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Oolong is harvested five times per year in Taiwan, between April and December. The July and August crops generally receive the highest grades.

== ~~Dongding~~ ==

== Dong Ding ==

~~This tea~~, most notably grown in the mountains of Nantou County, was brought to Taiwan during the 19th century from the mainland's Wuyi Mountains. Its special qualities have been attributed to an almost continuous fog. Teas harvested in the spring are entered in a competition and the winners are quickly bespoken at premium prices, fetching US $2,000 for a 600-gram package during the 1990s. It undergoes less fermentation than most oolongs. A 40-minute roasting over charcoal contributes to its flavor, which also has "nutty, caramel, and chestnut" elements.

[[Dong Ding]], most notably grown in the mountains of Nantou County, was brought to Taiwan during the 19th century from the mainland's Wuyi Mountains. Its special qualities have been attributed to an almost continuous fog. Teas harvested in the spring are entered in a competition and the winners are quickly bespoken at premium prices, fetching US $2,000 for a 600-gram package during the 1990s. It undergoes less fermentation than most oolongs. A 40-minute roasting over charcoal contributes to its flavor, which also has "nutty, caramel, and chestnut" elements.

== Pouchong ==

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== Black tea ==

~~Black Jade Taiwan Tea~~ TTES #18 ~~is a~~ cultivar developed by the Taiwan Tea Research and Experiment Station ~~during the 1990s~~. ~~The now popular~~ tea is a ~~hybrid of Camellia sinensis v.~~ assamica ~~and a native variety (Camellia sinensis forma formosensis), and is said to have notes of cinnamon and mint~~.

TTES #1-11, TTES #18 and #21 are [[cultivar]]s developed by the Taiwan Tea Research and Experiment Station particularly for black tea. Most of them are hybrids of native tea trees and a assamica varietal.

== Green tea ==

Green tea, such as [[~~Longjing~~]] (Dragonwell) and [[~~Biluochun~~]], are grown in Taipei County’s Sanhsia area.

Green tea, such as [[Long Jing]] (Dragonwell) and [[Bi Luo Chun]], are grown in Taipei County’s Sanhsia area.

==External links==

*[http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/culture/art_tea/ Taiwan]

* [http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/culture/art_tea/ Taiwan]

* [http://teamania.ch/Oolong-Tea/Oolong-Osmanthus-Jade-Pearls::62.html?language=en Osmanthus Oolong by Teamania]

[[Category:Taiwanese tea]]

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 Oolong is harvested five times per year in Taiwan, between April and December. The July and August crops generally receive the highest grades.
-== Dongding ==
+== Dong Ding ==
-This tea, most notably grown in the mountains of Nantou County, was brought to Taiwan during the 19th century from the mainland's Wuyi Mountains. Its special qualities have been attributed to an almost continuous fog. Teas harvested in the spring are entered in a competition and the winners are quickly bespoken at premium prices, fetching US $2,000 for a 600-gram package during the 1990s. It undergoes less fermentation than most oolongs. A 40-minute roasting over charcoal contributes to its flavor, which also has "nutty, caramel, and chestnut" elements.
+[[Dong Ding]], most notably grown in the mountains of Nantou County, was brought to Taiwan during the 19th century from the mainland's Wuyi Mountains. Its special qualities have been attributed to an almost continuous fog. Teas harvested in the spring are entered in a competition and the winners are quickly bespoken at premium prices, fetching US $2,000 for a 600-gram package during the 1990s. It undergoes less fermentation than most oolongs. A 40-minute roasting over charcoal contributes to its flavor, which also has "nutty, caramel, and chestnut" elements.
 == Pouchong ==
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 == Black tea ==
-Black Jade Taiwan Tea TTES #18 is a cultivar developed by the Taiwan Tea Research and Experiment Station during the 1990s. The now popular tea is a hybrid of Camellia sinensis v. assamica and a native variety (Camellia sinensis forma formosensis), and is said to have notes of cinnamon and mint.
+TTES #1-11, TTES #18 and #21 are [[cultivar]]s developed by the Taiwan Tea Research and Experiment Station particularly for black tea. Most of them are hybrids of native tea trees and a assamica varietal.
 == Green tea ==
-Green tea, such as [[Longjing]] (Dragonwell) and [[Biluochun]], are grown in Taipei County’s Sanhsia area.
+Green tea, such as [[Long Jing]] (Dragonwell) and [[Bi Luo Chun]], are grown in Taipei County’s Sanhsia area.
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/culture/art_tea/ Taiwan]
+* [http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/culture/art_tea/ Taiwan]
+* [http://teamania.ch/Oolong-Tea/Oolong-Osmanthus-Jade-Pearls::62.html?language=en Osmanthus Oolong by Teamania]
 [[Category:Taiwanese tea]]