Shui Xian | |||||||||
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Type | Oolong | ||||||||
Other names | Shuixian, Shui Xian, Water Sprite, Sacred Lily | ||||||||
Origin | Wuyi Mountains, Fujian Province, China | ||||||||
Quick description | Heavy Wuyi tea, the darkest of the dark oolongs from Wuyi. | ||||||||
Temperature | 90–100 °C | ||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||
Chinese | 水仙 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | "narcissus" or "water sprite" | ||||||||
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Shui Xian (traditional/simplified Chinese: 水仙, pinyin: shuǐxiān) is a cultivar of Camellia sinensis as well as an oolong tea traditionally from the Wuyi Mountains in Fujian, China. The infused color is a deep amber which is characteristic for many other Wuyi oolong teas. This tea is also grown in Taiwan.