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Puer Tea brewed from the brick Pu-erh tea , also spelled as Pu'er tea , is a variety of fermented dark tea produced in Yunnan province, China. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Fermentation is a tea production style in which the tea leaves undergo microbial fermentation and oxidation after they are dried and rolled. [ 4 ] This process is a Chinese specialty and produces tea known as Hei Cha (黑茶), commonly translated to dark, or black tea (this type of tea is completely different from what in West is known as "black tea", which in China is called "red tea"). The most famous variety of this category of tea is Pu-erh from Yunnan Province, named after the trading post for dark tea during imperial China. [ 5 ]
Pu-erh tea
China's Famous Teas (中国名茶) or the Ten Great Chinese Teas (中国十大名茶) is a list of ten notable Chinese teas . The list varies considerably depending on the area where it is compiled and the current trend of tea consumption. [ 1 ] [ edit ] Compilation of ten lists
China famous tea
Huang Shan Mao Feng tea
Huangshan Maofeng tea ( 黄 山 毛 峰 ) is a green tea produced in south eastern interior Anhui province of China. The tea is one of the most famous teas in China and can almost always be found on the China Famous Tea list. The tea is grown near Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), which is home to many famous varieties of Green Tea . Huangshan Mao Feng Tea's English translation is "Yellow Mountain Fur Peak" due to the small white hairs which cover the leaves and the shape of the processed leaves which resemble the peak of a mountain. The best teas are picked in the early Spring before China's Qingming Festival . When picking the tea, only the new tea buds and the leaf next to the bud are picked.
Tieguanyin ( simplified Chinese : 铁 观 音 ; traditional Chinese : 鐵 觀音 ; Mandarin Pinyin : tiěguānyīn ; Jyutping : tit3 gun1 jam1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Thih-koan-im; literally "Iron Guanyin ") is a premium variety of Chinese oolong tea originated in the 19th century in Anxi in Fujian province . [ 1 ] Tieguanyin produced in different areas of Anxi have different gastronomic characteristics. [ 2 ] Production has since extended to many regions even outside of China. [ 2 ]
Tieguanyin
Biluochun ( Chinese : 碧螺春 ) is a famous green tea originally grown in the Dongting mountain region near Lake Tai , Jiangsu , China . Also known as Pi Lo Chun , it is renowned for its delicate appearance, fruity taste, floral aroma, showy white hairs and early cropping. The name Biluochun literally means "Green Snail Spring". It is called so because it is a green tea that is rolled into a tight spiral, resembling snail meat, and is cropped early spring . Its original name is Xia Sha Ren Xiang ( simplified Chinese : 吓煞人香 ; traditional Chinese : 嚇煞人香 ; pinyin : xiàshàrénxiāng ; "scary fragrance").
Bi Luo Chun tea
Longjing tea
Longjing tea ( simplified Chinese : 龙井茶 ; traditional Chinese : 龍井茶 ; pinyin : lóngjǐng chá ), sometimes called by its literal translated name Dragon Well tea , is a variety of pan-fried green tea [ 1 ] from Hangzhou , Zhejiang Province, China where it is produced mostly by hand and has been renowned for its high quality, earning the China Famous Tea title. [ edit ] Production and Health Content Like most other Chinese green tea, Longjing tea leaves are roasted [ 2 ] early in processing (after picking) to stop the natural oxidation process, which is a part of creating black and oolong teas.
Examples of Lu'an Melon Seed tea Melon Seed tea Lu'an Melon Seed ( Chinese : 六 安 瓜 片 ; pinyin : Lù'ānguāpiàn ), also known as Liuan Leaf , is a green tea from Liu'an County in Anhui Province, China . This is a famous Green Tea and is listed on virtually all China Famous Tealists . The literal translation for Liu An Gua Pian Tea is Liu An Melon Seed Tea. Its name is derived from the shape of the processed tea leaves, which are flat and oval and resemble a melon seed.
Lu'an Melon Seed Tea
Keemun tea
Keemun (Cant.: Kei⁴Moon⁴ ) simplified Chinese : 祁 门 红 茶 ; traditional Chinese : 祁門紅茶 ; pinyin : qímén hóngchá ; literally "Qimen red tea") is a black Chinese tea with a winy and fruity taste , designated as a China Famous Tea . [ edit ] History Keemun is produced in the Qimen County of Huangshan City , in Anhui (Anhwei) province. ("Keemun" has been the English spelling for "Qimen" since the colonial era.) Keemun has a relatively short history.
Baihao Yinzhen ( simplified Chinese : 白 毫 银 针 ; traditional Chinese : 白 毫 銀 針 ), also known as White Hair Silver Needle , is a white tea produced in Fujian Province in China . [ 1 ] Amongst white teas , this is the most expensive variety and the most prized, as only top buds (leaf shoots) are used to produce the tea. [ 2 ] Genuine Silver Needles are made from cultivars of the Da Bai (Large White) tea tree family. [ 3 ] It is important to point out that there are other productions that look similar with downy leaf shoots but most are green teas, [ 4 ] and as green teas, they taste differently and have a different biochemical potency than the genuine white tea Silver Needle. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is commonly included among the China famous teas . [ edit ] Production Processing The fleshy hairs are visible, a unique characteristic of the Silver Needle White Tea
Bai Hao Yinzhen tea
Thé Oolong
Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre.Shui Hsien ( Chinese : 水仙 ; pinyin : shuǐ xiān ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : chúi-sian) meaning narcissus or water sprite is an Oolong tea from Mount Wuyi , it has a heavy honey fragrance.
Shui Hsien tea
Thé noir
Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre.Lapsang souchong
Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre.Pouchong ( Chinese : 包 種 茶 ; pinyin : Bāozhŏngchá ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : pau-chióng-tê) or light oolong, it is a lightly fermented (oxidized) tea , twist shape, with floral notes, and usually not roasted, somewhere between green tea and what is usually considered Oolong tea ( Chinese : 烏 龍 ; pinyin : wūlóng ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : o͘-liông; literally "Black Dragon"), though often classified with the latter due to its lack of the sharper green tea flavours.
Pouchong
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