水仙
Shuixian
Large-leaf northern Fujian cultivar, mellow and thick in the mouth; the most planted cultivar in Wuyishan and the basis of Lao Cong (old-bush) Shuixian.
- Botanical
- Camellia sinensis var. sinensis
- Kind
- clonal cultivar
- Origin
- Jianyang
Also sold or written as 8#
Chinese variants
- 闽北水仙Minbei Shuixian — northern Fujian
- 福建水仙(Fujian Shuixian)Formal cultivar name used in Chinese scientific literature (C. sinensis 'Fujian Shuixian').
- 水吉水仙Shuiji ShuixianNamed for Shuiji, Jianyang, the claimed origin area.
Romanisations
- Shui Xian
Translations and trade names
- Shui Hsien
- Water Sprite
- Narcissus
- Minbei Shuixian
Names and ambiguities#
Notes#
Ambiguity: "Shuixian" names both this cultivar and teas made from it, and Fenghuang (Phoenix) Dancong has its own Shuixian population — Wuyi Shuixian and Fenghuang Shuixian are different plants. Do not merge them.
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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武夷水仙
Wuyi Shuixian Wǔyí Shuǐxiān
Wuyi rock tea made from the Shuixian cultivar. Older-bush versions are sold under the Lao Cong name; the label alone does not establish the age of the plants.
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老枞水仙
Lao Cong Shuixian Lǎo Cōng Shuǐxiān
Shuixian sold as coming from old bushes, associated with the sensory term congwei; tree age, garden and manufacturing claims need their own evidence.
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漳平水仙
Zhangping Shuixian
Pressed oolong from Zhangping in southwestern Fujian, made from the Shuixian cultivar.
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白茶
White tea báichá
Tea chiefly made by withering, drying and sorting, without green-tea fixation. Traditional forms are unrolled; Fuding new-craft white tea adds light rolling.
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白毫银针
Silver Needle Báiháo Yínzhēn
Bud-only white tea made from Dabai or Shuixian plant material under the national product definition. Fuding and Zhenghe are important production origins.
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白牡丹
White Peony Bái Mǔdān
White tea from a bud with one or two young leaves of Dabai or Shuixian cultivars, fuller than Silver Needle; named for its flower-like leaf clusters.
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寿眉
Shou Mei Shòuméi
Leafy white tea made from tender shoots or leaves of Dabai, Shuixian or population-type tea plants. Sold loose or pressed; leaf grade, season and storage are separate details.
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闽南乌龙
Minnan oolong Mǐnnán wūlóng
Grouping for southern Fujian oolong: Anxi Tieguanyin and the other Anxi cultivars, Yongchun Foshou and Zhangping Shuixian. Usually rolled into tight half-balls.
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Sources#
Babelcarp: “shuixian” · babelcarp.org