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The oldest tea tree in Korea aged about 1,000 years
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A rare kind of green tea was auctioned off in Korea, and sold at a surprising price of W1.3 million (US$13,000). That means a cup of this tea would cost more than $100. The tea, made of leaves from the oldest tea tree in the country, has a rather strong scent and a sweet aftertaste, without the usual bitterness that most other green teas have.
Given the value of the green tea, the starting price for the auction was set at $10,000, and four people made a bid. The winning bidder donated it to a local tea museum in Hadong hoping to help nurture the tea culture in Korea.
Arirang News
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