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'''Da Hong Pao''' (Big Red Robe) is a [[Wuyi tea|Wuyi rock tea]] grown in the [[Wuyi Mountains]]. It is a heavily oxidized, dark [[oolong]] tea. The highest quality versions often sell as the world's most expensive tea.<ref>{{cite book|title=For all the tea in China: how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history|author=Sarah Rose|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|year=2009|isbn=978-0-670-02152-9|quote=The first and second flush of the Da Hong Pao, the most powerful and sweetest crops, sell on the private market as the most expensive tea per pound in the world. At several thousands of dollars per ounce, Da Hong Pao is many times more valuable than gold.|url=https://books.google.com/?id=C8SBbECvbRUC&pg=PT111&dq=Da+Hong+Pao+Sarah+Rose#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://businessnews.howzit.msn.com/business-gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=160873950&page=5|title=Most Expensive Tea - The World's Most Expensive|publisher=MSN|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723151419/http://businessnews.howzit.msn.com/the-worlds-most-expensive%E2%80%A6?page=5|archivedate=23 July 2014}}</ref> Due to its high quality, Da Hong Pao tea is usually reserved for honored guests in China.
'''Da Hong Pao''' (Big Red Robe) is a [[Wuyi tea|Wuyi rock tea]] grown in the [[Wuyi Mountains]]. It is a heavily oxidized, dark [[oolong]] tea. The highest quality versions frequently sell as the world's most expensive tea.<ref>{{cite book|title=For all the tea in China: how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history|author=Sarah Rose|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|year=2009|isbn=978-0-670-02152-9|quote=The first and second flush of the Da Hong Pao, the most powerful and sweetest crops, sell on the private market as the most expensive tea per pound in the world. At several thousands of dollars per ounce, Da Hong Pao is many times more valuable than gold.|url=https://books.google.com/?id=C8SBbECvbRUC&pg=PT111&dq=Da+Hong+Pao+Sarah+Rose#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://businessnews.howzit.msn.com/business-gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=160873950&page=5|title=Most Expensive Tea - The World's Most Expensive|publisher=MSN|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723151419/http://businessnews.howzit.msn.com/the-worlds-most-expensive%E2%80%A6?page=5|archivedate=23 July 2014}}</ref> In China, it is often reserved for honored guests.


Da Hong Pao can sell for up to US$1,025,000 per kilogram or US $35,436 per ounce (20g of Da Hong Pao tea from one of the mother plants was sold for ¥156,800 in 1998).<ref>{{Cite web | title=大红袍是什么茶? | url=
Da Hong Pao can sell for up to US$1,025,000 per kilogram or US $35,436 per ounce (20g of Da Hong Pao tea from one of the mother plants was sold for ¥156,800 in 1998).<ref>{{Cite web | title=大红袍是什么茶? | url=

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Da Hong Pao
TypeOolong

OriginWuyi Mountains, Fujian Province, China

Quick descriptionMost famous of the Wuyi Rock Teas

A map of China with Fujian province highlighted
Da Hong Pao is grown in Fujian province, China.
Da Hong Pao
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Literal meaningBig Red Robe
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDà Hóng Páo
Wade–GilesTa4 Hung2 P'ao2
IPA[tâ.xʊ̌ŋ.pʰǎʊ]
Samples of Da Hong Pao

Da Hong Pao (Big Red Robe) is a Wuyi rock tea grown in the Wuyi Mountains. It is a heavily oxidized, dark oolong tea. The highest quality versions frequently sell as the world's most expensive tea.[1][2] In China, it is often reserved for honored guests.

Da Hong Pao can sell for up to US$1,025,000 per kilogram or US $35,436 per ounce (20g of Da Hong Pao tea from one of the mother plants was sold for ¥156,800 in 1998).[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sarah Rose (2009). For all the tea in China: how England stole the world's favorite drink and changed history. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-670-02152-9. The first and second flush of the Da Hong Pao, the most powerful and sweetest crops, sell on the private market as the most expensive tea per pound in the world. At several thousands of dollars per ounce, Da Hong Pao is many times more valuable than gold.
  2. ^ "Most Expensive Tea - The World's Most Expensive". MSN. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014.
  3. ^ "大红袍是什么茶?". Retrieved 2012-04-15.

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