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Dongfang Meiren, Referred to as Eastern Beauty, Baihao, White Tipped Oolong, or Oriental Beauty...

Dongfang Meiren Oriental Beauty oolong tea is known for its unusual, unique flavor that has a most unexpected origin. The processing technique and open-leaf oolong style produce abundant sweetness combined with muscatel-like fruit & honey aromas giving Oriental Beauty a character distinctly different from other Balled Taiwan Oolongs.

There is more however influencing the character of Oriental Beauty oolong tea than plant genetics and processing conditions alone. While lower-elevation growing conditions warmer than the famous High Mountain Taiwan Oolongs contribute to the uniqueness of the leaf material, it is the release of Terpenes in the Oriental Beauty oolong tea leaves caused by the feeding Tea Jassid that contributes to the honey-like flavor.

Surprisingly, it is the plant's defensive response to the sucking of juices from the the stems, leaves & buds that produces chemical elements creating unique white along the edges of the oolong tea buds and adding Oriental Beauty or Dongfang Meiren's unique sweet taste and honey-like flavor. 

Initially, it was thought that the insects were damaging the oolong tea crop while in the end, they have proven to contribute to the creation of Dongfang Meiren Oreintal Beauty oolong tea, a highly valued unique Taiwan Oolong. This phenomenon has earned the Tea Jassid the fond nickname of The Leaf Hopper, which tea farmers hope return each year.

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