Culture insider: 7 types of Chinese tea you must know

Updated: 2014-05-28 07:10

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Oolong tea

The spelling "oolong" (also "wulong") is a phonetic transcription of the Chinese characters, approximating to the sound of spoken Chinese, or more specifically, Mandarin. The correct transcription is "wulong cha" in pinyin. It includes the most famous Wuyi Rock teas and different types of tieguanyin.

Culture insider: 7 types of Chinese tea you must know

Rose oolong tea, February 18, 2014.[Photo/IC]

 

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