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Teas of Taiwan Oolongs

June 29, 2009 by admin   Filed under Chinese Culture

Let’s go on with the types of tea yesterday. Here are some teas of Taiwan Oolongs.

  • bai hao wu long cha [lit. 'white down,' also known as 'oriental beauty' oolong, grown esp. in Hsinchu (Xinzhu) county; cf. 'dong fang mei ren']
  • bao zhong cha [Wade-Giles 'pouchong' = pinyin 'baozhong,' lit. '(paper-)wrapped type' oolong, grown esp. on Wen Shan in Taipei (Taibei) county]
  • a li shan wu long cha ['Ali Mountain oolong tea,' grown in Chiayi (Jiayi) county]
  • cui yu wu long cha ['emerald jade oolong tea']
  • da yu ling wu long cha ['Great Yu Mountain' oolong]
  • dong fang mei ren wu long cha ['beautiful eastern woman' oolong, from Hsinchu (Xinzhu) county; cf. 'bai hao']
  • dong ding wu long cha ['Frozen Summit Mountain oolong tea,' grown on Dong Ding Shan in Nantou county]
  • fo shou wu long cha ['Buddha hand' oolong,  a long-leaf cultivar]
  • li shan wu long cha ['Pear Mountain oolong tea,' grown on Li Shan in Taichung (Taizhong) county]
  • shan lin xi wu long cha ['Pine Forest Creek oolong tea,' grown in Nantou county]
  • gao shan wu long cha ['high mountain' oolong]
  • si ji chun wu long cha ['four seasons springtime oolong tea']
  • tie guan yin wu long cha ['iron goddess of mercy' oolong tea, grown in Nantou county]
  • wen shan bao zhong cha [Wade-Giles 'pouchong' = pinyin 'baozhong,' lit. '(paper-)wrapped type' oolong, grown on Wen Shan in Taipei (Taibei) county]
  • jin xuan wu long cha ['golden day lily' oolong]

And here are some pictures of Taiwan Oolongs.

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