Story & Legacy
A Visitor's Guide to the Old Tea Factory in Bao Loc
What to bring, what to see and how to behave when visiting the 1927 Tea Factory: a practical guide to enjoying the historic workshops, the Ngu Thuc Viet Tra tea space and the teaware showroom.
Reading History Through the Paintings of the 1927 Tea Factory
Beside the old machines, a series of illustrated paintings and black-and-white archive photos helps visitors picture the life of tea making. A few tips on reading them for a richer visit.
Architectural Memories of an Old Tea Factory
Warm ochre walls, tall columns, steel roof trusses and many-paned windows: the architecture of the 1927 Tea Factory tells the story of a tea-making era, preserved as a living memory.
The Imperial Royal Tea Ritual in Vietnamese Culture
At Festival Hue 2025, the Hue Monuments Conservation Center and the Doi Dep brand restored the Imperial Royal Tea ritual, recreating the refined tea-enjoyment tradition of Vietnam's kings and lords of old.
Taste of Time: The Story of a 1927 Tea Factory
Step inside the 1927 Tea Factory in Bao Loc, where preserved machines, golden walls and the aroma of tea tell a story shared across generations, retold today in every cup.
Viet Tra Thuc – The Vietnamese Tea Identity of Doi Dep
VIET TRA THUC encapsulates the national identity of Vietnamese tea – its diversity of forms and its deep mindfulness in the way people treat one another – which Doi Dep honors and promotes.
The Story of the Doi Dep Brand
The Doi Dep brand was inspired by the poem Doi Dep (A Pair of Sandals) by poet Nguyen Trung Kien, whose simple words portray the precious qualities of the Vietnamese people: companionship and close bonds.