Qingxin (Qing Xin Wulong)
Qīng Xīn · 青心乌龙
Qingxin (full name Qing Xin Wulong, "green-hearted oolong") is the cultivar that defines most premium Taiwanese oolongs — Dong Ding, Alishan high-mountain, and Lishan. It was brought from the Wuyi Mountains of Fujian to Taiwan roughly 150 years ago. Buds are relatively slender; the cultivar is sensitive to climate and rewards cool, foggy mountain conditions with milky-creamy mouthfeel and floral high notes — the signature high-mountain (gaoshan) profile.
Origin region: Nantou
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Teas using this cultivar
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Alishan High Mountain Oolong
Ā Lǐ Shān Gāo Shān Wū Lóng · 阿里山高山乌龙 (阿里山高山烏龍)
Chiayi Taiwan
oolong · taiwan
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Dong Ding Oolong (Frozen Summit)
Dòng Dǐng Wū Lóng · 冻顶乌龙 (凍頂烏龍)
Lugu Taiwan
oolong · taiwan
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GABA Oolong (Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Tea)
GABA Wū Lóng · GABA乌龙 (GABA烏龍)
Nantou Taiwan
oolong · taiwan
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Lishan High Mountain Oolong (Pear Mountain)
Lí Shān Gāo Shān Wū Lóng · 梨山高山乌龙 (梨山高山烏龍)
Taichung Taiwan
oolong · taiwan
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Wenshan Bao Zhong (Pouchong)
Bāo Zhǒng · 包种 (包種)
Pinglin (Wenshan) Taiwan
oolong · taiwan