On May 5, 12:49 am, Shen > wrote:
> On May 4, 12:23 am, Mydnight > wrote:
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> > On May 4, 3:01 pm, SN > wrote:> Got 2 oolongs from WHF
> > > now they have labels with chinese on them, along with their english
> > > translation,
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> > > Can you guys confirm the 'translation', and if you recognize a
> > > mainstream tea category-type that can be found somewhere else,
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> > > image:http://img128.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ooongsah2.jpg
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> > > thank you.
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> > SN
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> > The one on the left says:
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> > An Xi Ji Pin Dong Ding Tie Guan Yin
> > (Dong Ding TGY that comes from Anxi (TGY in Fujian comes from Anxi)?
> > The "ji pin" means something higher graded.)
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> > The one on the right says:
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> > Gan Chun Wu Long Cha
> > (gan is like the flavor between bitter and sweet; like hui gan. chun
> > means like something pure; this character only usually appears when
> > describing tea or wine.)
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> > These are mainland vendors? The left's script is simplified Chinese,
> > but the tea says "Dong Ding", which as we all know, is an area in
> > Taiwan that has a famous tea. I guess the vendor is saying they have
> > Taiwanese teas but in fact it's just more mainland rubbish, they are
> > either they blending some TGY with some Dong Ding Wulong to get that
> > tea, or they just stole the name; which is not unheard of.
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> > Gan Chun Wulong, I have not heard of before. Could be another blend
> > or just a generic name they gave for their wulong tea.
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> > Maybe these guys are creating their own brands? I have no idea what
> > those numberings are. Maybe something about the blending they are
> > doing?
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> Mydnight,
> WHF is Wing Hop Fung which is basically a dry goods store in both Los
> Angeles (and Monterey Park) Chinatowns.
> They do sell a great deal of tea. And you can taste from grotty little
> yixing pots (that have seen myriad tea types) and a paper cup.
> WHP has a tea called "Yellow Stone Mountain Dong Ding" which I buy
> occasionally; but, there is no guarantee that what you read on the tea
> jar in the store is what you've got in your bag.
> My feelings: their teas are reasonable priced. If they have something
> you like, taste some and buy it. If you enjoy it, what difference does
> it make what it's called.
> Most of the sales help in WHF really don't speak any English or
> understand tea, for that matter; although the service seems better in
> the Monterey Park store. And they don't quite understand our pinyin.
> There is an elderly man in the downtown Chinatown shop that seems to
> be tea-knowledgeable.
> The place is great fun and you can find really wonderful bargains.
> But, don't take the labelling seriously and watch out for their pu-
> erhs which tend to be labelled and outrageously expensive.
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Oh, I thought it was some kind of online vendor. If it's in the
States, there is a chance that they don't even know what kind of tea
it is. heh.