Da Hong Pao is a very important Wuyi Oolong tea. This tea helped cure the illness of an owner of a Large Red Robe which was hung on the tea bush, earning it the name Da Hong Pao. Originally there were four bushes growing on a rock on Mount Wuyi, two of which still survive today and are harvested for a few kilograms of tea each year. This original and real Da Hong Pao can fetch tens of thousands of dollars per kilogram but people have taken cuttings and cultivated generations of Da Hong Pao plants which provide a more affordable and accessible Da Hong Pao.

Xiao Hong Pao, or Small Red Robe refers to Da Hong Pao grown from third or more generation plants but the term is rarely used.

See also

• Si Da Ming Cong

References

• Babelcarp on Da Hong Pao.
• Master Lam Kam Cheun et al (2002). The way of tea. Gaia Books. ISBN 1-85675-143-0.
• Jing Tea Shop on Da Hong Pao
• 1001 Plateaus on Da Hong Pao
• Tea Hub on Da Hong Pao