Shui Jin Gui tea

Shui jin gui
TypeOolong
Other namesGolden water turtle, 水金龜
OriginMount Wuyi, Fujian Province, China
Quick descriptionLighter Wuyi tea
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese水金龟
Traditional Chinese水金龜
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShuǐ Jīn Guī
A map of China with Fujian province highlighted
Shui Jin Gui tea is grown in Fujian province, China.

Shui Jin Gui is a Wuyi oolong tea from Mount Wuyi, Fujian, China. Its name literally means 'golden water turtle'.[1] The tea produces a bright green color when steeped and is much greener than most other Wuyi oolong teas. It is one of the Si Da Ming Cong, the four famous teas of Wuyi.[2]

References

  1. ^ Shui Jin Gui
  2. ^ The Way of Tea, Lam Kam Cheun, et al. (2002). Gaia Books. ISBN 1-85675-143-0.


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