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- alternativeAlternative form of Pu'er.
Puerh tea is named after Puerh city in Yunnan province which was once the main trading centre for teas made in the area.
2011, “Types of Tea”, in Perfect places for Afternoon Tea, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 121 more example
People from different regions of China have their own preferences in tea drinking. Northerners prefer jasmine tea, those from the Shanghai area prefer green tea, the Fukienese and Cantonese favor the heavily flavored Pouchong, the people of Szechuan, Yunnan and Kwangsi like the brick tea of Puerh, while in Taiwan, the traditional taste for green and Pouchong teas is widening to include black and Oolong.
1980 June 1, “Tea gives flavor to Chinese traditions”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXI, number 21, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 3
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