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Tieguanyin
World’s most expensive type of tea is Tieguanyin at an astronomical price of around $3,000/kg. It is cultivated only in the Fujian province in China
Named after Guan Yin, the Buddhist deity, which means “Iron Goddess of Mercy,”. It is an oolong tea which means Tieguanyin is a semi-oxidized tea which is a cross between the unoxidized green tea and black tea which is fully oxidized. Tieguanyin is only 20-25% oxidized.
