The Origin Story of Phoenix Dancong Oolong the four major producing areas and their characteristics of oolong tea in China

The special origin of Dancong oolong tea Sequoia koraiensis originated in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province in southern China, and is famous for producing Dancong oolong tea. Here is a tropical climate, subtropical climate, yellow-red soil fertile. According to the local historical records of Chaozhou, the nearby Fenghuang Mountain began to grow tea more than 600 years ago. The tea area of Fenghuang Mountain is very large, with many different peaks. Wudong Mountain, the highest peak, is the starting point of tea history in this area. There are more than 4000 tea trees here with a history of more than 100 years. The oldest of these shrubs is the mother shrub of Huangzhixiang (Huangzhi) variety. The mother shrub is six meters high and has a history of about 600 years. Old tea trees like this have huge tree-like trunks and deep roots, which are locally known as "half-tree" tea trees. The tea brewed with their leaves is similar to Yunnan old tree Pu'er tea in sturdiness and concentrated quality. Farmers in Fenghuang Mountain traditionally grow tea with seeds, but like apples, seeds produce different types of shrubs. There are many different kinds of tea trees in Wudong Mountain. Tea drinkers describe Dancong Oolong from Guangdong as having ten different aromas.

In the history of oolong production region, oolong tea was first produced in four regions in China. These areas are Wuyi Mountain in northern Fujian, Anxi City in central Fujian, Taiwan Island across the sea from Fujian, and Chaozhou along the coast between Fujian and Guangdong. Now there are many tea areas producing oolong tea, but these four areas are the earliest. Chaozhou is a famous producing area of Dancong oolong tea.

Legend of Fenghuang Mountain in Chaozhou Fenghuang Mountain is a legend of the last years of the Song Dynasty. Legend has it that a young Song emperor and his officials were hunted and killed by Mongolians from the north. They were forced to trek across the mountains. The emperor was thirsty, but there was no water to drink. A bird flew over its head and threw tea and seeds into the emperor's hand. His servant told him to chew the leaves to quench his thirst. The emperor did so, refreshed. He said that tea was a treasure given to him by the legendary Phoenix. According to this legend, the mountain area is named after this bird.