Lan Fang-jen, a long-time tea researcher and chief of promotions for the agricultural association in Nantou County's Mingchien Township, says the quality of fertilizers and of labor used by mainland tea growers falls short of that in Taiwan. Processing equipment and leaf-preservation techniques are also not yet generally up to Taiwanese standards.
從事茶葉研究多年的南投名間鄉農會推廣股長藍芳仁指出，中國茶在栽培方面，肥料、人工素質都不及台灣；製作方面，工廠設備、茶葉保存等技術也都尚未普及。