"Duck Shit" Ya Shi Xiang Dan Cong Oolong Tea

A young monk once asked the wise tea master Lao Cha:  – Sifu, how come such honey-sweet, wonderfully aromatic tea that smells like gardenia flowers is called “Duck Shit Oolong”??? – Sometimes no good things bear nice names, sometimes things are vice versa. Look deeper and beyond the surface if you want to find real treasure. Dan Cong oolong is a type of Oolong Tea from Phoenix Mountain, near Chaozhou City in Guangdong Province, China. Each type of Dan Cong tea has a distinct aroma reminiscent of certain fruits or flowers. So what about Duck Shit Oolong? Don't worry, it's not what you think. This is perhaps one of the sweetest and most distinguished floral Chinese teas you'll ever sip! The tale of Duck Shit Oolong Tea tells us how special it is. So special that the farmer created a fable about their precious tea so that others wouldn't try to steal it. The soil on which the tea trees grow has a distinct yellowish-brown color. And, according to the legend, the farmer told outsiders tha