Famous Teas
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'Big Red Robe' — the legendary roasted oolong from Wuyi's cliffs, the most expensive tea in the world.
Grown from a few mother bushes still alive on the rocky cliffs of Wuyi Mountain. The original tea sold at auction in 2002 for over US$1 million per kilogram. Even non-mother-bush 'shang Da Hong Pao' carries the trademark mineral 'rock' (yan yun) character.
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