Oolong (wulong) tea defies a fixed definition. It is typically described as “partially oxidized tea”, which is not wrong, but it’s not a complete picture. Their similarly shared process of elaborate transformation (withering, shaking, pan-firing, rolling, drying, baking) put these otherwise disparate group of teas under the same category. There are four separate regions that produce commonly recognized oolong tea: Wuyi (Rock Tea), Anxi (Tieguanyin), Guangdong (Dan Cong), and Taiwan.
Dan Cong means “Single Bush.” Traditionally, Dan Cong teas were made from a single tea bush with each bush getting its own unique treatment as an individual lot of tea. Though the majority of teas in the region are not produced in this manner, making tea from a single bush can still be found in the Chao Shan area of Guangdong province – the home of Dan Cong.
