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2. Quality differences between the light-fragrant oolong tea and the traditional oolong tea
The light-fragrant oolong tea has its own producing technology and entirely different appearance and aroma from the traditional oolong tea. Compared with the Fujian traditional Anxi oolong tea with green leaves edged red, the light oolong has a obvious “three-green” character, that is, green leaves, tie guan yin tea water and green tea dregs. The light oolong tea leaf has a global or semiglobular appearance, which turns into a bud shape in the cup when brewed. The tea aroma is refreshing and lasting while the tea water is bright and sweet.
Produced by the traditional technics, the luscious-fragrant oolong tea including the Wuyi Rock tea, the Shuixian tea from north Fujian, the traditional Tie Guan Yin tea, the Guangdong Phoenix Dancong tea and so on. The Wuyi Rock tea leaves are sturdy with twisty and firm trabs while the leaf-surface is covered with white spots like frog skin, which is called “toad back”. The color of the leaves is luculent greenish brown, which is called “glory light”. The leaves are very clean without over-tender stems or over-old leaves. The tea water is with strong aroma, which even surpasses orchid, being deep and lasting. The taste is mellow and clean, sweet and enriching saliva; taste no bitter even drinking the strong tea, which is praised as the “sweet from the rock”, called as “the rock lingering charm”. Speak to the color of the tea water, it’s dark orange or yellow, limpid and vivid while the tea dregs and the leaf center are light yellow-green.
The trabs of the north Fujian Shuixian tea are firm and heavy with a luculent dark-green color. The tea water is aromatic as orchid and tasting mellow and sweet with a clear orange color. The luculent dark-green trabs of Anxi dragon well tea are frizzy, stout, firm and heavy with a dragonfly-head shape. The tea water is golden and bright, the tea dregs are incrassated with silk luster. It smells as fragrant as orchid and tastes mellow and sweet with a lasting aftertaste.