Dahongpao Oolong Tea

As the best tribute tea of both Ming and Qing dynasties, Dahongpao experienced a history of more than 350 years. In early 1980s, Dahongpao mother trees’ vegetative propagation achieved a complete success, resulted in more than 40,000 mu plantation of Dahongpao tea during the past years of promotion. At present, Dahongpao trees, being ancient and rare, were recorded as Wuyi Mountain World Natural and Cultural Heritage. The traditional processing technology of Dahongpao tea was elected as the first batch of National Intangible Cultural Heritage, and now is a candidate, on behalf of China, of the World Intangible Cultural Heritage.