oolong wuyi tea

Oolong tea has several different names. It’s often referred to as “WuLong” or “Wu Long” tea, and, fairly recently, “Wu Yi” tea. However, even though they have different names, every one of these teas are harvested, prepared, and rolled the Oolong way.

Originally, the different names were the result of an honest translation error. This happened because there are several different methods of translating Chinese to English. Using one of the methods the pronunciation of the first character is "Oo", but with the other method the first sound is "Wu”. Therefore the name of the tea is either “Oolong” or “WuLong” depending on the method of translation.

Marketing companies love using different names because it gives them something “fresh” to promote, and the more “Wu’s” they can add behind the name the more it sounds like some ancient Chinese secret. But don’t be fooled, fancy name or not, it’s all 100% Oolong tea.
Wu Yi Tea

Wu Yi tea is a variety of Oolong that is grown in the Wuyi Mountains in the Fujian province of China. Although these mountains are famous for the high quality of the tea grown there, Wu Yi tea is still essentially just an Oolong tea.