Tea Name: | Ruan zhi |
Tea Color: | Wuyi |
Tea Names: | Qingxin, # 17 |
Tea Quick: | Light highland oolong |
Chinese: Ruan zhi or Chinese: ruanzhi (; pronounced) is a cultivar of the tea plant that is usually processed into oolong. The tea is also known as Chinese: qingxin (; pronounced) or #17 (no. 17). It originates from Anxi County in Fujian province, in the People's Republic of China. The taste is light and the aroma is often compared to orchids. This tea variety is used to produce famous highland oolong teas such as Chinese: [[Tung-ting tea|tung-tin]] (Chinese: dongding), Oriental beauty (Chinese: donfang meiren), and Chinese: [[Baozhong tea|baozhong]] (Chinese: pouchong).
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