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62 品 Zhao Wen Hao started going to the last few regionally distributed seed gardens that remained across Taiwan and visited seed farmers to extract information regarding their sentiments for tea seeds, investigating the seed’s extensive functional use as well as its cultural significance. The more he investigated, the more he found that this crop, slowly becoming obsolete, was actually one of Taiwan’s national treasures that deserved to be brought back into the modernworld. To support the industry, Cha Tzu Tang began to collaborate with tea seed gardens and purchased tea seeds at a high price to help farmersmanage the bitter tea trees that were growing increasingly scarce. The farmers became hopeful that this beautiful cultural asset could be preserved and even flourishwith time. Starting from 2013, the brand expanded its passion for tea seed culture to the promotion of local arts and crafts, paving the way for the discovery of many hidden artistic talents in Taiwan as Cha Tzu Tang’s products receive local or even international recognition. As a result, people can experience Taiwan’s vibrant and rich cultural and artistic energy that, just like a tea seed, is small but charming and contains within it hidden meanings and feelingswaiting to be uncovered. At Home Hotel Daan, the cleansing ritual inside the bath starts with using the Mulberry repairing shampoo and Marigold hair conditioner. Lotus leaf hydrating body wash follows and gently lifts away impurities. Cucumber honey nourishing body lotion concludes the experience as it sumptuously coats the skin with a layer of moisture, protecting it from dryness. Slowly evaporating into the air, the smell of essential oil prepares the mind for sweet dreams as the day comes to an end.