List of Chinese teas

Green tea cultivation in China

This is a list of Chinese teas. Chinese tea is a beverage made from the leaves of tea plants (Camellia sinensis) and – depending on the type of tea – typically 60–100 °C hot water. Tea leaves are processed using traditional Chinese methods. Chinese tea is drunk throughout the day, including during meals, as a substitute for plain water, for health, or for simple pleasure.

Chinese teas[]

Chrysanthemum tea

Chun Mee is a popular green tea

Jin Fo tea is a relatively new Wuyi oolong tea

Types[]

Growing areas[]

Styles[]

Infusions[]

Tea varieties[]

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  A close-up of Huang Guanyin tea

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  Shoumei tea is a white tea that is produced from naturally withered upper leaf and tips, with a stronger flavor reminiscent of lighter Oolong teas. It is mostly grown in the Fujian province or Guangxi province in China.^[1]

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  Fresh taiping houkui green tea leaves

Types of Pu'er[]

• Sticky rice pu'er, infused with leaves of native to Mengla.
• Banzhang
• Jingmai
• Bamboo roasted pu'er
• Bulang

Ten Famous Teas[]

Several types of tea have been listed as one of the "Ten Famous Chinese Teas" or "China Famous Teas" (simplified Chinese: 中国十大名茶; traditional Chinese: 中國十大名茶; pinyin: Zhōngguó shí dàmíng chá).

While no authoritative lists exists per se, teas commonly considered one of the ten include:^[2][3]

• West Lake Longjing tea (西湖龙井茶),
• Dongting Biluochun (洞庭碧螺春),
• Huangshan Maofeng (黄山毛峰),
• Junshan Yinzhen (君山银针),
• Keemun (祁门红茶),
• Lu'an Melon Seed tea (六安瓜片),
• Xinyang Maojian tea (信阳毛尖),
• Duyun Maojian (都匀毛尖),
• Wuyi tea (武夷岩茶), including Da Hong Pao
• Anxi County Tieguanyin (安溪铁观音),
• Taiping houkui (太平猴魁),
• Lushan Cloud tea (庐山云雾).

See also[]

• Chinese tea by province (category)
• Chinese tea culture
• Chinese tea classic texts (category)
• History of tea in China
• Lists of beverages

References[]

External links[]

• Tea at Wikibook Cookbooks