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Tieguanyin

Tiě Guān Yīn · 铁观音 (鐵觀音)

oolong

Tieguanyin ("Iron Goddess of Mercy") is both a famous Anxi oolong and the cultivar that produces it. The bushes are slow-growing and yield a deeply floral leaf used in styles ranging from emerald-green modern Tieguanyin to deep-roasted traditional ones.

Origin region: Fujian

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