Tea Provinces of China

Guangdong Province

The most populous province in China, Guangdong is located on the southern coast of China. Like most of the southeastern coast, its weather is subtropical, with summers that are hot and wet. In the higher elevation, warm, languid days are followed by cooler night temperatures creating nuances in tea flavor and taste that can be exceptional

The prized Feng Huang Dan Cong Oolongs are grown in the high, craggy peaks of the Phoenix Mountains. Locals refer to the terraced mountainsides as “yun-wu” because of the cloudy and misty environment. Here you will find moss-covered tea trees, some dating back to the Sung Dynasty. Phoenix Oolongs are grown in the traditional manner, allowing the tea plants to mature into small trees requiring the tea pickers to use ladders.

These Oolongs offer exceptional woodsy fruity flavors that come from the age of the trees, or their deep root structure tapping into minerals in the soil or perhaps it is the warm then cool air that delicately swirls around the branches.

Guangdong produces a sweet black table tea. An easy-to-drink, full-leaf tea, Guangdong Black, made of thin, twisted leaves that cup to a rust-red liquor and a mild taste.