霜降Frost's Descent
马头岩馬頭岩
Mǎtóuyán

Matouyan

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A broad rock site of the scenic core made up of dozens of small named plots; its Rougui ('Ma Rou', 马肉) is ranked with Niulankeng's.

Level
Sub-area
Within
Fujian › Nanping › Wuyishan › Wuyi Mountain Scenic Area
Terroir class
Zhengyan 正岩 · "true rock", core scenic area

At a glance#

Garden elevation
Zhengyan sampling range, which includes two Matouyan sites; not site-specific.
Location
OSM node named 马头岩 (tagged place of worship) on the Niulankeng–Tianxin path; not checked against a second source.

Where it lies#

Tea places nearby, plotted by their coordinates. Only physical positions are shown, no boundaries.

Altitude#

Garden elevations here and in neighbouring places, as sourced.

Cultivation#

Cultivars grown
Rougui

Local words#

Other names and written forms 3#

Chinese variants
  • 马肉Mǎ ròu(as in Matouyan Rougui)
Romanisations
  • Ma Tou Yan
Translations and trade names
  • Horse Head Rock

Notes#

Like Niulankeng, the name is widely used on teas that cannot all come from there.

Prices of teas claiming this origin#

Prices by sales channel2 prices per 100 g, from $194.33 to $300.17.$200$300$400International retailOld Ways Tea Company · Ma Tou Yan Chunzhong Da Hong Pao · $194.33 per 100 gOld Ways Tea Company · Ma Tou Yan Rou Gui · $300.17 per 100 gprice per 100 g, USD, log scale
Prices by sales channel2 prices per 100 g, from $194.33 to $300.17.$200$300$400International retailOld Ways Tea Company · Ma Tou Yan Chunzhong Da Hong Pao · $194.33 per 100 gOld Ways Tea Company · Ma Tou Yan Rou Gui · $300.17 per 100 gprice per 100 g, USD, log scale

International retail
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ProductVendorChannelper 100 g
Ma Tou Yan Chunzhong Da Hong PaoOld Ways Tea Company International retail$194.33
Ma Tou Yan Rou GuiOld Ways Tea Company International retail$300.17

Listings claiming this origin 2#

Price ranks compare recorded retail offers for the same tea, including offers outside the current delivery filter. Shipping and import charges are excluded.

Prices compared in the selected currency; unknown values appear last.
ProductVendorPricePer 100 g
Ma Tou Yan Chunzhong Da Hong Pao
sold outUpper quarter of 43
Stated year: 2024
Claimed origin: Matouyan
Details
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Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.

Cultivar
single cultivar (chunzhong); not named
Roast
medium (charcoal)
Old Ways Tea Company
Selected destinations

USA · Canada · Europe

Shipping policy
$46.64 / 24 g $194.33
≈ $15.55 a session
Ma Tou Yan Rou Gui
Upper quarter of 35
Stated year: 2025
Claimed origin: Matouyan
Details
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Recorded seller claims; a blank means unrecorded here, not necessarily absent from the seller’s page. Matching production does not establish identical storage or condition.

Cultivar
Rougui
Roast
medium
Old Ways Tea Company
Selected destinations

USA · Canada · Europe

Shipping policy
$72.04 / 24 g $300.17
≈ $24.01 a session

Prices recorded on the dates checked. Conversions use ECB rates dated 2026-10-20; original prices appear alongside. Origin, age and cultivar are stated by the vendor.

Teas associated with this place#

Sources#

  1. Reporting and journalismaccessed 2026-10-18

    Partly promotional. Its Qidan genetics claim is attributed to Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University; the underlying paper is not identified here.