Oolong Tea Introduction

乌龙茶起源于中国福建省，是一种半发酵茶。

据说在18世纪，有一位名叫“苏龙”的年轻人采了一些新鲜茶叶，装在竹篮里背着上山打猎。
回家后，他因被其他事情耽搁，忘记了这些茶叶。第二天他意外发现，这些被搁置了一晚的茶叶散发出一种奇特而怡人的香气。
他和妻子反复尝试，发现在制茶过程中加入“摇青”（轻轻晃动茶叶，使茶叶边缘轻微受损，增加氧化接触面）这一工艺，用现有的制茶方法制作出的茶叶口感更佳，甜味更足，香气更加浓郁。
他便将这种制茶方法教给了邻里。由于“乌龙”听起来与“苏龙”相似，这种茶便被称为“乌龙茶”。

乌龙茶属于半发酵茶，外形紧结沉实，色泽带有紫红色，因此有时也被称作“青茶”。
冲泡后茶叶呈青绿色，边缘带红，因此又被称为“绿叶红镶边”的茶。茶汤颜色呈深琥珀色，带有天然花香，滋味醇厚浓郁，回味独特悠长。

Oolong tea is native to Fujian Province, China, and is a semi-fermented tea.

It is said that in the 18th century a young man named “Su Long” put some newly-picked tea in a basket and carried it on his back as he hunted in the hills.
When he went back home he was distracted by other matters and forgot about the tea and was surprised to find that the next day the tea was emanating an unusual and pleasant aroma.
He and his wife carried out trial after trial and found that using the “yao qing”(Gently tossing leaves to bruise the edge of leaves to create more contacting surface for oxidation) process the tea, that had a better taste when prepared using existing methods, being much sweeter and more fragrant; he showed his neighbors the method of making tea.
Oolong tea was thus named because Oolong sounds like “Su Long.”

Oolong tea is semi-fermented, tight and solid in appearance; it is magenta in color so it is also called “green tea”.
After brewing, the leaves are green and it is called “the tea with green leaves and red edges.”
The color of the infusion is dark brown; it has a natural flower fragrance and a full heavy flavor with a distinctive aftertaste.