Tea is classified into six categories: green tea, white tea, yellow tea, blue tea (oolong tea), black tea, and dark tea. This site introduces the various teas that CHAMART has sampled.

Blue tea (Oolong tea)
Semi-fermented tea
Production area: Anxi, Fujian Province, China
Flavor:
The sweet scent of orchid flowers combined with richness and freshness. The flavor of the tea is called “观音韵 Guanyin yun”.  韵 (Yin) means Rhyme in English.
History:

Anxi Tieguanyin Tea Culture System was designated as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) in 2022.

Anxi Tieguanyin has 3 types which are Qingxiang (清香) type, Nongxiang (浓香) type and Chenxiang (陈香) type.  Qingxiang type is roasted lightly, Nongxiang type is roasted deeply, and Chenxiang type is roasted and stored for more than 5 years.
The tea in the photo is Qingxiang (清香) type.

Related article on the site: “Tea of China“, “6. Anxi Tieguanyin Tea Culture System (China), GIAHS“.

Reference:
工藤佳治、兪向紅 著 中国茶図鑑(2017) 第6版発行 文春新書
工藤佳治主編者(2007) 中国茶事典(初版) 勉誠出版
FAO, GIAHS Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System, Anxi Tieguanyin Tea Culture System
https://www.fao.org/giahs/giahsaroundtheworld/designated-sites/asia-and-the-pacific/anxi-tea-cultures-system/en/

*The site does not describe all “Teas of Japan” or all “Teas of the World”. Additionally, each article expresses the writer’s personal experience and feelings.
*The information provided on this site may be updated. If you find any information in this article that is incorrect, new, or incomplete, please contact CHAMART.