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| Type: | Oolong |
| Other names: | Large Red Robe (and synonyms), Ta Hong Pao, 大红袍 |
| Origin: | Mount Wuyi, Fujian Province, China |
| Quick description: | Most famous of the Mount Wuyi teas |
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Dà Hóng Páo (大红袍) is a very important Wuyi Oolong tea. Oolong ( → wūlóng) is a traditional Chinese Tea somewhere between green and black in oxidation Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength A robe is a loose-fitting outer garment. A robe is distinguished from a Cape or Cloak by the fact that it usually has Sleeves The English This article deals with the general meaning of the term "synonym" The Wuyi Mountains ( POJ: Bu-i Soaⁿ are a mountain range located at the prefecture Nanping, at the northern border of Fujian (Hok-kian Province This article is about the People's Republic of China province China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Wuyi Mountains ( POJ: Bu-i Soaⁿ are a mountain range located at the prefecture Nanping, at the northern border of Fujian (Hok-kian Province The Wuyi Mountains ( POJ: Bu-i Soaⁿ are a mountain range located at the prefecture Nanping, at the northern border of Fujian (Hok-kian Province Oolong ( → wūlóng) is a traditional Chinese Tea somewhere between green and black in oxidation Legend has it that the mother of a Tang Dynasty emperor was cured of an illness by a certain tea, and that emperor sent great red robes to clothe the four bushes from which that tea originated. The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by These original bushes, growing on a rock on Mount Wuyi, still survive today and are highly venerated. In Geology, rock is a naturally occurring aggregate of Minerals and/or Mineraloids The Earth's outer solid layer the ‘ Lithosphere The Wuyi Mountains ( POJ: Bu-i Soaⁿ are a mountain range located at the prefecture Nanping, at the northern border of Fujian (Hok-kian Province Less than one kilogram of tea is harvested from these plants each year. This original and real Da Hong Pao can fetch millions of dollars per kilogram[1]. Cuttings taken from the original plants have been used to produce similar grades of tea from genetically identical plants. Taste variations produced by processing, differences in the soil, and location of these later generation plants is used to grade the quality of various Da Hong Pao teas.
Xiao Hong Pao, or Small Red Robe refers to Da Hong Pao grown from third or more generation plants but the term is rarely used.
As it's of very high quality, the Da Hong Pao is usually reserved for honored guests.
See also
References
- Babelcarp on Da Hong Pao. Si Da Ming Cong refers to four famous Wuyi Oolong Tea bushes namely Da Hong Pao Shui Jin Gui
- Master Lam Kam Cheun et al (2002). The way of tea. Gaia Books. ISBN 1-85675-143-0.
- Tea Hub on Da Hong Pao