DaHongPao and XiaoHongPao
I have a questsion. What is the difference between Dahongpao and XiaoHongPao. I have been told that the Dahongpao is 1-3 generations from the mother tree and XiaoHongPao is more than 3 generations. But an essay by Chen DeHua, the famous DaHongPao planter says that there is no generation differences in comercialized DaHongPao since they are all transplanted without genetic variations from the original 4 mother plants. Then what makes XiaoHongPao and how is it different from DaHongPao?
Jan 27th, '08, 12:34
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From what I understood, virtually everything sold commercially as "Da Hong Pao" should be called "Xiao Hong Pao," but people stick with the first name because it sounds more prestigious. I'm not at all an expert though– that's just what I've read.
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There have been a couple of interesting posts on this topic lately. Imen, the owner of Tea Habitat in Palos Verdes, CA, in her TeaObsession website tries to untangle the names for us at
http://tea-obsession.blogspot.com/2007/ ... -many.html
And Guang, owner of Hou De Asian Art in Houston, TX, recently posted some information that casts doubt on the identity and existence of the "original" Da Hong Pao bushes. You can read about that at
http://houdeblog.com/?p=98
http://tea-obsession.blogspot.com/2007/ ... -many.html
And Guang, owner of Hou De Asian Art in Houston, TX, recently posted some information that casts doubt on the identity and existence of the "original" Da Hong Pao bushes. You can read about that at
http://houdeblog.com/?p=98
thanks for the reply
Thx. The articles help a lot. But, even the tea shops on Wuyi mountain, serves DHP and XHP. So, what distinction would they use?
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Did you guys read Guang's lates blog entry about DHP? Interesting.
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I was thinking about ordering some Da Hang Pao. Anyone have any experience with the jing tea shop? (www.jingteashop.com)
The alternative would be seven cups, but jing tea shop has a pot I would like as well :p
The alternative would be seven cups, but jing tea shop has a pot I would like as well :p
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