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− | | Tea_name = Shui Hsien
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− | | Tea_type = [[Oolong tea|Oolong]]
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− | | Tea_color = Wuyi
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− | | Tea_image = [[Image:Shui Hsien Oolong tea leaf.jpg|215px]][[Image:Shui Hsien Oolong tea leaf close.jpg|215px]]
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− | | Tea_origin = [[Mount Wuyi]], [[Fujian|Fujian Province]], [[China]]
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− | | Tea_names = Shuixian, Shui Xian, Water Sprite, Sacred Lily, 水仙
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− | | Tea_quick = Heavy tea, the darkest of the dark oolongs from Wuyi.
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− | | Tea_temperature = 90-100°C
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− | {{Tea map china province | Tea_province=Fujian}}
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− | '''Shui Hsien''' ({{zh|t=水仙|s=水仙|p=shuǐ xiān|poj=chúi-sian}}) meaning ''narcissus'' or ''water sprite'' is an [[Oolong tea]] from [[Mount Wuyi]], it has a heavy honey fragrance. Cheaper varieties are grown elsewhere in [[Fujian]] and have a burnt taste and are very popular with [[China|Chinese]] restaurants. The infused color is very dark brown showing that the tea is a very dark [[Oolong]]. This tea is also grown in Taiwan.
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− | ==Varieties==
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− | ; '''Lao Cong Shui Hsien''' : A Shui Hsien made from old bushes that may be as old as 200 years. The taste and appearance will signify it as an even darker [[Oolong]].
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− | ; '''Aged Shui Hsien''' : A Shui Hsien that may have been aged for a few decades and rebaked.
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− | [[Category:Wuyi tea]]
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− | [[Category:Oolong tea]]
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− | [[Category:Chinese tea]]
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− | [[Category:Chinese tea grown in Fujian]]
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