What types of oolong tea are there? How did oolong tea get its name?

Many people like to drink oolong tea in autumn and winter, but many people must be very curious about the origin of its name. So, what are the types of oolong tea? Where did the name Oolong tea come from?

What are the types of Oolong tea?

Oolong tea is just a general term, and it can be subdivided into many different categories of tea.

For example: Narcissus, Huangdan (Golden Gui), Benshan, Hairy Crab, Wuyi Rock Tea, Dongding Oolong, Cinnamon, Qilan, Luohan Agarwood, Phoenix Dancong, Phoenix Narcissus, Lingtou Dancong , colors, etc., as well as Tieguanyin, which is suitable for seafood, etc., there are various types of oolong tea!

Wuyi rock tea is produced in Wuyi Mountain in Fujian.

Wuyi rock tea has a plump and even appearance, tight knots and curls, glossy color, and frog-like leaf backs. The color is green, sandy green, dense yellow, with vermilion or red spots on the bottom and edges of the leaves, and light green in the center. When you drink this tea, you will find a pineapple-rich aroma, rich and mellow leaves, fresh, smooth and sweet, with a special "rock charm". Dahongpao is the highest quality among Wuyi rock teas. The collective name for oolong tea produced in Wuyishan District, Wuyishan City, Fujian Province (formerly Chong'an County).

Dahongpao: Ranked first among Wuyi Rock Teas, it is known as the “King of Teas” and is famous both at home and abroad.

Iron Arhat: Ranked second among the four famous figs.

White Cockscomb: Ranked third among the four famous fir trees.

Water beetle: ranked fourth among the four famous firs.

Wuyi Cinnamon: It is a famous rock tea newly developed in recent years.

Wuyi Narcissus: It is a semi-arbor type, with leaves more than twice as large as ordinary small-leaf species. Due to different origins, the quality of green tea made from the same variety, such as Wuyi Narcissus, Northern Fujian Narcissus and Southern Fujian Narcissus, varies. Very large, Wuyi Narcissus is of the best quality.

Wuyi Qizhong: refers to oolong tea made from tea varieties other than those named Dancong.

Wenshan Baozhong: Also known as "clear tea", it is the lightest-flavored green oolong tea among Taiwanese oolong teas.

Dongding Oolong Tea: Known as the best of Taiwan’s oolong teas, it belongs to the extremely lightly fermented Baozhong tea category and is similar in style to Wenshan Baozhong.

Taiwan high mountain tea: Taiwan high mountain tea refers to tea produced in mountainous areas above 800 meters above sea level. The production areas are mainly distributed in mountainous areas such as Alishan, Yushan, Snow Mountain, Central Mountain, and Taitung Mountain.

Muzha Tieguanyin: Produced in Muzha District, Taipei City, Taiwan Province.

Pekoe Oolong: Also known as "Puffing Tea", "Champagne Oolong", and "Oriental Beauty", it is the most fermented type of Taiwan Oolong tea.

Arhat agarwood is produced in Mengding Mountain, Sichuan. Luohan Agarwood has the advantages of both black tea and white tea. It has a unique "fruity camphor flavor", with a fresh and mellow taste, sweet fruity aroma, long and rich camphor aroma, and an elegant and long-lasting aroma.

Oriental Beauty

It is a famous tea unique to Taiwan, also known as puffing tea, and because of its prominent white buds, it is also known as pekoe oolong tea. The appearance of Oriental Beauty tea is quite beautiful. The leaves are white, green, yellow, red and brown, bright and lovely. The color of the tea soup is darker amber. It tastes rich and mellow, with the aroma of ripe fruits and honey.

Phoenix Narcissus

It is a strip-shaped oolong tea produced in Fenghuang Township, Chaoan, Guangdong. It is divided into three grades: Dancong, Langcai and Narcissus. It has natural floral aroma, honey flavor, strong, mellow, refreshing and sweet taste, and is resistant to brewing. Mainly sold in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and exported to Japan, Southeast Asia, and the United States. Phoenix Narcissus enjoys the reputation of "beautiful appearance, green color, rich fragrance and sweet taste". The tea sticks are plump, eel skin color, oily and shiny. The tea soup is yellow and clear, has a mellow and refreshing taste, has a long-lasting fragrance and is resistant to steeping.

Northern Fujian Oolong Tea

The production areas include Chongan (except Wuyi Mountain), Jianou, Jianyang, Shuiji and other places. Northern Fujian Narcissus: the main product of Northern Fujian oolong tea.

Northern Fujian Oolong: The appearance is tight, thin and heavy, with twisted leaf tips, soft leaf base, thick and even, green leaves with red edges.

White-haired Monkey: Also known as "White Green", it is a traditional famous tea in Zhenghe County.

Anxi Tieguanyin: Named because its body bones are as heavy as iron and its shape is as beautiful as Guanyin. It is the best oolong tea in Fujian. Produced in Anxi, southern Fujian. "Tieguanyin" is both the name of tea and the name of tea tree variety. The appearance of this tea is tightly knotted, some are shaped like scale hooks, and some are shaped like dragonfly heads. As the caffeine evaporates with the water, a layer of white frost is formed on the surface, which is called "sand green frost". After brewing this tea, the aroma is astounding to your nostrils. Sip it carefully while it is hot, and your mouth will be full of fragrance. It will be sweet at the bottom of your throat. It can be said that there is a lingering fragrance after seven brews.

Anxi Golden Osmanthus: Also known as "Toothless Fragrance", it is named after its strange and high fragrance.

Yongchun Bergamot: Mainly produced in Yongchun County, it is one of the famous Fujian oolong teas with unique flavor.

Anxi color variety: The main oolong tea varieties that make up the color variety are Benshan, Narcissus, Qilan, Meizhan and so on.

Guangdong Oolong Tea

The processing method of Guangdong Oolong tea originated from Wuyi Mountain in Fujian. Therefore, its style is somewhat similar to Wuyi Rock Tea, with a strip-shaped appearance.

Phoenix Narcissus: The main production area is Fenghuang Township. It is generally called "Phoenix Narcissus" based on the variety of Narcissus combined with the place name.

Phoenix Dancong: It is an excellent single plant selected from the tea tree quality value of Phoenix Narcissus. Its harvesting is finer than that of Phoenix Narcissus. It is one of the best oolong teas in Guangdong and is produced in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province. Wudong Mountain Tea Area, Fenghuang Town, City.

The tea shape is strong and curly, and the leaves are light yellow with slight green color. The color of the soup is bright yellow with green lining, and the aroma is clear and long. After brewing for many times, the lingering fragrance and especially sweet taste remain.

Langcai: Most of them are white-leaf narcissus species, with light green or yellow-green leaves.

Lingtou Dancong: also known as White Leaf Dancong.

Shiguping Oolong: The quality is the best from Shiguping, Chaoan.

How did the name of Oolong tea come about?

Why "Oolong" was the name of the tea? When did the name of Oolong tea appear in history? There are several theories as follows:

< p>Named after place names: Some people think that the name of oolong tea is related to place names. The earliest connection between "oolong" and tea occurred in the 11th century Northern Song Dynasty Liu Yan's "Long Yun Ji" mentioned oolong tea: "Today's first tea, take the source of the water as the top, to Ruri Zhu, Shifeng, Mingkeng , Shuanggang, Wulong, Yandang, Guzhu, Shuangjing, Yashan, Yuelu, and Tianzhu, although their flags, flags, guns, and trumpets are excellent, they cannot compete with the source of the valley." The 10 famous teas recorded in "Long Yun Ji" such as Ri Zhu and others are excellent products with delicate tongue flags and spears, but they are not as beautiful as the Heyuan tea. Heyuan was the name of Beiyuan, Jianzhou at that time. Rizhu is in Pingshui, Shaoxing, Shuanggang is in Yanshan, Jiangxi, Yandang is in Kuocang Mountain in southern Zhejiang, Shuangjing is in Xiushui, Jiangxi, Yashan is in Xuancheng, Anhui, Yuelu is in Changsha, Hunan, Gu Zhu is in Changxing, Zhejiang, and Tianzhu is in Shu, Anhui. The city and Minkeng are in Jiuhua Mountain, Anhui Province, but where Shifeng and Wulong are is yet to be investigated. There are many place names in our country that are called "Oolong". For example, there is Wulong River in Fuzhou, Wulong Lake in Lushan Mountain, and Wulong Ridge in Jiande, Zhejiang. Teas have been named after places since ancient times, but the name of Oolong tea There is no definite evidence yet whether it originated from the place name. At that time, oolong tea harvesting technology had not yet appeared, and it was not the oolong tea it is today, but a kind of tea named after the place of origin. It can be seen that tea has been known as oolong for nearly a thousand years. It has a long history and deserves attention.

Named after the tea tree variety. Wuyi tea tree group varieties have always been called "vegetable tea". Tea trees named after tea tree varieties, such as Wuyi Oolong, may have been transplanted by the ancients a long time ago. After the introduction of tea trees, many different single-clump or famous-clump varieties were carefully selected and bred by temple monks. In 1937, Zhuang Canzhang reported in the "Anxi Tea Industry Survey" that Soft Branch Oolong was transplanted to Jian'ou by Su Long from Anxi. After planting it, local tea farmers thought it was an excellent variety, so they propagated and cultivated it. They named the tea tree variety with the homophone of Su Long and made it. The finished tea is also called oolong tea. In 1942, "New Chronicles of Chong'an County" stated that Wuyi oolong tea trees were transplanted from Jianou. This is the theory that oolong tea (varieties) came from Anxi.

Named after the finished tea: Shi Hongbao's "Min Miscellaneous Notes" (1857) "There are many famous teas in Jiancha, and my hometown (Hangzhou) is commonly called Wuyi. The customs in Fujian are also only those with floral fragrance, small species, and famous species. Just divide them, the famous species are the best, the small species come second, and the fragrance of the flowers is second. Recently, there is a kind of oolong from Shangsha County, which is said to be above the famous species, like a bird's tongue or a lotus heart."

Can Oolong tea help you lose weight

The polyphenols contained in Oolong tea can promote the decomposition and burning of fat in the blood and increase the consumption of calories. Long-term drinking can have the effect of losing weight. , and it can also inhibit the rise of cholesterol.