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{{Short description|Chinese oolong tea}}
{{distinguish|text=[[Tieguanyin]], another type of oolong tea from Fujian province.}}
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{{Infobox Tea 
|  Tea_name                 = Tieluohan, {{lang|zh-hans|铁罗汉}} 
|  Tea_type                 = [[Oolong tea|Oolong]] 
|  Tea_color                = Wuyi 
|  Tea_image                = 
|  Tea_origin               = [[Mount Wuyi]], [[Fujian| Fujian Province]], [[China]]  
|  Tea_names                = Iron Arhat, {{lang|zh-Hant|鉄羅漢}}  
|  Tea_quick                = Light [[Wuyi tea|Wuyi Tea]]
}}
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'''Tieluohan''' or '''Tie Luo Han''' ({{zh|s=[[wikt:铁|铁]][[wikt:罗|罗]][[wikt:汉|汉]]|t=[[wikt:鐵|鐵]][[wikt:羅|羅]][[wikt:漢|漢]]|p=tiěluóhàn}}; pronounced {{IPAc-cmn|t|ie|3|.|l|uo|2|.|h|an|4}}) is one of the [[Si Da Ming Cong tea|Four Great Oolongs]] and a light [[Wuyi tea]]. Tieluohan is the cultivar responsible for one of the four best known ''Yán chá'', "rock teas" grown on cliffs in the [[Wuyi Mountains]] in northern [[Fujian|Fujian Province]], China. Legend tells that this tea was created by a powerful warrior monk with golden-bronze skin, hence the name ''Tieluohan'', which means "Iron [[Arhat]]" or "Iron Warrior Monk".

The color of the leaf is an intense green and the resulting tea is of a lighter color. The taste of the tea should be full-bodied and supple, with gentle floral notes and the traditional long-lasting finish.

==See also==
* [[Si Da Ming Cong tea|Four Great Oolongs]] (Si Da Ming Cong)

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