| Da Hong Pao | |
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| Type | Oolong |
| Origin | Wuyi Mountains, Fujian Province, China |
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| Traditional Chinese | 大紅袍 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 大红袍 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Big Red Robe | ||||||||||
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Da Hong Pao (Big Red Robe, 大紅袍) is a Wuyi rock tea grown in the Wuyi Mountains of Fujian Province, China.[1] Da Hong Pao has a unique orchid fragrance and a long-lasting sweet aftertaste.[2] Dry Da Hong Pao has a shape like tightly knotted ropes or slightly twisted strips, and is green and brown in color. After brewing, the tea is orange-yellow, bright, and clear.[2] Da Hong Pao can retain its flavor for nine steepings.[3] The tea is often known to be extremely expensive.[4][5]
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- ^ Sarah Rose (2009). For all the tea in China: how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-670-02152-9.
The first and second flush of the Da Hong Pao, the most powerful and sweetest crops, sell on the private market as the most expensive tea per pound in the world. At several thousands of dollars per ounce, Da Hong Pao is many times more valuable than gold.
- ^ "Most Expensive Tea - The World's Most Expensive". MSN. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014.