包种茶包種茶
Term · Classification
Baozhong
Literal meaning
wrapped + kind + tea
Definition#
The most lightly oxidized Taiwanese oolong (zh.wikipedia gives about 7-13 %), left as open twisted strips with a floral aroma; TRES classes it as 清香型條形包種茶. Its classic origin is Wenshan Baozhong (文山包種茶) from Pinglin, Shiding, Xindian and Nangang. The name is traced to packing four taels of tea in two layers of paper. In the Japanese-era classification 包種 covered strip, semi-ball and ball teas, the last two being today's Taiwan oolong and Taiwan Tieguanyin.
Translation and usage#
| Language | Use | Alternatives & cautions |
|---|---|---|
| English | Baozhong lightly oxidized strip-style Taiwan oolong pinyin |
Also acceptable
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| Deutsch | Baozhong leicht oxidierter, offen gedrehter Oolong aus Taiwan pinyin |
Also acceptable
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| Русский | Бао Чжун слабоокисленный тайваньский улун в виде скрученных листьев pinyin |
Also acceptable
Avoid Пау-жун / Бао-жун non-Palladius forms found in ru.wikipedia |
| 简体字 | 包种茶 | |
| 繁體字 | 包種茶 | Regional usage
|
| 日本語 | 包種茶 |
Common confusions#
- Babelcarp notes that in Taiwan 包種 is sometimes applied to any oolong, a relic of the older classification that also covered ball-rolled teas.
- 种 here is zhǒng (kind, variety), not zhòng (to plant).
Terms#
Entries that use this term 3#
台湾乌龙茶
Taiwan oolong Táiwān wūlóngchá
Grouping for Taiwan's partly oxidised teas, from strip Baozhong (about 8–25% oxidation per TRES) to Oriental Beauty (50–60%), mostly from Qingxin Wulong and Jinxuan.
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坪林区
Pinglin Pínglín Qū
Hill district of New Taipei on the Beishi River, the heart of Wenshan Baozhong: nearly 1,000 ha of tea, most residents tea farmers; Pinglin Tea Museum since 1997.
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木栅
Muzha Mùzhà
Former Taipei district (now in Wenshan District) whose Maokong hills at about 300–350 m are the home of Muzha Tieguanyin, a ball-rolled, well-roasted oolong.
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