Ep. 20 | Famous China Teas (Part 2)

We continue on with a tour of the provinces, looking at some of the more renowned teas each place has to offer. Teas such as Dancong, Tieguanyin, Jinjunmei, and Da Hong Pao are introduced. Various teas from Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Hubei, and Hunan are discussed.

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Terms in Episode

Pinyin/Term	Chinese	English/Meaning
Oolong (Wūlóng)	乌龙茶	One of the categories of tea that is partially oxidized
Fújiàn	福建	Coastal province in China, famous for many things, including tea
Yán chá	岩茶	Rock Tea or Cliff Tea, from the upper part of the Wuyi Mountains
Wǔyí Mountains	武夷山	The Wuyi Mountains in northern Fujian Province
Tiěguānyīn	铁观音	A type of Oolong tea, also called Iron Buddha ot Iron Goddess Tea
Ānxī	安溪	City in Fujian where you can get some very good Tieguanyin tea
Guǎngdōng	广东	Coastal province in southern China
Dāncōng	单枞茶	A type of Ooolong tea from Guangdong province
Fènghuáng Shān	凤凰山	Phoenix Mountain north of Chaozhou where Dancong tea is grown
Cháozhōu	潮州	City in eastern Guangdong
Shàntóu	汕头	City in eastern Guangdong
Hakka	客家	Hakka, a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhejiang, Taiwan, Hainan and Guizhou
Méixiàn	梅县	County in eastern Guangdong that is often called "The Homeland of the Hakka people"
tiě	铁	iron
Guānyīn	观音	The Goddess of Mercy
Shāxiàn	沙县	Sha County, outside the city of Sānmíng in Fujian province
Sānmíng	三明	A prefecture-level city in Fujian
Jīnjùnméi	金骏眉	Golden Beautiful Eyebrow Tea
Tóngmù Village	桐木村	Village located in the Wuyi Mountains, where Jinjunmei Tea is grown
yátóu	芽头	The buds or sprouts
Ròuguì	肉桂	A type of Rock Tea from the Wuyi Mountain region
Dà Hóng Páo	大红袍茶	A type of Rock Tea from the Wuyi Mountain region
Tǐeluóhàn	铁罗汉	A type of Rock Tea from the Wuyi Mountain region
Shǔixiān	水仙	A type of Rock Tea from the Wuyi Mountain region
Shǔi Jīn Guī	水金龟	A type of Rock Tea from the Wuyi Mountain region
Bái Jī Guān	白鸡冠	A type of Rock Tea from the Wuyi Mountain region
Sòng	宋朝	Dynasty in China founded by Zhao Kuangyin that lasted 960-1279
Míng	明朝	Dynasty in China founded by Zhu Yuanzhang that lasted 1368-1644
Qiánlóng	乾隆	Qing emperor who reigned 1736-1795
Lǐ Chūnshēng	李春生	1838-1924, Called the Father of Taiwan's tea industry
Guìzhōu	贵州	Province in the western part of China
Dūyún Máojiān	都匀毛尖	Famous tea from Guizhou
Dūyún	都匀	City in Guizhou located two hours by car west of the capital Guìyáng
Máojiān	毛尖	any tea that consists of a bud and a single leaf only, also called "fur tip"
Yúgōu Chá	鱼钩茶	Former name of Duyun Maojian tea
Guìdìng Yúnwù chá		Another famous tea from Guizhou
Méitán Cuìyá	湄潭翠芽	Guizhou Emerald Tips, a kind of tea from Guizhou
Yúnwù	云雾	clouds and fog or clouds and mist
Guǎngxī	广西	Province in China just west of Guangdong
Liùbǎo chá	六堡茶	One of the famous teas of Guangxi
wòduī	涡堆	A kind of process developed to speed up the ripening process of pu-erh tea
Guìpíng	桂平	City in Guangxi province
Hóng Xiùquán	洪秀全	1814-1864, the one who's to blame for the Taiping Rebellion
Guìpíng Xīshān	桂平西山茶	A type of tea from Guangxi province
Wú Lǐzhēn	吴理真	Buddhist Monk credited with the cultivation of tea on Mengding Shan. He lived during the first century BCE
Xǐshí Ān	洗石庵	Temple in Guìpíng, Guangxi province built during the early Qīng where Guìpíng Xīshān tea is grown
Sìchuān	四川	Province in southwest China
Gānlù Tea	甘露茶	Gānlù Tea because it was cultivated during the Gānlù Era… one of the seven eras of the Han Emperor Xuān
biānchá	边茶	Border tea. Tea that is sold to the border regions of China, including Tibet
Chéngdū	成都	Capital of Sichuan province
Rénmín Gongyuan	人民公园	A public park in the city of Chengdu where you can relax and enjoy some decent tea culture
Cháng zuǐ hú	长嘴壶	A long spout tea kettle, usually made from copper
Dòuhuāzhuāng	老四川豆花莊	Not sure if it's still around but Lao Sichuan Douhuazhuang was (is) a famous restaurant serving Sichuan food
Chóngqìng	重庆	Used to be part of Sichuan province. Now it is a municipality reporting directly to the central government
Zhèjiāng	浙江	Coastal province in China
Jiāngsū	江苏	Coastal province in China north of Zhejiang
Ānhuī	安徽	Province in central China
yuántóu	源头	The fountainhead
Chámǎ Gǔdào	茶马古道	The Ancient Tea-Horse Road
tú	荼	The former name of tea before it was renamed cha
chá	茶	Tea
Yángzǐ	扬子江	The Yangzi or Yangtze River. China's longest river
Méngdǐng shān Xuěyá	蒙顶山雪芽	Mt. Méngdǐng Snow Buds. Xuěyá means snow bud
Méngdǐng Gān Lù	蒙顶山甘露茶	Méngdǐng Sweet Dew, one of Sichuan's most famous teas
Zhúyèqīng	竹叶青茶	Bamboo Green tea from Sichuan
Qīngchéng Shān Snow Bud	青城雪芽茶	Another great tea of Sichuan
É’méi Shān Máofēng	峨眉山毛峰茶	Another great tea of Sichuan from the Mount E'Mei area
É’Méi Shān Bái Yá	峨眉山白芽	Another great tea of Sichuan from the Mount E'Mei area
Bái yá	白芽	White bud
Lù Yǔ	陆羽	The Tea Saint, and author of the Classic of Tea. He lived 733-804
Bìluóchūn	碧螺春	Green Snail Spring tea from Jiangsu province
Lake Tài	太湖	Famous lake in China, located in Jiangsu. Many famous cities are located along its shores: Wuxi, Huzhou and Suzhou to name a few
Kāngxī	康熙帝	Qing emperor who reigned 1661-1722
Lóngjǐng	龙井	Longjing, both a village near Hangzhou and the name of the tea grown there. Called Dragon Well tea
Lù’ān Guāpiàn	卢安瓜片	Melon Seed tea from Anhui province
Jiāngxī	江西	Province just west of Fujian and Zhejiang
Wùyuán Míng Méi	婺源茗眉茶	Famous tea from Jiangxi
Jǐngdézhèn	景德镇	City in Jiangxi renowned for their historic kilns and ceramics history
Huángshān	黄山	Yellow Mountain in Anhui Province
Wùyuán County	婺源县	County in Jiangxi province
Tàipíng Hóukuí	太平猴魁	A green tea grown north of Huangshan in Anhui, a favorite of President Putin I read
Lúshān Yúnwù	庐山云雾茶	Lúshān Cloud and Mist
Jiǔjiāng	九江	City in Jiangxi province
Lake Póyáng	鄱阳湖	Lake in Jiangxi province
Zhū Dé	朱德	1886-1976, great Chinese revolutionary and founder of the PLA
Lúshān yúnwù chá, wèi nóng xìng pōlà, ruò dé chángshí yǐn, yánnián yìshòu fǎ	庐山云雾茶，味浓性泼辣，若得长时饮，延年益寿法	The flavor of Lúshān yúnwù tea is strong and intense. If you drink it for long it is a way to attain longevity
Húběi	湖北	Province in central China north of Hunan
Húnán	湖南	Province in central China south of Hubei
Yíchāng	宜昌	City in Hubei
Jīngmén	荆门	City in Hubei
Yuán’ān County	远安县	County in Hubei province
Yuǎn’ān Lù Yuà	远安鹿苑茶	Yuǎn'ān is the name of the county in Hubei and Lùyuán is the name of a temple there
Ēn’shī Yù Lù	恩施玉露茶	This comes from south of Yíchāng at the bottom of Hubei
Jūnshān Yīnzhēn Tea	君山银针茶	A famous tea from Hunan
Báiháo Yīnzhēn	白毫银针茶	Famous white tea from Fujian province
Dòngtíng Hú	洞庭湖	Lake in northern Hunan at the border with Hubei
Shén Nóng	神农	The Divine Farmer, the mythical discoverer of tea and author of The Classic of Herbal Medicine
Táng Tàizōng	唐太宗	One of the co-founders of the Tang dynasty who reigned 626-649
Yīpiàn shùyè de gùshì	一片树叶的故事	The Story of a Leaf, a very good documentary about tea from the folks at CCTV

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https://www.teaformeplease.com/

https://teainspoons.com/

https://www.worldteanews.com/

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