What is Oolong Tea?
Oolong tea, literally “Wulong cha”. Oolong tea is one of the six major categories of tea in China. It is a semi-fermented tea between green tea and black tea, with a fermentation range of 15% to 60%. Oolong tea is made through the processes of picking, withering, shaking, frying, rolling, and baking. Its quality characteristics have both the fragrance and refreshing taste of green tea and the sweetness and mellowness of black tea. Among the six major tea categories in China, the production process of oolong tea is the most complicated and time-consuming, and the brewing method is also the most particular. Therefore, drinking oolong tea is also called drinking "Gongfu cha".
Main classification of oolong tea:
1. Classification by origin: Northern Fujian Oolong Tea, Southern Fujian Oolong Tea, Guangdong Oolong Tea, Taiwan Oolong Tea
① Northern Fujian Oolong: Wuyi Dahongpao, Wuyi Shui Hsien, Wuyi Rou Gui.
② Southern Fujian Oolong: Anxi Tieguanyin, Huangjin Gui, etc.
③ Guangdong Oolong: Fenghuang Dancong tea (Phoenix Dancong tea)
④ Taiwan Oolong: Dong Ding Oolong, Oriental Beauty, Wenshan Baozhong, etc.
2. Classification by tea shape: strip-shaped Oolong tea, granular Oolong tea, lump-shaped Oolong tea, bundle-shaped Oolong tea
① Strip-shaped Oolong tea: Wuyi Rock Tea, Phoenix Dancong
② Particle-shape Oolong tea: Tieguanyin, Dong Ding Oolong
③ Lump-shaped Oolong tea: Zhangping Shui Hsien, Bai Ya Qilan(White Bud Qi Lan)
