The Chinese word for black dragon is "黑龍" (hēi lóng).
(Black Dragon) .
Oolong
Hēi lóng
White tea, Green tea, Oolong tea, and Black tea.
According to the Chinese zodiac, a black dragon would mean bad luck. Acorrdingly to Chinese history, a myth was sent that the color black WA unlyck and who ever touched it died.
Nature invented green tea. That is how it grows on the plant. The various ways the leaf is treated is what makes the tea "green", "white", "black" or "oolong".
The Chinese dragon was versed to have many colors, like any other dragon. In several pictures I have seen, they go all over the spectrum of color, from black to yellow.
Nature invented green tea. That is how it grows on the plant. The various ways the leaf is treated is what makes the tea "green", "white", "black" or "oolong".
Oolong tea can be hard to obtain in some western countries, as it is less popular than black tea. However, it is widely available by mail-order, including numerous online retailers. Also, some specialty tea stores have good selections of oolong, if you are lucky enough to live near them. Lastly, one of the best places to buy oolong can be in Chinese stores or other Asian stores--owing to the fact that oolong is most popular in China and Taiwan. I've attached a link of a site that lists a large number of providers of oolong tea. You can also find tea companies that sell oolong by simply searching the web for "oolong tea", or typing in certain named varieties if you know what kind of oolong you are looking for.
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Oolong tea is made from the leaves of the tea plant like other teas. Most teas are made from the first two leaves at the tip of a branch, and some teas are made from the buds of tip leaves. Oolong tea is distinct from others because of its distinct oxidation process. Oxidation is the process that turns green tea into black tea. Oolong is partially oxidized and is considered somewhere in the middle of green and black tea.