"Space Cowboy" > writes:

> Jim
>
> Lewis Perin wrote:
> > "Space Cowboy" > writes:
> > >
> > > aloninna wrote:
> > > > I've just sampled a beautiful batch of Guangxi Ling Yun Bai Hao "White
> > > > Downy" tea. Highly aromatic and a very sweet taste. Some sources on the
> > > > net refer to this tea as a "green tea" whilst others mention it as a
> > > > "white tea". HELP, I'm puzzled.
> > >
> > > It's a white tea from the name Bai Hao.
> >
> > Sorry, that doesn't follow. Bai Hao is a term that's used for lots of
> > different Chinese teas, including the heavily oxidized oolong also
> > known as Oriental Beauty.
>
> Technically you are right. BaiHao is used incorrectly where BaiYe is
> nornally used for oolongs with a smattering of white tip or leaf.

Sorry, but Bai Hao has so little meaning that saying it's used
incorrectly seems quixotic. There are also Bai Haos that are green
(scented and unscented), white, and red/black teas. But wait! Here's
an eBay seller who mentions Bai Hao Pu'er:

http://cgi.tw.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI....m=9532708 644

(Please believe me: no connection with the above!)

The root meaning of Bai Hao, as I understand it, is the white down
characteristic of young tea leaves. It doesn't really discriminate
among manufacturing processes.

/Lew
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