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Michael Plant

8/14/06

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> Space Cowboy wrote:
>> Jade oolong is a light roast floral green oolong from Taiwan. It is
>> from the NanTou mtn area. Another name for light roast green oolong is
>> pouchong. I pay about 2 bucks an oz. Floral is the natural taste.
>>
>> Jim
>
>
> I am simply unfamilar with the English tea terminology with tea, I
> find. What is the Chinese name for jade wulong?
>
> Pouchong = qing xiang?

Pouchong = Bao Zhong, but greater lights
will help you here. This tea is so lightly
oxidized that most refer to it as something
other than Oolong. Babelcarp says quing
xiang means "clear fragrance" in an Oolong
sort of a way.
Michael