Min Nan Wu Long

Tie Guan Yin, Huang Dan, Mao Xie, Ben Shan, Mei Zhan, Rou Gui

These tea plant varietals are originally from Anxi and are used for Oolong teas of the same name. Some of them, however, are cultivated elsewhere, too:

• Hong Xin Tie Guan Yin (“Red Heart Iron Buddha of Mercy”) is the original Tie Guan Yin varietal. In addition to the huge growing area in and around Anxi, it is also grown in various places in Taiwan, especially in Muzha, Xinbei, where it was brought from Anxi in 1919.

• Rou Gui (“Cinnamon”) really does originate from Anxi, but has long been grown in Wuyishan and more recently in Taiwan. Wuyi Rock Tea: Rou Gui is the most well-known tea of ​​this varietal.

• Huang Dan (“Yellow Daybreak”) and Wu Dan (“Black Daybreak”, a varietal stemming from Huang Dan) are used for Huang Jin Gui. Since recently, it is also grown on Taiwan.

• Mei Zhan (“Having a Plum”) is being used in Anxi and in Wuyishan to produce simple Oolong. Nowadays it is also made into black and even green teas; this happens in many places, such as the province Sichuan and Fujian.

• Jing Zhi Da Ye Zhong is a cross-breeding between Huang Dan and Mei Zhan, which is processed into black tea (Zhong Guo Hong) in Fengqing, Yunnan.