1、Chinese tea is broad and profound,and it has a long history.The origin of tea can date back to the ancient time.Tea culture entered it most prosperous period in Tang and Song Dynasty,which had evolved a condition that the fashion of drinking tea had extended all over the county and tea had won the s
2、tatus as national beverage.Coffee,cocoa and tea are the three largest drinks in the world.There are hundreds of varieties of Chinese tea.They can be classified into six basic categories according to the different techniques involved in process of the tea.Green teaBlack tea Oolong teaWhite tea Yellow
3、 teaDark tea(heicha)Green tea Green tea has the longest history with now the largest production volume and broadest production area.Its called green tea because the tea liquid and tea leaves is greenish.non-fermented tea It has the most medicinal value and the least caffeine content of all Chinese t
4、ea.Famous brands of green tea Longjing of West LakeMaofeng of Huangshan MountainBiluochun Yunwu of Mount Lushan Black teaBlack tea has the largest production volume in the world.Its so named because the tea liquid and tea leaves are reddish black.Complete fermented teaFamous brands of black teaQihon
5、g of AnhuiDianhong of YunnanChuanghong of SichuanHuhong of Hunan Oolong tea Oolong sits half between green tea and black tea.Typical oolong tea leaves are green in the middle and red on the edges.Oolong tea has both dedicate fragrance of green tea and the sweetness and mellowness of black tea.Partia
6、lly fermented teaFamous brands of oolong tea Da HongpaoTie GuanyinDong-ding oolong tea Dark tea Dark tea is one of the six tea categories in China with a history over four hundred years,which only exists in China and is an indispensable beverage for the Chinese ethnic minorities in their daily life.
7、Post-fermented tea Dark tea is also known as compressed tea.Because it always is compressed in bricks,cakes and other shapes.Famous brand of dark teaPuer tea White tea White Tea is regarded as the tea closest to original nature,it is the least fermented tea of the fermented tea category.The tea leav
8、es are plucked from early spring tender sharp-ended buds with white hairs on.The leaves are carefully spread out separately without being overlapped and let dried up naturally.Famous brands of white tea Silver NeedleWhite Peony Yellow tea Its similar to green tea except with an additional step that result in the finish tea leaves having a natural light yellow color.Non-fermented tea Famous brand of yellow tea Huoshan yellow bud tea Thank you!
