Oolong tea, also known as green tea and semi-fermented tea, is a unique tea category among several major tea categories in China. Oolong tea is a high-quality tea produced through processes such as greening, withering, greening, semi-fermentation, and baking.
Oolong tea evolved from the tribute tea dragon dumplings and phoenix cakes of the Song Dynasty, and was created after 1725 (during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty). Oolong tea is a unique type of tea in China, mainly produced in Fujian, Guangdong and Taiwan provinces.
Green tea and oolong tea combine the production methods of green tea and black tea. Their quality is between green tea and black tea. They have the strong flavor of black tea and the refreshing fragrance of green tea, and have the characteristics of " green leaves with red edges " reputation.
Finished
The biggest difference between green tea and oolong tea is that the tea has not gone through the fermentation process. The catechins in the tea will combine with each other as the fermentation temperature increases, causing the color of the tea to become darker, and the astringency of the tea will also be reduced. .
The components formed by the combination of catechins are polyphenols substances. About half of the catechins contained in fresh oolong tea leaves will be converted into polyphenols. Therefore, under the dual effects of the antioxidant effects of catechins and polyphenols, oolong tea has some effects that green tea does not have.
The four major oolong tea production areas:
Guangdong production areas: Dancong, Narcissus, Langcai, etc.;
Northern Fujian production areas: Dahongpao, Cinnamon , White Haired Monkey , etc.;
Southern Fujian Production areas: Tieguanyin , Yongchun Bergamot , Huangjingui , etc.;
Taiwan production areas: Wenshan Baozhong, Dongding Oolong, etc.
Oolong tea types:
[ Wuyi Rock Tea ]
Wuyi Rock Tea is an oolong tea that is produced in the Wuyi Mountains in northern Fujian and is named after it. The average altitude of Wuyi rock tea production area is more than 600 meters, which is a medium-altitude area. The local peaks and rocks are intertwined, green hills are undulating, canyons are crisscrossed, clouds are diffuse, the soil is loose, the Jiuqu stream is green and clear, and the natural environment is of high quality.
Wuyi rock tea has a wide range of categories. There are hundreds of kinds of tea in Huiyuan Rock in northern Shanbei alone, including Dahongpao, Iron Arhat , Water Golden Turtle, White Cockscomb , Four Seasons Spring, Dieffenbachia , Cinnamon, Ignorant of Spring, White Peony and so on are more famous. Only oolong tea grown in Wuyishan City, Fujian Province and processed with unique traditional techniques is called Wuyishan rock tea. Wuyi Mountain tea has a mellow taste and a unique "rock rhyme".
【Anxi Tieguanyin】
Tieguanyin in southern Fujian is also an oolong tea. There has always been a local saying that it is "good to drink but not good to plant". The origin of
is located in Anxi, south-central Fujian and upstream of Xixi River in Jinjiang. It is known as a treasure land in the golden triangle of southern Fujian.
In Anxi, there are many towns and villages that produce Tieguanyin, and tea brands are mostly named after towns and villages. Among them, the most famous ones are Gande Tieguanyin, Xiping Tieguanyin, and Xianghua Tieguanyin.
[ Phoenix Dancong ]
Phoenix Dancong is an oolong tea produced in Fenghuang Mountain, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province.
Ancient tea tree
Dancong tea comes from the excellent single bead tea tree in Phoenix Mountain . Due to the differences in tea aroma and taste, local customs divide Dancong tea into Huangzhi fragrance , Zhilan fragrance, and peach kernel fragrance. There are several varieties such as incense, cinnamon, and babel.
The tea making process is also quite complicated.
[Northern Fujian Narcissus ]
Northern Fujian Narcissus is an excellent oolong tea. It was originally produced in Taihu Village, Shuiji Township, Jianyang County (now Jianou District) in northern Fujian more than a hundred years ago. Now the main production area is Jianou and Jianyang.
There is a saying in the Wuyishan tea area that "the tea is not as mellow as narcissus and as fragrant as cinnamon".
The alcohol of Narcissus tea is reflected in its sweet, fresh and smooth taste, and its long-lasting taste.
【frozen top oolong】
frozen oolong is a kind of Baozhong tea from Taiwan. Baozhong tea is named after Anxi, Fujian.
frozen top oolong
Taiwanese Baozhong tea is a lightly or moderately fermented tea, also known as fragrant oolong tea. Baozhong tea
Taiwan tea garden origin
types of tea can be divided into two categories according to their different shapes; one type is strip-shaped Baozhong tea, represented by Wenshan Baozhong tea;
Wenshan Baozhong
The other type is hemispherical Baozhong tea , represented by Dongding Oolong tea , known as "North Wenshan, South Dongding".
Nan Dongding
[Iron Arhat]
Iron Arhat is produced in Wuyi Mountain, a famous mountain in the "southeast of Xiujia" in northern Fujian. Its tea trees grow in the rock crevices.
Iron Arhat
Iron Arhat is an ancient tree tea, and was listed as a tribute to the imperial court during the Song Dynasty period.
Iron Arhat
【Shuijingui】
Shuijingui is one of the four famous fir trees in Wuyi rock tea. It is produced on the half cliff under Gezhai Peak in Niulankeng, Wuyi Mountain.
Water beetle
It is named because the tea leaves are dense and shiny like a beetle.
[ camellia ]
camellia originates from Yaoyang, Xiping, Anxi. This camellia plant is a shrub type with medium leaves and medium buds. This camellia and Tieguanyin are "close relatives". The oolong tea made from this mountain tea is of excellent quality, and the black tea and green tea made from this mountain are of medium quality.
本山茶
【武义cinnamon】
Wuyi cinnamon is also called jade cinnamon, so named because its aroma is like cinnamon bark.
Cinnamon Jiajia has a milky flavor, and the aroma still remains after brewing for a long time, and it still has a "rock charm" after brewing for six times.
[Golden Gui]
Golden Gui is originally produced in Meizhuang Village, Huqiu, Anxi. It is another top-quality oolong tea with a style different from Tieguanyin.
Huanghuanggui is an oolong tea made from the young shoots of Huangdan. It is named Huanghuanggui because its soup is golden yellow and smells like osmanthus.
【Yongchun Buddha's Hand】
The authentic origin of Yongchun Buddha's Hand is located in Yongchun County in Quanzhou, Fujian.
Yongchun County has a long history of tea production and is one of the important export base counties for oolong tea in the country.
Yongchun Buddha's Hand is also known as Citron and Sydney. Because it looks like a Buddha's hand and is more valuable than gold, it is also called "Golden Buddha's Hand".
【Pekkoe Oolong】
Pekkoe Oolong is produced in Hsinchu County and Miaoli County in Taiwan. It is known as the "highest grade oolong tea" and is also known as "Puffy Tea" and "Fengcha".
The most special thing about Pekoe Oolong is that the tea tea must be bitten and sucked by small green leafhopper (also known as fuchenzi). The saliva of the insect mixed with the enzymes in the tea can produce a special aroma.
【 Hairy Crab Tea 】
Hairy Crab Planting Beads are shrub type, with medium leaves and medium buds. The stem is round, the head is big, the tail is pointed, the buds and leaves are tender, with many white hairs, and the tea soup is green or golden.
【Wenshan Baozhong】
Wenshan Baozhong tea is produced in Taipei and Taoyuan and other places in Taiwan. It is also known as "clear tea". It is the fragrant green oolong tea with the lightest degree of fermentation among Taiwan oolong tea.
Wenshan Baozhong tea has the five characteristics of "fragrance, richness, mellowness, rhyme and beauty". It is known as "dew condensing fragrance" and "dew condensing spring", and is a treasure among teas.
【Phoenix Narcissus】
Phoenix Narcissus is native to Fenghuang Mountain in Guangdong. It belongs to ancient tree tea. There are still 300 to 400 years old tea trees. The largest one is called "Dayexiang". Phoenix Narcissus tea sticks are plump, eel skin color, oily and shiny.
It is very resistant to soaking, the soup color is orange and clear, the taste is mellow and refreshing, and the fragrance is long-lasting.
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