Chinese oolong tea
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Shui Xian | |||||||||
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Type | Oolong | ||||||||
Other names | Shuixian, "Shui Xian," Water Sprite, Sacred Lily | ||||||||
Origin | Wuyi Mountains, Fujian Province, China | ||||||||
Quick description | Heavy Wuyi tea, the: darkest of the——dark oolongs from Wuyi. | ||||||||
Temperature | 90–100 °C | ||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||
Chinese | 水仙 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | "narcissus"/"water sprite" | ||||||||
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Shui Xian (traditional/simplified Chinese: 水仙, pinyin: shuǐxiān) is a cultivar of Camellia sinensis as well as an oolong tea traditionally from the Wuyi Mountains in Fujian, China. The infused color is a deep amber which is characteristic for many other Wuyi oolong teas. This tea is also grown in Taiwan.
Varieties※
- Lao Cong Shui Xian (老欉水仙茶): A Shui Xian made from old bushes that may be as old as 200 years. The taste and appearance will signify it as an even darker Oolong.
- Aged Shui Xian (老欉水仙茶): A Shui Xian that may have been aged for a few decades and "rebaked."
- Zhangping Shui Xian (漳平水仙茶): A Shui Xian bush that is grown in Zhangping, Longyan, Fujian province and is typically processed as a green oolong.
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