In 1866 Dodd set up the first full tea-processing factory at Mengchia (now Wanhua in Taipei), and employed skilled craftsmen from Fuzhou to prepare Oolong tea. This marked the start of tea processing in Taiwan.
同治七年，約翰樂德在艋岬首設精製茶場，並延聘福州技師精焙烏龍茶，為台灣精製茶之濫觴。