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Shui Xian
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Type: Oolong

Other names: Shuixian, Shui Xian, Water Sprite, Sacred Lily
Origin: Wuyi Mountains, Fujian Province, China

Quick description: Heavy Wuyi tea, the darkest of the dark oolongs from Wuyi.

Temperature: 90–100 °C
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Shui Xian is grown in Fujian province, China

Shui Xian (traditional/simplified Chinese: 水仙, pinyin: shuǐxiān) is a cultivar of camellia sinensis as well as an oolong tea traditionally from the Wuyi Mountains in Fujian, China. The infused color is a deep amber which is characteristic for many other Wuyi oolong teas. This tea is also grown in Taiwan.

Varieties

  • Lao Cong Shui Xian (老欉水仙茶): A Shui Xian made from old bushes that may be as old as 200 years. The taste and appearance will signify it as an even darker Oolong.
  • Aged Shui Xian (老欉水仙茶): A Shui Xian that may have been aged for a few decades and rebaked.
  • Zhangping Shui Xian (漳平水仙茶): A Shui Xian bush that is grown in Zhangping, Longyan, Fujian province and is typically processed as a green oolong.
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