| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 地理學系 === 102 === Pouchong Tea, mainly distributed in northern Taiwan, has the longest history in tea production industry in Taiwan. Among the tea producing zones in Northern Taiwan, the most recognized tea producing skills are found in Pinglin District, New Taipei City, while the quality is also the most stable. Since Qing dynasty, the century-old tradition of production system has become the richest foundation of Pinglin. Among the villages, Jingualiao, Cuku Village performs the best: over five out of a dozen tea farmers are outstanding-award winners in superior tea competitions and national tea production champions. This paper was initiated by such geographic concentration of award-winning phenomenon and intended to probe whether Jingualiao somewhat reflects the flow and clustering of tea production knowledge and further investigate how the dynamic process between industries and society structure the place making.
This paper applied the actor-network theory to examine the interaction of economy and society in Pinglin tea producing zone. The data were collected and analyzed through field interviews, observation and literature. The research results briefly reviewed the production history of Pouchong Tea in Pinglin, focusing on tea competitions, and outlined the interwoven relations between quality, knowledge and power. The study found that Wen Shan Pouchong Tea, through the processing of local society, was marked with local features of Pinglin. And the actor-network supported by the tea competition system further disciplined the production and marketing system of Pinglin tea industry. Through the translation of actors on the network, quality is defined as a knowledge system covering tea plantation conditions, tea planting, tea producing techniques, and tasting and appraisal. Such knowledge about tea industry is characterized by codified, tacit and embodied knowledge which flows between tea producers in diversified directions and channels and sketches the place making of Pinglin Pouchong Tea village.
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