1936 saw the establishment of a tea laboratory in Yuchih, which became the center of research into large-leafed teas in Taiwan, and a fountainhead of tea varieties in the island.
1936 年日人在魚池設立紅茶試驗所，成為台灣大葉種紅茶的研究中心，也是台灣紅茶品種研究的濫觴。