御茶园御茶園
Term · History
Imperial Tea Garden
Literal meaning
imperial + tea garden
Definition#
The Yuan-dynasty imperial tea garden at Wuyi, set up to oversee tribute tea production; it fell into disuse in the late Ming and a teahouse now stands on the site. The commonly quoted founding year 1302 (大德六年) could not be confirmed from an authoritative source in this research.
Translation and usage#
| Language | Use | Alternatives & cautions |
|---|---|---|
| English | Imperial Tea Garden Yuan tribute-tea garden at Wuyi translation |
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| Deutsch | Kaiserlicher Teegarten Tributteegarten der Yuan in Wuyi translation |
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| Русский | Императорский чайный сад юаньский сад дань-чая в Уи translation |
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| 简体字 | 御茶园 | |
| 繁體字 | 御茶園 | |
| 日本語 | 武夷御茶園 |
Common confusions#
- 'Yuan' in the name is 园 (garden), not the Yuan dynasty 元.
- Not Beiyuan: Beiyuan (Jian'ou) was the Song centre; the Wuyi garden is Yuan.
Terms#
Entries that use this term 2#
武夷星茶业
Wuyi Star Tea Wǔyíxīng Cháyè Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
Called Wuyishan's largest tea factory by Jiemian and China Daily. Founded 2001 by businessman He Yixin; took over the city's state rock-tea corporation and tea institute in 2003.
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武夷山市茶叶科学研究所
Wuyishan Tea Science Research Institute Wǔyíshān Shì Cháyè Kēxué Yánjiūsuǒ
State tea institute of Chong'an/Wuyishan (1960-2003). It developed and first sold clonal 'commercial' Dahongpao; Wuyi Star took it over in 2003.
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