Friday, May 02, 2008

Getting around the world of Tea, China (2)

Chinese Name: Origin & TeaPronounced: PinyinEnglish NamePlace/ Province
of: Origin
西湖龍井Long JingDragon WellXi Hu
(Zhe Jiang)
洞庭碧螺春Bi Luo ChunSpring SnailTai Hu (Jiang Su)
安溪鐵觀音Tie Guan YinIron GoddessAn Xi (Fu Jian)
黃山毛峰Mao FengFur PeakHuang Shan (An Hui)
君山銀針Yin JanSilver NeedleJun Shan (Hu Nan)
祁門紅茶Qi Men HungQi Men RedQi Men (An Hui)
武夷大紅袍Da Hung PaoBig Red RopeWu Yi Shan (Fu Jian)
六安瓜片Gua PienMellon SeedLiu An (An Hui)
白毫银针Bai Hao Yin JanWhite Fur Silver NeedleFu Ding (Fu Jian)
云南普洱Pu'erPu'erhSi Mao (Yun Nan)
凍頂烏龍Wu LungOolongNan Tou (Taiwan)
盧山雲霧Yun WuCloud & FogLu Shan (Jiang Xi)
信陽毛尖Mao JianFur TipSin Yang (Hu Nan)
蒙顶甘露Gan LuSweet DewMing Ding (Si Chuan)
都匀毛尖Mao JianFur TipDu Yun (Gui Zhou)
蘇州茉莉花茶Muo Li HuaJasmineSu Zhou (Jiang Su)
恩施玉露Yu LuJade DewEn Si (Hu Bei)
平水珠茶Zhu ChaPearl TeaPing Shui (Zhe Jiang)
太平猴魁Hou KuiMonkey KingTai Ping (An Hui)

An overview of the main teas I encounter.

Note many teas may be produced in multiple provinces. eg. Oolong Taiwan / FuJian. I acquire Tie Guan Yin produced in FuJian, from 3 separate, family owned , tea farms (Mrs Yang, Li Hong and Da Sha) High Mountain Oolong from various locations in Taiwan.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Greetings from Poland!

I simply love your blog, sir! It is both informative and enjoyable. I am addicted to Taiwanese oolongs and just can't wait to go to Taiwan and see for myself how the tea is brewed there.

Would you be so kind as to answer the following question: is the so- called pouchong tea really popular in Taiwan?

Sincerely,
Paul

PS: Please keep on writing this blog!

小 約翰 said...

Hi Paul, You will have a great time in Taiwan, I sure of it. PouChong / Bao Zhong, its common in Taiwan to use this term for most Oolong teas. Yes "Formosa/Taiwan High Mountain" Oolong is very popular in Taiwan and with Taiwanese in mainland China. regards john