− | '''Dong Ding''', spelled as '''Tung Ting''', is an [[Oolong|Oolong tea]] from Taiwan originally grown in Dong Ding mountain. Nowadays, the tea is also produced in other locations in Taiwan and even in other countries like Thailand. The original cultivar, [[Qing Xin]], was taken from a much older tea plant in China's [[Wuyi Mountains]] in [[Fujian Province]]. The name "Dong Ding" means "Frozen Summit", which is the name of the mountain in Taiwan on which the original tea plants taken from the [[Wuyi Mountains]] were planted. | + | '''Dong Ding''', spelled as "Tung Ting", is an [[Oolong|Oolong tea]] from Taiwan originally grown in Dong Ding Mountain. Nowadays, the tea is also produced in other locations in Taiwan and even in other countries like Thailand. The original cultivar, [[Qing Xin]], was taken from a much older tea plant in China's [[Wuyi Mountains]] in [[Fujian Province]]. The name "Dong Ding" means "Frozen Summit", which is the name of the mountain in Taiwan on which the original tea plants taken from the [[Wuyi Mountains]] were planted. |
| For many oolong lovers, Dong Ding is considered the premium Taiwanese oolong. | | For many oolong lovers, Dong Ding is considered the premium Taiwanese oolong. |
− | * [http://tee-blatt.blogspot.com/2012/09/doi-mae-salong-schwarzer-drache.html Dong Ding from Mae Salong] | + | * [http://tee-blatt.blogspot.com/2012/09/doi-mae-salong-schwarzer-drache.html Dong Ding grown in Mae Salong, Thailand] |