What is Oolong Tea?

Oolong tea is a unique tea among the six major tea categories in China and is a semi-fermented tea. There are many varieties of oolong tea, the more common ones are Dongding Oolong, Cinnamon Tea, Oriental Beauty Tea, Yongchun Buddha Saying, Water Turtle, Baiya Qilan, etc. Among them, Tieguanyin is the best oolong tea, and Tieguanyin tea has a high and lasting fragrance, and has the reputation of "seven brews with lingering fragrance". Does oolong tea increase or reduce internal heat? The following is a detailed sharing, I hope it will be useful to you.

Contents of this article

1. What is Oolong Tea?

2. What are the types of oolong tea?

3. Does Oolong tea increase or decrease internal heat?

What is Oolong Tea

Oolong tea is green tea, which is a high-quality tea made after picking, withering, shaking, frying, rolling, baking and other processes. There are many varieties of oolong tea, the more common ones are Dongding Oolong, Cinnamon Tea, Oriental Beauty Tea, Yongchun Buddha, Water Turtle, Baiya Qilan, etc.

Oolong tea is a unique type of tea among the six major types of tea in China and is a semi-fermented tea.

Oolong tea evolved from the Song Dynasty's tribute tea dragon balls and phoenix cakes and was created around 1725 (during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty).

When picking oolong tea, it is best to pick it when the new shoots of the tea tree grow 3-5 leaves.

What are Oolong teas?

Oolong tea includes Anxi Tieguanyin, Phoenix Narcissus, Oriental Beauty, Luohan Agarwood, Red Water Oolong, Oolong Black Tea, Red Oolong, etc. Among them, Tieguanyin is the best of Oolong tea, and Tieguanyin tea has a high and lasting fragrance, and has the reputation of "seven brews with lingering fragrance".

Phoenix Narcissus: It is a strip-shaped oolong tea produced in Fenghuang Township, Chao'an, Guangdong. It is divided into three grades: Dancong, Langcai and Narcissus. Phoenix Narcissus enjoys the reputation of "beautiful shape, green color, rich fragrance and sweet taste".

Oriental Beauty: It is a famous tea unique to Taiwan, also known as Pengfeng Tea. Because of its prominent white hairs on the tea buds, it is also known as Baihao Oolong Tea.

Luohan Agarwood: Produced in Mengding Mountain, Sichuan. Luohan Agarwood has the advantages of both black tea and white tea, with a unique "fruity camphor flavor", fresh and mellow taste, sweet fruity fragrance, long and rich camphor fragrance, elegant and lasting aroma.

Does Oolong Tea Increase or Reduce Heat?

Oolong tea is a neutral tea that is neither cold nor hot. It can relieve internal heat and reduce internal heat. Oolong tea is a semi-fermented tea with a mild nature. Drinking it properly can replenish water, promote body metabolism, and lower body surface temperature, thereby relieving internal heat.

Oolong tea, also known as green tea, is a semi-fermented tea. Oolong tea is neither cold nor hot in nature, and is a neutral tea that can relieve internal heat.

Oolong tea has a relatively light fragrance. It not only has the light fragrance of green tea, but also has natural floral scent and the taste of black tea. It is just the right amount of warm, neither cold nor hot, making it suitable for most people to drink.