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
Types
Name | Image |
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Black tea (紅茶) | |
Green tea (綠茶) | |
Oolong (also known as Wulong) | |
White tea (白茶) | |
Yellow tea (黃茶) | |
Fermented / Dark tea (黑茶) | |
Scented tea | |
Herbal / Medicinal tea (tisane) |
Growing areas
Styles
Name | Image |
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Flowering tea (香片, 工艺茶, or 开花茶) | |
Ground tea (Lei cha) (擂茶) | |
Gunpowder tea (珠茶) | |
Jasmine tea (茉莉花茶 or 香片) | |
Kombucha (昆布茶) |
Infusions
Tea varieties
- 24 flavors — herbal
- Anji bai cha — green
- Baihao Yinzhen — white
- Bai Jiguan — oolong
- Bai Mudan — white
- Baimao Hou — green
- Ban Tian Yao — oolong
- Biluochun — green
- Bu Zhi Chun — oolong
- Chun Mee — green
- "Congou" — black
- Da Fang — green
- Da Hong Pao — oolong
- Dianhong — black
- Fo Shou — oolong
- Golden Monkey tea — black
- Huang Guanyin — oolong
- Huang Meigui — oolong
- Huangshan Maofeng — green
- Huoshan Huangya — yellow
- Jin Fo — oolong
- Jin Jun Mei — black
- Jin Suo Chi — oolong
- Junshan Yinzhen — yellow
- Keemun — black
- Lapsang souchong — black
- Longjing tea — green
- Lu'an Melon Seed tea — green
- Mengding Ganlu — green
- Panda dung tea
- Pouchong — green/oolong
- Pu'er — fermented
- Qilan — oolong
- Rougui — oolong
- Ruan Zhi — oolong
- Shou Mei — white
- Shui Hsien — oolong
- Shui Jin Gui — oolong
- Taiping houkui — green
- Tieluohan — oolong
- Tieguanyin — oolong
- Wong Lo Kat — herbal
- Yingdehong — black
- Zhuyeqing — green
- A close-up of Huang Guanyin tea
- Fresh taiping houkui green tea leaves
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]
Name | Image |
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West Lake Longjing tea (Dragon Well Tea) (西湖龍井茶) | |
Dongting Biluochun (Snail Spring Tea) (洞庭碧螺春) | |
Huangshan Maofeng (Yellow Mountain Fur Peak) (黄山毛峰) | |
Junshan Yinzhen (Silver Needle Tea) (君山銀針) | |
Qimen Red Tea (祁門紅茶) | |
Lu'an Melon Seed Tea or Luan Leaf (六安瓜片) | |
Xinyang Maojian tea (信阳毛尖) | |
Duyun Maojian (都匀毛尖) | |
Wuyi Tea, also known as Bohea (武夷岩茶), including Da Hong Pao | |
Anxi County Iron Goddess of Mercy (安溪鐵觀音) | |
Peaceful Monkey Leader (太平猴魁) | |
Lushan Cloud tea (庐山雲雾) |
See also
References
External links
- Tea at the Wikibooks Cookbook subproject
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