A New Enlightenment for the Senses: The Flower Tea Shop at CNSalon by the Volcano Crater
Auto-Translation"We should be able to redefine flower tea through our own taste buds and visual senses, as there are many possibilities within this." As a representative of floral lifestyle aesthetics in Taiwan, CNFlower has opened the "CNSalon Flower Tea Shop by the Volcano Crater" on Section 3 of Zhongshan North Road. Founder and Design Director Ling Zongyong stated that the composition of "herbal tea" is both inclusive and open, with no specific restrictions on how it can be enjoyed. This space is designed to allow everyone to experience the infinite possibilities that life has to offer through taste and visual perception.
Ling Zongyong has a secret garden on Yangmingshan, where he explores the vitality of any flowers and herbs he wishes to try planting. Over the years, whenever friends visit, he casually picks herbal petals from the garden to brew fresh tea, often leaving everyone amazed and asking, "Is it really drinkable like this?" Many would inquire about what these plants actually are. "The public is constrained by products; their understanding of herbal tea is usually through tea bags or just pre-brewed forms," Ling Zongyong noted. He further pointed out that when people think of herbal tea, they often only consider Western brands that have been around for a century, but Eastern cultures, including Taiwan, have their own native herbs. Thus, he saw a space for conversation amid the differences between Eastern and Western contexts.
"Traditional Chinese medicine and herbal tea share a similar logic and offer certain benefits. Whether it's a 25 NT dollar Eastern herbal tea or an 180 NT dollar Western herbal tea, both are gifts from nature. I wonder if one day there is a chance to blend the two, and just like conveying emotions through a bouquet, make people feel the happiness that a cup of tea can bring." For Ling Zongyong, both floral art and flower tea are part of daily life. With a constant desire to connect his work to the preservation of Taiwanese culture, he kept the dream of "opening a flower tea shop" close to his heart.
When the opportunity to realize this dream arose, Ling Zongyong's prized Qing Dynasty herbal cabinet, which he had hidden away for ten years, finally found its place at CNSalon. The delicate and subtle herbal teas were quietly displayed atop the sturdy and rustic medicine cabinet. "This is the most reasonable thing!" For him, this antique, which has witnessed history from the Japanese colonial period to contemporary Taiwan, symbolizes the heritage of the land. The simple and harmonious scene, under Ling Zongyong's interpretation, lends CNSalon a sense of historical depth and a richness of East-West fusion.
"Traditional Chinese medicine and herbal tea share a similar logic and offer certain benefits. Whether it's a 25 NT dollar Eastern herbal tea or an 180 NT dollar Western herbal tea, both are gifts from nature. I wonder if one day there is a chance to blend the two, and just like conveying emotions through a bouquet, make people feel the happiness that a cup of tea can bring." For Ling Zongyong, both floral art and flower tea are part of daily life. With a constant desire to connect his work to the preservation of Taiwanese culture, he kept the dream of "opening a flower tea shop" close to his heart.
When the opportunity to realize this dream arose, Ling Zongyong's prized Qing Dynasty herbal cabinet, which he had hidden away for ten years, finally found its place at CNSalon. The delicate and subtle herbal teas were quietly displayed atop the sturdy and rustic medicine cabinet. "This is the most reasonable thing!" For him, this antique, which has witnessed history from the Japanese colonial period to contemporary Taiwan, symbolizes the heritage of the land. The simple and harmonious scene, under Ling Zongyong's interpretation, lends CNSalon a sense of historical depth and a richness of East-West fusion.
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