Boseong Nok Chha Baat (Boseong Green Tea Fields)

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Tea came to Korea from China over 2000 years ago. The Chinese drank tea to cleanse their body after eating oily food. The Japanese drank tea as an herbal remedy and the Koreans drank tea for releasing stress and wisdom.

People of ancient times in Korea offered tea in various religious ceremonies, hoping that its fragrance would reach the gods and ancestral spirits in heaven. Gradually it became a widespread beverage for everyone from royals to the common man. Drinking Green Tea is now an integral part of the Korean culture. So if one has to quench his/her thirst for Korean Vintage Tea, then he/she has to visit either the alleys of Insa-dong that are filled with teashops for Green Tea lovers, or the Boseong Nok Chha Baat (or the Boseong Green Tea Plantation).

Visiting Boseong Nok Chha Baat was a serendipitous event for me. Boseong was something I had never heard of before or planned to visit, but some how I was destined to visit this place. We were actually on my way to Jeju Island but because of the typhoon our trip to Jeju got cancelled and we were in no mood to set back home. So the closest place to visit was Boseong Nok Chha Baat (Boseong Green Tea Fields / Plantation).

Boseong Green Tea Fields

And it truly turned out to be the hidden gems of Korea, waiting to be explored. The Boseong Green Tea Field is in the South Jeolla province of the Korean Peninsula. The entire landscape was covered with a blanket of Green Tea Trees with its cascading pattern. And to top it all, the green tea field had a soft fog as if the clouds had descended from heaven to kiss the tea plantation, creating one of the most picturesque views in Korea. No wonder it has featured in many a movies and drama like ‘The Scent of Summer’.

Boseong Green Tea Plantation - Panoramic View

Boseong Nok Chha Baat

Fog at Boseong Green Tea Fields

Boseong Nok Chha Baat (Green Tea Field) is responsible for over 40% of Green Tea produced in Korea. It is known not only for the quantity but also for its quality. The quality of Boseong Green Tea is decided by the size of its leaf, the drying process and the time of the year it is picked (in this case early spring) thus making it the Premium Tea (Jakseolcha) in Korea.

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Green Tea Trees in Boseong County

Boseong Nok Chha Baat is also popular for its Boseong Green Tea Festival, which is celebrated mostly in the month of May. At the Boseong Green Tea Festival they have events for visitors to experience programs such as picking tea leaves, making tea, cooking food like green tea bibimbaap and green tea boned rib of pork, sampling green tea snacks, rice cakes and ice cream, planting your own seedlings, making green tea soap, making green tea kimchi, baking green tea bread and many more. They also host various Celebratory Performances, Downtown Parade, Torch Relay and Fireworks during the festival period.

Boseong Green Tea Fields - View from Top.

Best Time to visit – May, June, July and August

For more information follow this link on Visit Korea or the Boseong County website in English.