In the beginning, due to poor roads and a scanty population, only a small area of tea was planted. By 1945 the area had grown to 900 acres, and by 1957 to over 3,000 acres.
初期，茶園的成長可說是步履蹣跚，面積不過幾公頃；交通不便、居民稀少是主要原因。