China_Famous_Tea

List of Chinese teas

List of Chinese teas

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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.

Green tea cultivation in China

Chinese teas

Chrysanthemum tea
Chun Mee is a popular green tea
Jin Fo tea is a relatively new Wuyi oolong tea

Types

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Growing areas

Styles

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Infusions

Tea varieties

Types of Pu'er

  • Sticky rice pu'er, infused with leaves of Semnostachya menglaensis 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]

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See also


References

  1. "Shou Mei White Tea Cake". Vicony Teas Company. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  2. Lu, Qianyi (22 March 2013). "中国十大名茶" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. Pan, Jian; Xu, Ping (2016). 第一次品茶就上手 (Mastering Tea on Your First Taste) (in Chinese). Beijing: Lüyou Jiaoyu Chubanshe. p. 15. ISBN 9787563734054. Retrieved 5 April 2020. 1959年全国'十大名茶'评比会选出的中国十大名茶(西湖龙井、洞庭碧螺春、黄山毛峰、庐山云雾、六安瓜片、君山银针、信阳毛尖、武夷岩茶、安溪铁观音、祁门红茶)中,有六款[...]为绿茶。 [Of the ten teas selected by the 1959 All-China 'Ten Great Tea' Appraisal Committee (West Lake Longjing, Dongting Biluochun, Huangshan Maofeng, Lushan Yunwu, Lu'an melon seed, Junshan Yinzhen, Wuyi Yancha, Anxi Tieguanyin, Keemun), six [...] were green teas.]
  • Tea at the Wikibooks Cookbook subproject

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