Dong Ding tea

Dong Ding
TypeOolong

Other namesTung-ting
OriginNantou, Taiwan

Quick descriptionTaiwanese oolong

Dong Ding (Chinese: ; pinyin: Dòng Dǐng; pronounced [tʊ̂ŋ.tìŋ]), also spelled Tung-ting, is an oolong tea from Taiwan. A translation of Dong Ding is "Frozen Summit" or "Icy Peak", and is the name of the mountain in Taiwan where the tea is cultivated. Those plants were brought to Taiwan from the Wuyi Mountains in China's Fujian Province about 150 years ago.