Qidan vs. Beidou as 'pure DHP'
Qidan and Beidou can both appear in offers labelled pure Da Hong Pao. That shared sales description does not establish that the plants are the same clone or descend from the same numbered mother bush. See Da Hong Pao.
奇丹
Qidan
Wuyi tea cultivar commonly sold as pure-cultivar Da Hong Pao; the commercial name should be distinguished from a verified mother-bush pedigree.
- Botanical
- Camellia sinensis var. sinensis
- Kind
- clonal cultivar
- Origin
- Wuyishan
Also sold or written as 5#
Chinese variants
- 纯种大红袍pure-cultivar Da Hong Pao
- 奇丹 (Qi Dan) / 'purebred Da Hong Pao'Commercial wording; the naming history and exact mother-bush identity still need documentary verification.
Romanisations
- Qi Dan
Translations and trade names
- pure Da Hong Pao
- Da Hong Pao cultivar
Names and ambiguities#
Notes#
Reports connect Qidan with numbered Da Hong Pao mother bushes at Jiulongke. We have identified the cited 2010 paper by Zhan Zijin, but have not verified its original sampling and results. Exact equivalence to bushes No. 2 and No. 6 therefore remains unconfirmed here. See Da Hong Pao for the distinction between the cultivar, mother-bush tea and commercial blends.
Teas made from it#
武夷岩茶
Wuyi rock tea Wǔyí yánchá
Umbrella entry for the roasted oolongs of Wuyishan, defined by a geographical-indication standard; individual cultivars and named teas are child entries.
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大红袍
Da Hong Pao Dà Hóng Páo
A celebrated Wuyi rock-tea name used for historic mother-tree tea, cultivar-labelled products and commercial blends. The name alone does not identify one plant lineage.
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