The most famous Taiwanese teas are Bei Baozhong and Nan Dongding . The raw materials used in Baozhong tea and Dongding Oolong are Taiwan's Qingxin Oolong .
Dongding Oolong's Dongding is a place name, referring to Dongding Mountain in Lugu Township, Nantou County, Taiwan Province. Why is it called Dongding Mountain?
It is said that the ancestors on the mountain rarely had shoes to wear, so they could only go up the mountain with their toes cold (tighten their toes). Another theory is that the road on the mountain is slippery, and you have to be very careful on tiptoeing to go up the mountain, so it is called Dongding Mountain. Therefore, freezing the top is actually a cautious action.
The Origin of Dongding Oolong
Regarding the origin of Dongding Oolong, according to Taiwan Tea Book, there are two theories.
One is that in 1855 During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty , Lin Fengchi, a native of Lugu Township, went to Fujian to take the exam. He visited Tianxin Temple and drank the oolong tea presented by the monks. When he returned to Tianxin Temple to pay his vows, he followed the monk's advice and brought back 36 Qingxin Oolong tea seedlings from Wuyi Mountain to give back to the folks who sponsored him to take the exam. Part of it was planted at the foot of the mountain beside Qilin Lake. Thanks to the aura of heaven and earth, today's Dongding Oolong tea was created. 1684) Qingxin Oolong was introduced from Wuyi Mountain. Among the two statements of
, there are three points that are unified: comes from Wuyi Mountain, the time is the Qing Dynasty , and Qingxin Oolong .
Taiwan Qingxin Oolong is Fujian’s Dwarf Oolong?
Qingxin Oolong is the tea tree with the largest planting area in Taiwan. It is of high quality. Both Baozhong tea and Dongding Oolong use Qingxin Oolong as raw material.
Short-legged Oolong
Wu Zhenduo, the father of Taiwanese tea, once led his students to Wuyi Mountain to find relatives for Qingxin Oolong. He believed that the Short-legged Oolong in Jianyang and Jianou was Taiwan's Qingxin Oolong. Contemporary scholars have also confirmed this statement based on character comparisons and experimental studies of tea trees.
The process characteristics of frozen top oolong
The process of frozen top oolong has also undergone changes. Traditional Dongding Oolong tea needs to be picked from tea buds that are mature enough and have roughly the same size as the corresponding leaves, and are made using the methods of heavy withering, heavy mixing and heavy fermentation. In the 1980s, the fragrant Taiwanese high mountain tea gained momentum rapidly. In order to cater to the market, Dongding Oolong had to take the fragrant route of lightly roasting and lightly fermenting.
Characteristics of frozen top oolong
Appearance: round, tight knot, black and shiny (traditional frozen top oolong is said to be eel color)
The bottom of the leaf: There is a red edge on the bottom edge, and the central part is light green.
Taste : Old-fashioned traditional roasted frozen top tea, the production method is very stylish, the aroma is steady, and the throat is full of charm.
Cross-Strait relations are thicker than water. Among the invisible connections between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, Dongding Oolong, Qingxin Oolong, and Baozhong Tea have undoubtedly deepened this connection.
