Shui Xian

Chinese oolong tea
Shui Xian
TypeOolong

Other namesShuixian, Shui Xian, Water Sprite, Sacred Lily
OriginWuyi Mountains, Fujian Province, China

Quick descriptionHeavy Wuyi tea, the darkest of the dark oolongs from Wuyi.

Temperature90–100 °C
Chinese name
Chinese水仙
Literal meaning"narcissus" or "water sprite"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShuǐ Xiān
Wade–GilesShui3 Hsien1
A map of China with Fujian province highlighted
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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