Bai Ji Guan (simplified Chinese: 白鸡冠; pinyin: bái jī guān) is a Si Da Ming Cong and a very light Wuyi tea. It is named after a rooster who gave up its life whilst protecting a child.
Legend has it that the name of this marvellous tea (White Cockscomb) was given by a monk in memorial of a courageous rooster that sacrificed his life while protecting his baby from an eagle. Touched by the display of courage and love, the monk buried the rooster and ...
more
Read article at Wikipedia
Bai Ji Guan tea
Similar topics in Freebase
-
Rou Gui
Rou Gui (肉桂)is a Wuyi Oolong tea; the name literally means Cinnamon. The tea can be difficult to prepare but its distinctive sweet aroma can be brought out up to 7 steepings. It was first developed during the Qing Dynasty. This tea may be traditionally processed producing a dark dry leaf and a rich... -
Huang Mei Gui tea
Huang Mei Gui Oolong tea (黃玫瑰, pinyin: huáng méi guī) is a very new Wuyi Oolong tea, developed circa 2002. It has a highly aromatic fragrance and a lighter floral taste than most other Wuyi Oolongs. The colour of the steeped leaves is a very light green, much greener than other Wuyi teas. -
Jin Fo tea
Jin Fo is a very new Wuyi Oolong tea, developed around 10 years ago at the Wuyi Shan Tea Researching Center located in Fujian Province, China. It is a medium Wuyi Oolong showing both creaminess and a floral aftertaste. The tea leaves have a uniform emerald green colour. -
Da Hong Pao tea
Dà Hóng Páo (大红袍) is a very important Wuyi Red tea. Legend has it that the mother of a Ming Dynasty emperor was cured of an illness by a certain tea, and that emperor sent great red robes to clothe the four bushes from which that tea originated. Three of these original bushes, growing on a rock on... -
Shui Jin Gui tea
Shui Jin Gui is a very characteristic Wuyi Oolong tea, whose name literally means Golden Marine Turtle. The tea produces a bright green color when steeped and is much greener than most other Wuyi Oolong teas. It is one of the four famous bushes of Wuyi, a Si Da Ming Cong. -
Huang Guanyin tea
Huang Guan Yin is a Wuyi Oolong with a creamy taste. It can be either tightly rolled like Anxi Oolongs or in strips like conventional Wuyi Oolong.