Information about China Famous Tea

China's Famous Teas () or The Ten Great Chinese Teas () refers to a finite list of types of Chinese tea. Though different sources will cite slightly different teas, this is a list from Chinese Tea Culture Research Centre of the 10 famous teas.

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Chinese tea refers to tea leaves which have been processed using methods inherited from China.

Tea leaf selection

The highest grade white tea, yellow tea and green tea are made from tender tea shoots picked early Spring.
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Tea is a beverage made by steeping processed leaves, buds, or twigs of the tea bush, Camellia sinensis
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云南省
Yúnnán Shěng

Abbreviations: 滇 or ?  (Pinyin: Diān or Yún)

Origin of name 云 yún - cloud
南 nán - south
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Pu-erh, Pu'er tea, Puer tea or Bolay tea is a type of tea made from a "large leaf" variety of the tea plant Camellia sinensis and named after Pu'er county near Simao, Yunnan, China.
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Longjing

Type: Green

Other names: Simplified Chinese: 龙井, Traditional Chinese: 龍井, Lung Ching, Dragon Well
Origin: Zhejiang Province, China

Quick description:
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The beverage green tea (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin:
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浙江省
Zhèjiāng Shěng

Abbreviations: ?  (Pinyin: Zhè)

Origin of name Old name of Qiantang River Administration type Province

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green tea that is rolled into a tight spiral, resembling snail meat, and is cropped early spring.

Its original name is Scary Fragrance.

According to the Qing Dynasty chronicle Ye Shi Da Guan, Emperor Kangxi visited TaiHu in the 38th year of his rule.
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The beverage green tea (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin:
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江苏省
Jiāngsū Shěng

Abbreviations: ?  (Pinyin: Su)

Origin of name 江 jiāng - Jiangning (now Nanjing)
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Huang Shan Mao Feng tea () is a green tea produced in the Anhui province of China. It is designated as a China Famous Tea.
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The beverage green tea (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin:
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安徽省
Ānhuī Shěng

Abbreviations: ?  (Pinyin: Wǎn)

Origin of name 安 ān - Anqing
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Hou Kui
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Type: Green

Other names: Monkey Tea, Taiping Hou Kui
Origin: Anhui Province, China

Quick description: Coarse green tea
Taiping Hou Kui
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The beverage green tea (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin:
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安徽省
Ānhuī Shěng

Abbreviations: ?  (Pinyin: Wǎn)

Origin of name 安 ān - Anqing
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Lu An Guapian tea () is a Green tea from Anhui designated as a China Famous Tea.
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The beverage green tea (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin:
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安徽省
Ānhuī Shěng

Abbreviations: ?  (Pinyin: Wǎn)

Origin of name 安 ān - Anqing
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Xin Yang Mao Jian tea () is a green tea produced in the Henan province of China. It is designated as a China Famous Tea.
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The beverage green tea (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin:
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河南省
Hénán Shěng

Abbreviations: ?  (Pinyin: Yù)

Origin of name 河 hé - (Yellow) River
南 nán - south
"south of the Yellow River"
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Keemun

Type: Black

Other names: Qimen, , qímén, Qimen Hong Cha
Origin: Qimen County, Anhui Province, China

Quick description: fruity with hints of pine

Keemun
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Black tea is more oxidized than the green, oolong and white varieties.

All four varieties are made from leaves of Camellia sinensis. Black tea is generally stronger in flavor and contains more caffeine than the less oxidized teas.
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安徽省
Ānhuī Shěng

Abbreviations: ?  (Pinyin: Wǎn)

Origin of name 安 ān - Anqing
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Junshan Yinzhen

Type: Yellow

Other names: NA
Origin: China

Quick description: One of the Famous Chinese Teas.
Junshan Yinzhen (Simplified Chinese:
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Yellow tea () usually implies a special tea processed similarly to green tea, but with a slower drying phase, where the damp tea leaves are allowed to sit and yellow. The tea generally has a very yellow-green appearance and a smell different to both White tea and Green tea.
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湖南省
Húnán Shěng

Abbreviations: ?  (Pinyin: Xiāng)

Origin of name 湖 hú - lake
南 nán - south
"south of Lake Dongting"
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Da Hong Pao
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Type: Oolong

Other names: Large Red Robe (and synonyms), Ta Hong Pao, 大红袍
Origin: Mount Wuyi, Fujian Province, China

Quick description: Most famous of the Mount Wuyi teas

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Oolong (Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: wūlóng) is a traditional Chinese tea somewhere between green and black in oxidation. It ranges from 10% to 70% oxidation.
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