Da Hong Pao

Da Hong Pao (Big Red Robe) is a Wuyi rock tea grown in the Wuyi Mountains. It is a heavily oxidized, dark oolong tea. The highest quality versions frequently sell as the world's most expensive tea.[1][2] In China, it is often reserved for honored guests.

Da Hong Pao
TypeOolong
OriginWuyi Mountains, Fujian Province, China
Quick descriptionMost famous of the Wuyi Rock Teas

Da Hong Pao
Traditional Chinese大紅袍
Simplified Chinese大红袍
Literal meaningBig Red Robe
Samples of Da Hong Pao

Da Hong Pao can sell for up to US$1985745 per kilogram or US$35606 per ounce (20g of Da Hong Pao tea from one of the mother plants was sold for ¥15896 in 1998).[3]

See also

References
  1. Sarah Rose (2009). For all the tea in China: how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-670-02152-9. The first and second flush of the Da Hong Pao, the most powerful and sweetest crops, sell on the private market as the most expensive tea per pound in the world. At several thousands of dollars per ounce, Da Hong Pao is many times more valuable than gold.
  2. "Most Expensive Tea - The World's Most Expensive". MSN. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014.
  3. "大红袍是什么茶?". Retrieved 2012-04-15.

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