Wuyi Tea
/ˌwuːˈjiː tiː/noun
Tea produced in or associated with the Wuyi Mountains of Fujian, China, especially oolong teas such as Da Hong Pao.
Did you know?Wuyi tea is strongly associated with “rock tea,” or yancha, whose mineral character is traditionally linked to tea bushes growing among Wuyi’s rocky cliffs.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient China
Chinese
茶
“Tea; the Chinese character used for the tea plant and its leaves”
Antiquity
Chinese
武夷
“Wǔyí, the name of the mountain region in present-day Fujian; its ultimate name origin is uncertain”
17th Century
English
tea
“English name for the prepared drink, borrowed through maritime trade from forms of Chinese 茶 pronounced approximately te”
17th–18th Century
Chinese
武夷茶
“Wǔyí chá, literally tea associated with Wuyi”
19th–20th Century
English
Wuyi tea
“English regional designation for teas produced in the Wuyi Mountains”
Modern English
English
Wuyi tea
“A recognized category of Fujian tea, particularly Wuyi oolong and rock tea”