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Mood image: tea served at the glass table of “A Table Face”, before Alixe Fu's canvases
Taipei Week 2026 · with Wistaria tea house

The Expression of Tea

Three Taiwanese teas served by Wistaria tea house, at the very table of a work by Alixe Fu. An hour and a half, six places per sitting, with a pineapple cake alongside.

When
Saturday, 24 October 2026 → Sunday, 25 October 2026 · 14:00
Where
LabMusée — the “Murmure du champ de blé” room, around Alixe Fu's work “A Table Face”
Access
Booking required — Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October, 2 pm → 3.30 pm · €67, members €60 · six places per sitting

Before Alixe Fu's work “A Table Face”, art is not only something looked at on a wall: it is a way of living, day to day. We take our seats at the very heart of the work to share the many expressions of Taiwanese tea brought by Wistaria.

The table is smoked glass, the chairs are painted, and faces look on from every side. Six people sit down, no more: the tea host serves each guest, explains what is in the cup, and leaves time to taste.

Mood image: tea poured in a thin stream into a row of porcelain cups
The glass table of “A Table Face”, surrounded by Alixe Fu's canvases
A Wistaria tea table: six porcelain cups, a white teapot and pitcher on a grey linen runner
Another Wistaria tea table, on purple and yellow cloths

The three teas

  1. I
    Welcome tea

    Cold-brewed Ruby 18

    From the TTES No. 18 cultivar — a cross between a wild Taiwanese tea tree and an Assam variety — this tea is a great classic of Sun Moon Lake. After 24 hours of cold brewing it gives soft notes of cinnamon, mint and tropical fruit. Its liquor, clear as a ruby, gives it its name.

    Mood image: cold-brewed Ruby 18, ruby-red liquor
  2. II

    Alishan high-mountain oolong

    Grown at high altitude in Alishan, among mist and cool air. This lightly fermented oolong has leaves rolled into half-spheres. Its clear golden liquor gives delicate floral notes and a gentle milky nuance, smooth, pure and balanced on the palate.

    Mood image: Alishan oolong, pale gold liquor and rolled leaves
  3. III

    Oriental Beauty

    Harvested in summer, this highly oxidised oolong comes from young shoots bitten by the green leafhopper. The plant's natural defence, brought out by exceptional craft, gives the liquor intense notes of flowers, honey and ripe fruit. A smooth, rich tea of remarkable length.

    Mood image: Oriental Beauty, amber liquor
Mood image: Taiwanese pineapple cake and a cup of tea

Served with: pineapple cake.

Mood image: a hand lifts a cup of tea while the host pours in the background

Wistaria tea house

From a Japanese residence of the colonial period to a living monument of Taipei, Wistaria tea house (Zitenglu), with its century-old architecture, bears witness to several decades of change in democracy, the arts and tea culture in Taiwanese society. In the 1980s it was a springboard for marginal and emerging artists. Steeped in history and the scent of tea, it remains a spiritual refuge for the people of Taipei.

In 2021 its sister house opened on the Left Bank in Paris. It carries the same mission forward through tea and art, building a cultural bridge between Taipei and Paris, and between Asia and Europe.

Tea host
Jung-Shih Chou
Tea table design
Hui-Feng Lin

Practical information

Length
An hour and a half, from 2 pm to 3.30 pm.
Places
Six per sitting, twelve over the weekend.
Price
€67 per person, €60 for members. The three teas and the pineapple cake are included.
Getting here
23 rue du Pois, 95430 Auvers-sur-Oise. 35 to 55 minutes from Paris Gare du Nord, free car park 80 m away.

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