Dongfang meiren
東方美人 |
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| Type | Oolong |
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| Other names | Oriental beauty, eastern beauty, white-tip oolong |
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| Origin | Taiwan |
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| Quick description | The harvests in summer are most prized for their fruit-and-honey aroma |
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| Temperature | 80–85°C |
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Dongfang meiren (Chinese: 東方美人; lit. 'eastern beauty') or Oriental Beauty, or baihao (白毫), among other Chinese names, is a heavily oxidized, non-roasted, tip-type oolong tea originating in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. It is a tea produced from leaves bitten by the tea jassid, an insect that feeds on the tea plant. Terpenes are released in the bitten leaves, which creates a honey-like taste. Oriental beauty, white-tip oolong, and champagne oolong are other names under which dongfang meiren is marketed in the West.
The tea has natural fruity and honey-like aromas and produces a sweet-tasting beverage, bright reddish-orange in color, without any bitterness. Dried leaves of high quality exhibit a pleasant aroma, with leaf coloration of dark purple and brown tones with white hairs.