026
05

Coffee under longan

Field notes 6 min read 30 SEP 2026
06

The harvest calendar, month by month

Field notes 6 min read 22 SEP 2026
Every guide carries a source list and the date it was last checked. Where we could not confirm a figure, the page says so instead of estimating it.