How Cross-Strait Farming Ties Gave Rise to Fujian’s Coffee Industry

Published: Oct 04, 2026 Author: World Gafei Last Updated: Oct/04/2026 134 views

A Taiwanese grower introduced arabica to Fujian in 2006; now the region’s first coffee demonstration zone is taking shape near the Taiwan Strait.

When Taiwan-born entrepreneur Huang Wenguang brought over a handful of arabica seedlings from Chiayi’s Gukeng Township to Fujian’s Nankeng in 2006, few could have imagined the area would become home to the province’s first proper coffee-growing zone. What started as an experimental crop soon revealed unexpected potential: the coffee grown in Nankeng, a township in Nanjing County, Fujian, developed a rich aroma and high quality comparable to that of Gukeng’s famed beans—without any prior local cultivation history.

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