Culture

GAO Taipei

Dec 2025

Since ancient times, bathing and relaxation have been inseparable in culture. A bathtub often evokes the warmth and ease of immersion: flickering scented candles, rising steam, and a book whose pages grow faintly damp.

A shower, by contrast, follows a different rhythm—an early morning rush, a bracing splash of cold water, a daily interlude. Within this most ordinary of spaces lies boundless room for creativity and expression: in just a few minutes, water resonates with one’s thoughts, loosening restraint, inviting song, play, and a dance with water itself.

Origins of High Mount Tea

an early morning rush, a bracing splash of cold water, a daily interlude. Within this most ordinary of spaces lies boundless room for creativity and expression: in just a few minutes, water resonates with one’s thoughts, loosening restraint, inviting song, play, and a dance with water itself.

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