宋代列为皇家贡品,元代还在武夷山设立了 焙局 、 御茶园 ,专门采制贡茶,明末清初创制了乌龙茶武夷山栽种的茶树,品种繁多,有大红袍、铁罗汉、白鸡冠、水金龟 四大名枞 ,此外还有以茶树生长环境命名的,如不见天、金锁匙等;以茶树形状命名的,如醉海棠、醉洞宾、钓金龟、凤尾草、玉麒麟、一枝香等;以茶树叶形命名的,如瓜子金、金钱、竹丝、金柳条、倒叶柳等;以茶树发芽早迟命名的,如迎春柳、不知春等;以成茶香型命名的,如肉桂、石乳香、白麝香等。清康熙年间,开始远销西欧、 北美和南洋诸国。当时,欧洲人曾把它叫作武夷茶,作为中国茶叶的总称。AsaroyaltributeSong,YuanWuyishanalsosetupa bakingCouncil , RoyalTea tributeteaspecificallycollectandprocess,MingandQingcreateaplantedteaWuyiOolongtea,awidevariety,thereDahongpao,ironLohan,whitecomb,waterbeetles, thefourfamousfir ,inadditiontoteagrowingenvironmentname,suchasnotseendays,goldkeys,etc.;toteanamedaftertheshape,suchasBegoniadrunk,drunkLu,fishingbeetles,PterisgrassJadeUnicorn,YiZhixiang,etc.;totealeafname,suchasgoldseeds,money,bamboo,goldenwillow,Salix,etc.down;tolatemorningteanamedaftergermination,suchasYingchunLiu,spring,etc.Idonotknow;tobecometeaflavorname,suchascinnamon,stonemastic,whitemusk.QingEmperorKangxi,beganexportedtoWesternEurope,NorthAmericaandSoutheastAsia.Atthattime,theEuropeanshadleftitcalledWuyitea,Chineseteaasthegeneralterm.