List of Chinese teas

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 ImageBlack tea (紅茶)Green tea (綠茶)Oolong (烏龍, also known as Wulong)White tea (白茶)Yellow tea (黃茶)Fermented / Dark tea (黑茶)Scented teaHerbal / Medicinal tea (tisane)

Growing areas

Cloud tea Wuyi tea ("Bohea")

Styles Name ImageFlowering 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

Chrysanthemum tea Gynostemma pentaphyllum Kuding

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 Fu Cha — fermented 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

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" ().

While no authoritative lists exists per se, teas commonly considered one of the ten include: Name ImageWest 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 PaoAnxi County Iron Goddess of Mercy (安溪鐵觀音)Peaceful Monkey Leader (太平猴魁)Lushan Cloud tea (庐山雲雾)

List of Chinese teas

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