Liuzu Sweet Tea

Last updated 2026-11-10 — Nanhua Sweet Tea, also known as Liuzu Sweet Tea, was discovered by the Sixth Patriarch of Nanhua Temple, Master Huineng, in the mountains surrounding the Caoxi Stream and has been passed down since the Tang Dynasty. The monks of Nanhua Temple make it from the tender leaves of the Fagaceae plant, Lithocarpus polystachyus. With its orange-red color and fragrant aroma, it stands out from ordinary green teas due to its strong sweetness, making it a specialty of Nanhua Temple. Brewed with the temple’s Jiulong Spring water, its flavor is even more exceptional. Nanhua Sweet Tea is purely wild, harvested and sun-dried directly without any pollution or additives. It has a sweet, mellow, and delicious taste and is revered in Buddhist circles as Zen tea—a type of cooling sweet tea.