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7542

7542 is not a tea variety and not a single mountain, but a 唛号 mài hào recipe of sheng pu-erh from 勐海茶厂 (Menghai Factory, brand 大益 dà yì), which the market has adopted as a reference point: it serv
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Fúʼān

Two peripheral districts — Fúʼān 福安 in the east and Jiànʼōu 建瓯 in the north of Fujian Province — rarely appear on labels, yet they complete the full map of white tea terroirs and help us understan
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héyè

Dried lotus leaf (荷叶 héyè) is one of the most recognizable items in the "flowers and dried goods" section and at the same time the most controversial from the point of view of tea classification: it
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Nàkǎ

Naka (Nàkǎ, 那卡) is a Lahu village in the Mengsong (勐宋) mountain range of Menghai County, yielding one of the most balanced and composed sheng puers of Xishuangbanna: aromatic, sweet, and thick.
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Ānchá

Ancha is one of the most enigmatic and distinctive teas of China, standing apart even within the six-category classification system. This traditional post-fermented compressed tea from Qimen County (Keemun) in Anhui Province has a history spanning approximately three hundred years.
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gǒuqǐ

Goji berries (枸杞, gǒuqǐ) are the dried fruits of shrubs belonging to the genus Lycium in the nightshade family, which in China have long been steeped in hot water and drunk "in the manner of tea." I
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jiāyè

On the shelf, gaba tea is almost never called gaba tea.
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lǜchá

Green tea is not a single beverage but an entire family united by a common technological logic: stop oxidation at the very beginning and preserve the "greenness" of the leaf.
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Túnlǜ

Tunlü (屯绿, túnlǜ) — abbreviated name for Tunxi Lücha (屯溪绿茶, Túnxī Lǜchá), one of the largest and historically most important Chinese export green teas. This is not a separate variety in the narrow sense, but a regional brand uniting production from several counties of southern Anhui, which for a century and a half was…
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wòduī

Wo dui is neither a tea variety nor a region; it is a technological turning point after which the world of pu-erh split into two.
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yì wǔ

Yiwu (易武, Yìwǔ) is one of the most celebrated tea regions of Yunnan Province, lending its name to an entire style of sheng pu-erh characterised by a soft, honey-sweet character.
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zhúyè

Bamboo leaves (竹叶, zhúyè) are the dried leaves of evergreen tree-like grasses of the genus Phyllostachys and closely related genera, which in China have long been steeped in hot water and drunk as a
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Zǐchá

Hezhou Zi Cha is a unique purple-leaf tea from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the signature tea of Hezhou Prefecture. Its distinguishing feature is an exceptionally high content of anthocyanins in young shoots, giving the leaves an intense red-purple coloration year-round.
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bòhé yè

Mint leaf falls into the “flowers and dry raw materials” section on the same terms as chrysanthemum: it is a popular component of infusions, but not a tea leaf, and in the Chinese tea classification i
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càichá

The white tea category (白茶, báichá) rests on a narrow yet strictly defined circle of cultivars: four large-bud "Big White" cultivars with national registration numbers 华茶 (huáchá) and the old popu
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cúnchá · bǎozhìqī

Home tea storage is simpler than people tend to think, but it requires one decision at the outset: what exactly we are storing — freshness or time.
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gòngxī

贡熙 (gòngxī) is one of the historical export grades of Chinese pan-fired green tea (chǎoqīng, 炒青), known in 18th-century Europe as Hyson and closely linked with the name 熙春 (xīchūn).
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guìhuā

Osmanthus flowers (桂花, guìhuā) are dried small inflorescences of the evergreen shrub or small tree sweet osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans) from the olive family (Oleaceae), which are brewed with hot wa
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Hēichá

The main feature of Hei Cha production technology is post-fermentation, that is, fermentation that occurs after drying the tea leaf, during storage. However, specific stages and their sequence may differ depending on the region and variety of Hei Cha.
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mǎ ròu

The nickname mǎ ròu (马肉, literally "horse meat") in Wuyishan does not refer to meat at all, but rather to a Rougui (肉桂, ròuguì) oolong grown in the Matouyan (马头岩, mǎtóuyán) micro-area — Horse He
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màihào

A four-digit code like 7542 on a pu-erh cake wrapper is neither a production year nor a weight — it is a màihào (唛号), a factory recipe number.
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méichá

Zhenmei (zhēnméi 珍眉) is China's principal export green tea, an "eyebrow" leaf of the long pan-fired type, whose name literally refers to a twist "like an eyebrow".
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Qí lán

Qi Lan ("Miraculous Orchid") is a Fujian oolong with a pronounced orchid aroma, produced in several regions of Fujian Province and acquiring completely different character depending on terroir. In the Wǔyì Mountains it becomes a cliff tea (岩茶, Yán Chá) with mineral depth;
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shí rǔ

Shi Ru (石乳, Shí rǔ), translated as "stone milk" or "milk of the cliff," is an oolong from the Wuyishan rock tea family (武夷岩茶, Wǔyí yánchá), belonging to the category of "famous bushes" (名丛, míngcóng).
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táohuā

Peach blossoms (桃花, táohuā) are dried semi-opened buds and opened flowers of the peach tree (Prunus persica), which in China are steeped in hot water and drunk as a fragrant spring infusion.
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Wūlóng

The technology for producing oolongs is one of the most complex in the tea world. It includes numerous stages, each requiring great experience and attention to detail from the master. Key features of the technology are repeated shaking and "resting" of leaves, as well as roasting.
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Xī Guī

One of the most unusual representatives of Lincang's (临沧) high-mountain reputation, growing at a surprisingly low elevation — Xī Guī combines icy-sugar sweetness with orchid aromatics and noticeable
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Yá bāo

Ya Bao is one of the most enigmatic and controversial products in the tea world. It consists of dense dormant buds collected from wild trees in the mountain forests of Yunnan in early spring, before the leaves begin to unfurl.
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Bái chá

The production technology of white tea is considered the simplest and most natural among all types of tea. The main task is to maximally preserve the original appearance, taste, aroma and beneficial properties of the tea leaf. Minimal processing is the distinguishing feature of white tea.
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bāngwǎi

The village of Bāngwǎi (邦崴) in Lancang County, Pu'er Prefecture, is known primarily for a single tree — an ancient tea plant of the so-called transitional type, which in the history of Chinese tea b
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bǎzi chá

把子茶 bǎ zi chá is the name of a form, not a recipe: tea gathered and tied "into a handful," into a bundle, instead of being pressed into a cake, brick, or tuo.
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Běi dǒu

Beidou ("Northern Dipper" — a reference to the asterism of the Big Dipper) is one of the most revered Wǔyì rock oolongs (岩茶, Yán Chá), a direct descendant of the legendary Dà Hóng Páo (大红袍, Dà Hóng Páo).
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Chá gāo

Cha Gao is a concentrated "tea paste" or "tea extract" obtained through prolonged boiling of tea raw material, filtration, and thickening to the state of thick resin or solid brick. A product with more than a thousand-year history: from the "tea extract" of the Tāng (唐) era to currency for exchange with Tibet during…
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Dāncóng

The production technology of Dancongs combines traditional methods of making oolong teas with characteristics specific to the Chaozhou region. Key points are careful but intensive shaking and multiple roasting.
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Fó shǒu

Fo Shou ("Buddha's Hand") — one of the most distinctive Fujian oolongs, characterized by extraordinarily large leaves and a unique aroma reminiscent of the citron fruit (佛手柑, fóshǒugān). While technologically similar to Tieguanyin and other Southern Fujian teas, Fo Shou possesses a pronounced fruity-citrus "韵" (yùn,…
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Gòngméi

The production technology of Gong Mei represents the quintessence of white tea philosophy: minimal intervention in natural processes. This is one of the most "gentle" technologies in the world of tea — without pan-firing, without rolling, without intensive oxidation. Only two key stages plus final sorting.
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Hēi jīn

Hei Jin is a modern artisanal red tea (black tea) from Fujian Province, whose name "Black Gold" precisely conveys its essence: dark, almost black tea leaves studded with golden tips, and precious sweetness born from a unique deep-roasting technology with the addition of sugar powder.
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Hóngchá

Red tea production technology includes the following main stages:
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lǎocóng

The phrase lǎocóng appears on Wuyi packaging more often than any other qualifier apart from the cultivar name and the growing site.
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Líncāng

Lincang (Líncāng) is one of the four pu-erh macro-terroirs alongside Xishuangbanna, Pu'er (Simao), and Baoshan, and also the largest supplier of raw material in the entire Yunnan province.
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niú ròu

"Beef" from the Wuyishan tea lexicon is not a dish, but the most famous address-cultivar of rock tea: ròuguì (肉桂), grown in the Niúlánkēng (牛栏坑) ravine.
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niúbàng

Roasted greater burdock root is one of the most recognizable "non-tea infusions" on the Chinese market: technologically it is closer to a roasted vegetable than to a Camellia sinensis leaf, and in o
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qiáomài

Buckwheat (荞麦, qiáomài) falls under the "flowers and dry" section not as a tea and not as floral raw material for 窨制 (yìnzhì), but as a "dry" grain raw material for infusion — a typical 代用茶 (*dàiy
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Ròu guì

Rougui production is a complex process requiring great skill. It includes both traditional stages of oolong tea making and features inherent to Wuyi oolongs, particularly prolonged charcoal roasting.
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xuěpiàn

Xuepian (xuěpiàn 雪片, “snowflakes”) is neither a separate variety nor a cultivar, but a special, late harvest of Fenghuang Dancong (dāncōng 單叢), plucked at the very end of autumn and beginning of w
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yán chá

Yan Cha is a category of oolong teas that are cultivated in the Wǔyí Mountains (武夷山, Wǔyí Shān) in Fujian Province, China.
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Yín luó

The production technology of Yin Luo is generally analogous to other spiral-rolled Chinese green teas. The key stage is spiral formation.
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yǒng dé

Yongde (永德, Yǒngdé) is a geographical designation for pu'er originating from the eponymous county in western Yunnan Province (云南, Yúnnán), within the Lincang Prefecture (临沧, Líncāng).
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zàngchá

Black tea (hēichá) from the city of Ya'an on the western edge of the Sichuan Basin — this is "Tibetan tea" (zàngchá 藏茶), which for centuries travelled along caravan trails to the Tibetan highlands
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Bābù chá

Bābù chá (八步茶), “eight-step tea”, is a tea from purple-leaf tea trees of Wangmo County (望谟县), Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province.
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Bái jiān

Bai Jian is a Yunnan white tea produced from large, abundantly downy spring buds of the Jǐnggǔ Dàbáichá (景谷大白茶, Jǐnggǔ Dàbáichá) cultivar using classical white tea technology: withering and drying without fixation (shaqing) and rolling.
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Běn shān

Benshan is one of the four "Great Oolongs of Anxi" (安溪四大名茶, Ānxī Sì Dà Míngchá) alongside Tieguanyin, Huang Jin Gui, and Mao Xie. This is an indigenous, "native" cultivar of Anxi County, whose history predates Tieguanyin, but whose fate unfolded differently: instead of world fame — a quiet life in the shadow of its…
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bīng dǎo

Bing Dao (冰岛, Bīngdǎo) is a famous village and eponymous micro-terroir in the Mengku mountain range in southwestern Yunnan province, which has given its name to one of the most expensive and recognisa
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Bòhétáng

Bòhétáng (薄荷塘) is a micro-zone of gǔshù raw material from the 易武 (Yìwǔ) state forest in southeastern Xishuangbanna, occupying an S+ tier within the sheng pu-erh lineup: extremely scarce, a bench
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chábóhuì

A Tea Expo ( chábóhuì, 茶博会) is not just a trade platform, but a compressed cross-section of the entire industry: within two to three days, plantations, factories, state standards, marketing, and tas
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Dàyèqīng

The production technology of Dayeqing is unique among yellow teas. The main difference is the presence of a withering stage before kill-green, which is uncharacteristic for this class of teas and brings the process closer to oolong processing. Production includes five main stages:
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Diānhóng

The production technology of Dian Hongs is similar to that of other red teas, but has its own characteristics related to the use of large-leaf raw material.
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Dǐxū chá

Dǐxū chá (底圩茶) is a green tea of Guangnan County (广南县), Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
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fānxiè yè

Senna leaves are a plant material that in Russian-language retail is often labeled with the word "tea," although it has no relation to chá 茶 in terms of raw material, technology, or class system.
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Fùlì chá

Fùlì chá (复立茶) is a green tea of Xiaohe town, Weiyuan County (威远县), Neijiang prefecture-level city, Sichuan Province.
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Gābā chá

The key feature of GABA tea production is fermentation of tea leaf in an oxygen-free environment, in an atmosphere enriched with nitrogen. This process stimulates accumulation of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the tea leaf.
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Gǔláochá

Gǔláochá (古劳茶, gǔláochá) is a historical famous green tea of Guangdong, born in Gǔláo Town (古劳镇) of Hèshān City (鹤山市) on the banks of the Xī River (西江, "Western River") in the Pearl River Delta.
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Gǔpá chá

Gǔpá chá (古琶茶) is a green tea from Miaohuang Township (妙皇乡) of Xiangzhou County (象州县), Laibin prefecture-level city, in the central part of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, from the hills at…
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huā juǎn

The huā juǎn (花卷) family is a line of pressed cylindrical dark teas from Anhua County, where the weight embedded in the very name builds a ladder from the small shí liǎng chá (十两茶) to the legendar
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Huángchá

The main feature of yellow tea production, distinguishing it from green tea, is the sealed yellowing stage (闷黄 - mēnhuáng), which gives the tea its characteristic yellow color, mild taste, and special aroma.
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huāzhuān

Hua Zhuan is one of the “three bricks” (三砖) of the renowned Anhua dark tea triad “three pointed, three bricks, one roll” (三尖三砖一卷).
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jīn jiān

金尖 is one of the two classic grades of compressed dark tea from Ya'an (雅安, Yǎ'ān), historically intended for border trade (边销, biān xiāo) with Tibetan regions.
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Jīn xuān

The author of the cultivar — Wǔ Zhènduó (吳振鐸, Wú Zhènduó, 1918–2000), first director of the Taiwan Tea Improvement Station and professor at Taiwan University, known as the "Father of Post-war Taiwanese Tea" (戰後台茶之父).
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Mágū chá

Mágū chá (麻姑茶) is a green tea of Mount Magu (麻姑山) in Nancheng County (南城县), Fuzhou prefecture-level city, in the east of Jiangxi Province.
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Máo jiān

The term máo jiān 毛尖 designates not a specific tea, but a leaf type: fine, twisted, downy buds.
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Mǎpō chá

Mǎpō chá (马坡茶) is a mountain green tea from Sanli Township (三里乡) of Jianshi County (建始县) in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province.
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měng hǎi

Menghai (勐海, Měnghǎi) is a county in the southwest of Yunnan Province (云南, Yúnnán), part of the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture (西双版纳傣族自治州, Xīshuāngbǎnnà Dǎizú Zìzhìzhōu), and simultaneously a
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míngzhài

Pu-erh is the only class of Chinese tea where the name of the place on the wrapper works as the name of the cultivar.
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Pàkǎ chá

Paka Cha (Pàkǎ chá, 帕卡茶) is a compressed tea from Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County (江城哈尼族彝族自治县) of Pu'er prefecture-level city, Yunnan Province.
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Pǔ'ěrchá

Pu-erh tea is one of the most famous and distinctive teas of China, produced exclusively in Yunnan Province from large-leaf raw material Camellia sinensis var. assamica. According to national standard GB/T 22111-2008, pu-erh tea is tea produced from Yunnan large-leaf variety sun-dried maocha (晒青毛茶, shàiqīng máochá…
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Shàihóng

Shaihong — "sun-dried red tea (black tea)" — is a special category of red tea (black tea) unified by the method of final sun-drying instead of standard machine or charcoal drying. This ancient technology, arising from peasant practice in Yunnan, creates a product at the intersection of red tea (black tea) and pu-erh:…
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Shòu méi

Shou Mei is the most democratic and mass-produced representative of Fujian white teas, accounting for more than half of all white tea production volume in China. Despite its apparent simplicity, this tea possesses surprising depth: fresh Shou Mei (Xin Cha, 新茶) offers a dense herbal-honey liquor, while aged (Lao Cha,…
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Sìjìchūn

Sijichun is one of the most productive and accessible Taiwanese oolongs, gaining widespread popularity thanks to its hardy cultivar capable of yielding six to eight harvests per year. The tea is distinguished by its bright floral profile with a dominant gardenia note and mild, refreshing taste, making it the base raw…
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xiāngmáo

Lemongrass is the most recognizable “dry” additive in southern Chinese infusions, but from the standpoint of Chinese tea classification it is not 花茶 and not tea at all: it has no tea-leaf base, and th
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xūnyīcǎo

Lavender is one of the most recognizable dried "tea" flowers on the shelf, but in the Chinese tea classification it has no line of its own: it is not a tea leaf, and it does not belong to the 花茶 (*huā
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yuèjì huā

Dried flowers of the Chinese rose are a typical "borderline" product on the FLOWERS AND DRY shelf: yuèjì huā itself is not a tea leaf, and it enters the tea system only as an aromatizing raw materia
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Bái mǔdān

Bai Mu Dan — "white peony" — occupies a special place in the hierarchy of Chinese white teas: it stands between the exquisite Bái Háo Yín Zhèn (白毫银针) and the more democratic Shòu Méi (寿眉), combining the delicacy of bud material with the fullness and "body" provided by young leaves.
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bǎihé huā

Lily flowers are the dried blossoms and buds of several lily species, brewed in China as a fragrant, pale golden infusion.
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bān zhāng

Banzhang (班章, Bānzhāng) is one of the most famous and prestigious origins of sheng pu'er (生普, shēngpǔ) in Yunnan Province.
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biànzi chá

Biànzi chá (辫子茶, “braid,” “plait”) is not a recipe, nor a cultivar, but a form: leaf twisted into a rope and braided into a plait.
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Bǐjià chá

Bi Jia Cha (Bǐjià chá, 笔架茶; in district and municipal texts also 笔架山茶, "tea of Mount Bijia") is a local tea of Mount Bijia (笔架山) in Taihe Township (太和镇), Qingxin District (清新区), Qingyuan City…
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Bìluóchūn

Bìluóchūn (碧螺春, bìluóchūn) is one of the greatest Chinese green teas, included in the canonical list of the "Ten Famous Teas of China" (中国十大名茶). It is celebrated for its "four perfections" (四绝): beautiful form — tightly twisted spirals resembling snail shells; elegant color — silvery-green with glimpses of emerald;
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dàmài chá

Barley tea (大麦茶, dàmài chá) is a hot or cold infusion of roasted grains of common barley (Hordeum vulgare), firmly embedded in the everyday culture of East Asia.
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dùjuān huā

Dùjuān huā (杜鹃花) — rhododendron/azalea flowers — regularly surface in conversations about “flower teas,” yet they are absent from the research canon of 花茶: neither as a scenting agent for 窨制, nor as
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fāng zhuān

方砖 is not a variety or a recipe, but a form: a flat square brick of pressed pu-erh, standing alongside the cake (饼 bǐng), the nest (沱 tuó), and the rectangular brick (砖 zhuān).
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guòlù liào

In conversations about pu-erh, the expression 过路料 (guòlù liào) surfaces sooner or later.
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Gùzhǔhóng

Guchuhong is a regional red tea (black tea) from the legendary Mount Guzhu in Changxing County, Zhejiang Province. The place where tea sage Lu Yu wrote "The Classic of Tea" during the Tang era and where imperial tribute green tea Zisun was produced for nearly nine hundred consecutive years, today also gives birth to…
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hòufājiào

Among the six classes of Chinese tea, 黑茶 (hēichá, "dark tea") stands apart: its color, aged aroma, and softness are born neither on the bush nor in an oven, but in a pile of moist raw material where
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jiǎogǔlán

Jiaogulan (绞股蓝, jiǎogǔlán), botanically Gynostemma pentaphyllum, is a perennial herbaceous vine of the gourd family, the leaves and young shoots of which are used in China to prepare a bittersweet i
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Jīn mǔdān

Jin Mudan is one of the most successful selective tea bush cultivars created in Fujian Province in the second half of the 20th century. Inheriting from its mother — Tiěguānyīn (铁观音, Tiě Guānyīn) — depth of flavor and pronounced «yun» (韵, yùn), and from its father — Huáng Dān (黄旦, Huáng Dān, also known as Huang Jin…
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jīnyínhuā

Honeysuckle flowers are the dried unopened flower buds of the climbing shrub Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), one of the most recognisable botanical raw materials brewed in China according to
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júhuā chá

Chrysanthemum tea is one of the most widespread floral infusions in China, prepared from dried inflorescences of the cultivated chrysanthemum (菊花, júhuā).
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kǔguā chá

苦瓜茶 (kǔguā chá) is an infusion made from dried bitter gourd (Momordica charantia), belonging not to true tea from the leaf of Camellia sinensis but to the category of so-called tea substitutes,
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Kǔ qiáo chá

Buckwheat tea is not tea in the botanical sense.
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lán húdié

Blue butterfly pea tea consists of whole dried flowers of Clitoria ternatea, a tropical leguminous vine, whose infusion yields a deep sapphire-blue colour.
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lǎo màn é

Lao Man'e (lǎo màn é 老曼峨) is an ancient Bulang village on the Bulang Mountain range in Menghai, which has given its name to one of Xishuangbanna's most recognizable pu-erhs: a tea where extreme bitt
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lǜchá fěn

The term "tea powder" on a store shelf can mean three completely different products, distinguished by raw material, technology, and behaviour in water.
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mǔdān huā

Peony flowers (牡丹花, mǔdān huā) are the dried petals and flower buds of the tree peony, which in China are steeped in hot water as an aromatic infusion.
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Qīshè chá

Qīshè chá (七舍茶) is a mountain tea of Qishe Town (七舍镇) and three other units in the southwest of Xingyi county-level city (兴义市), Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province.
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sānqī huā

Sanqi flowers are dried unopened umbel inflorescences of pseudoginseng (三七, sānqī), a perennial herbaceous plant Panax notoginseng from the Araliaceae family.
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shài qīng

晒青 shài qīng is a green tea by processing method and, simultaneously, the raw material from which pu'er is born.
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shēng shú

Pu-erh exists in two fundamentally different forms — "raw" shēng chá (生茶) and "ripe" shú chá (熟茶).
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Shuǐ xiān

The production technology of Shui Xian is similar to that of other oolongs, but has its nuances aimed at preserving and developing the floral aroma.
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Wūniú zǎo

Wuniu Zao is one of China's earliest green teas, preceding the famous Xi Hu Long Jing by a full month. Its main characteristic is already embedded in the name: «早» (zǎo) — «early». This tea, with more than three centuries of cultivation history, is the calling card of Yongjia County in Zhejiang Province and a national…
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xiāngxíng

Fenghuang dancong (fènghuáng dāncōng, 鳳凰單叢) are oolongs from Mount Fenghuang in Guangdong, customarily distinguished not by leaf shape or factory, but above all by aroma.
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yánggānjú

Chamomile is not tea: its infusion contains not a single leaf of Camellia sinensis, and according to Chinese classification it remains outside the six basic classes and even outside 再加工茶 (*zàijiāgōn
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Yǒujī chá

Yu Ji Cha production is based on strict adherence to certain principles and standards, covering all stages from planting tea bushes to packaging finished tea:
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Bǎohóngchá

Bǎohóngchá (宝洪茶, bǎohóngchá) is a historical green tea from Yiliang County in Yunnan Province, the only small-leaf green tea of Yúnnán (云南唯一的小叶种茶) in a province renowned for large-leaf pu-erhs and dianhongs.
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Dà shù chá

The production technology of Da Shu Cha depends on the specific type of tea (sheng pu-erh (raw pu-erh), shu pu-erh (ripe pu-erh), red tea (black tea), white, etc.). General principles:
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Dàwù lǜchá

Dàwù lǜchá (大悟绿茶) is a green tea of Dawu County (大悟县), Xiaogan prefecture-level city, in the northeast of Hubei Province, at the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains.
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Duǒbèi chá

Duǒbèi chá (朵贝茶) is a green tea of Puding County (普定县) in the prefecture-level city of Anshun in the west of Guizhou Province.
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Ēnshī yùlù

Enshi Yulu is the only 蒸青 (zhēngqīng) — steamed green tea produced by steam fixation method — that has survived in China to this day. This tea is a living embodiment of ancient technology described by Lù Yǔ (陆羽, Lù Yǔ) in "The Classic of Tea" (《茶经》, "Chá Jīng"): "蒸之、焙之" — "steam it, dry it over fire." The production…
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Gōngfū chá

For conducting Gongfu Cha tea sessions, the following set of teaware and tools is traditionally used, although in practice the set can be adapted to one's needs and possibilities:
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Gǔ shù chá

The production technology of Gu Shu Cha depends on the specific type of tea (Sheng Pu-erh, Shu Pu-erh, red, white, etc.). General principles:
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Gūliáo chá

Gūliáo chá (姑辽茶) is a tea from Mount Guliao in Dongmen Town (东门镇) of Fusui County (扶绥县), Chongzuo prefecture-level city, in the southwest of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
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Hé hóngchá

He Hong Cha is one of China's oldest red teas (black teas), often called the "progenitor of Chinese red tea" (中国红茶鼻祖, Zhōngguó hóngchá bízǔ). The tea takes its name from the trading town of Hékǒu (河口镇, Hékǒu zhèn) in Yanshan County, Jiangxi Province, through which the main export flow of red tea from the Wuyi…
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Hèfēng chá

Hefeng Cha is a collective designation for green teas from Hefeng County in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province. This is one of the largest tea regions in central China, located in the heart of the Wuling Mountains on the "golden tea latitude" of 30° N.
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huā chá pī

Jasmine tea begins not with the flower, but with the base — huā chá pī (花茶坯), a specially prepared green tea that will absorb the jasmine aroma.
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Huìmíngchá

Huìmíngchá (惠明茶, huìmíngchá) is a historic green tea from Jǐngníng Shé Autonomous County (景宁畲族自治县) in Zhejiang Province, which achieved a landmark victory at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition — a gold medal (金质奖章), earning it the honorary name "Jinjang Huimingcha" (金奖惠明茶, "Gold Award Huimingcha").
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Jīnfúyùcuì

Jīnfúyùcuì (金佛玉翠, jīnfúyùcuì) is a famous green tea from Nánchuān District (南川区, Nánchuān Qū) of Chóngqìng Municipality (重庆, Chóngqìng), a product with national-level protected geographical indication status (国家农产品地理标志产品).
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jīnzhǎn huā

Calendula is a dried flower that in Chinese tea trade lives alongside tea, but not inside it: within the 花茶 (huāchá) system it has neither its own 茶坯 nor a tradition of 窨制.
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Kāng zhuān

Kàng Zhuān is the flagship of Sìchuān border tea (四川边茶, Sìchuān Biān Chá) and the main representative of the "Southern Route Border Tea" category (南路边茶, Nánlù Biān Chá). For more than a thousand years, this tea was the principal commodity on the legendary Tea Horse Road, linking Sichuan Province with Tibet.
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Kānghé chá

Kānghé Chá (康禾茶, Kānghé chá) — a historical green tea from Kānghé Town (康禾镇) in Dōngyuán County (东源县), Héyuán City (河源市), Guangdong Province — the only tea in Guangdong with confirmed imperial tribute status under four consecutive emperors: Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, and Jiāqìng (康熙—雍正—乾隆—嘉庆, 1661–1820).
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kāngnǎixīn

Carnation is one of the most recognizable dried flowers on the shelves of “tea” sections, but it does not exist in the canon of Chinese 花茶: in our research registry of the ten types of 花茶, 康乃馨 does no
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kǔdīng chá

Ku Ding (苦丁茶, kǔdīng chá) is a bitter infusion made from the leaves of evergreen plants, which is brewed and drunk in China in the manner of tea, but it is not tea in the botanical sense.
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Kùnlù shān

Among pu-erh's famous mountains, Kun Lu Shan holds a special place: it is not a plantation nor pure wild growth, but bàn zāipéi 半栽培 — a semi-cultivated grove of old trees, whose leaves were sent to
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liánzǐ xīn

Lotus plumule is the tiny green embryo hidden inside the seed of the sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); it is extracted by hand, dried, and brewed as an expressively bitter infusion.
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máofēng

The word 毛峰 (máofēng) appears in the names of teas that belong to different classes and produce infusions of different colors.
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Máoxiè chá

Máoxiè Chá is one of the four great cultivars of Ānxī County (安溪, Ānxī), alongside Tiěguānyīn (铁观音), Běnshān (本山) and Huángdān (黄旦). This tea belongs to the category of «sezhong» (色种, sèzhǒng) — «colored cultivars» — and is Anxi's leading export oolong: Maoxie and other sezhong account for over 70% of the volume of…
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Mǎtú lǜchá

Matu Lü Chá (马图绿茶, Mǎtú lǜchá) — "Green tea [of] Matu [village]" — high-altitude pan-fired green tea from Mǎtú Village (马图村, Mǎtú Cūn) in Lónggǎng Town (龙岗镇, Lónggǎng Zhèn), Fēngshùn County (丰顺县, Fēngshùn Xiàn), Méizhōu City (梅州市, Méizhōu Shì), Guangdong Province.
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mídiéxiāng

Rosemary is a dry spice-aromatic raw material that often appears on tea shelves and in "floral" catalogues, but according to Chinese classification it is not tea and does not enter the canon of 花茶 *hu
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Mǔdān wáng

Mǔdān Wáng is a folk and commercial name for the highest grade of white tea Bái Mǔdān (白牡丹, Bái Mǔdān), occupying an intermediate position between Bái Háo Yín Zhèn (白毫银针) and standard Bai Mudan.
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Nánnuòshān

Nannuo Mountain (nán nuò shān, 南糯山) is one of the historic tea areas of Menghai County (勐海) in Xishuangbanna, known for its ancient gardens, soft floral-honey profile, and the legendary «king of tea
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Púkēng chá

Pukeng Cha (Púkēng chá, 蒲坑茶; in English-language publications — Pukeng tea) is a dark tea from the Qingxin District (清新区) of Qingyuan City (清远市), Guangdong Province.
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Qījìng chá

Qījìng chá (七境茶) is a pan-fired green tea of Luoyuan County (罗源县), Fuzhou prefecture-level city, Fujian Province; descriptively, “the tea of the seven jing”.
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Qūxī lǜchá

Qūxī lǜchá (曲溪绿茶) is a green tea of Changyang Tujia Autonomous County (长阳土家族自治县) of Yichang prefecture-level city, Hubei Province.
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shílǐxiāng

Shi Li Xiang (shílǐxiāng, 十里香) is a rare green tea from the outskirts of Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, whose name literally means "fragrance for ten lǐ." Among the powerful Yunnan large
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Suì yín zi

Sui Yin Zi is one of the most unusual and controversial products in the world of modern pu-erh. These small, hard, polished-to-shine dark granules, externally resembling scattered ancient silver coins, represent a deeply processed variety of shu pu-erh, obtained from Lǎo Chá Tóu (老茶头, Lǎo Chá Tóu) — "old tea heads,"…
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Tángyá chá

Tángyá chá (唐崖茶) is a green tea of Xianfeng County (咸丰县), Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the southwest of Hubei Province.
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Tiě luóhàn

Tie Luohan production is a complex process requiring great skill. It includes both traditional stages of oolong tea making and features specific to Wuyi oolongs, particularly prolonged charcoal roasting.
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Tóngjùnméi

Tongjunmei — "bronze noble eyebrows" — is the third grade in the celebrated Jùnméi (骏眉) series, born in 2005 in Tóngmù Village (桐木村, Tóngmù Cūn) within the Wuyi Mountains National Nature Reserve.
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Wǔhé cháyè

Wǔhé cháyè (五合茶叶) is a green tea of Yangtan Town (杨滩镇) of Guangde county-level city (广德市), Xuancheng prefecture-level city, in the southeast of Anhui Province.
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Wǔzi lǜchá

Wuzi Lu Cha is one of the most renowned green teas of Shaanxi Province, originating from China's northernmost tea-producing region. The tea's name derives from the sacred Daoist mountain Wuzishan (午子山), located along the ancient trade route Ziwu — Wǔzǐ (子午——午子).
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Xīngyè chá

Xīngyè chá (兴业茶) is a tea of Xingye County (兴业县), Yulin prefecture-level city, in the southeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
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Xīshān chá

Xīshān Chá (西山茶, Xīshān chá) — a famous Guangxi green tea, born on the sacred Buddhist mountain Xīshān (西山, "Western Mountain"), where temples, the healing spring Rǔquán (乳泉, "Milk Spring") and thousand-year-old tea bushes form an inseparable whole.
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Yāntái chá

Yāntái chá (烟台茶) is the umbrella name for the tea of Yantai prefecture-level city (烟台市) on the Shandong Peninsula, Shandong Province.
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yìn jí chá

印级茶 ( yìn jí chá ) is a generation of pressed sheng pu-erh from the era of the state company 中茶 ( Zhōngchá ), spanning the 1950s–1970s.
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Yìwǔ Máhēi

Mahei (Máhēi, 麻黑) is a village in the Yiwu (Yìwǔ, 易武) tea mountain range in southern Xishuangbanna, whose name has become synonymous with the longest aftertaste among Yiwu puers.
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Yóuxī hóng

Yóuxī hóng (尤溪红) is a red tea of Youxi County (尤溪县), Sanming prefecture-level city, in the center of Fujian Province.
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zhōngqī chá

中期茶 (zhōngqī chá) is a colloquial market category of pu-erh: tea that is no longer new, but not yet antique.
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Ānjí báichá

Ānjí Báichá (安吉白茶, Ānjí báichá) is a Chinese green tea from Anji County in Zhejiang Province, produced from leaves of a unique temperature-sensitive white mutant variety of tea bush. Despite the word "white" (白, bái) in its name, this is precisely a green tea by processing technology.
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Bái jī guān

Production of Bai Ji Guan is a complex and labor-intensive process requiring refined mastery. It includes both traditional stages of oolong tea production and features inherent to Wuyishan oolongs, particularly prolonged charcoal roasting.
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Bái máo hóu

Bái Máo Hóu (白毛猴, bái máo hóu) — "White Hairy Monkey" — a historical name encompassing two fundamentally different teas from Fujian Province, connected only by the common name "white hairy monkey":
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Bǎojī cháyè

Bǎojī cháyè (保基茶叶) is a geographical indication product of Panzhou county-level city (盘州市), Liupanshui prefecture-level city, in the west of Guizhou Province.
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Chá gāo, chá duōfēn (TP), chá huángsù (TF)

In Chinese tea culture and the modern tea industry, “tea extracts” refers to several different things: the historical concentrate paste chá gāo (茶膏), as well as isolated biochemical fractions of the
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dà hóng gān

Gan pu cha (柑普茶, gān pǔ chá) is a family of Chinese composite teas where the dried peel of a mandarin from Xinhui County serves as a vessel for fermented pu'er.
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Dà hóng páo

1. Bushes propagated from mother bushes: Closest to the original, but still differing in their characteristics.
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dà xuě shān

Dasueshan (大雪山, Dàxuěshān — "Great Snow Mountain") is a collective name for several high-mountain massifs in the Chinese province of Yunnan (云南, Yúnnán) and simultaneously a designation for sheng pu-e
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dài pào chá

袋泡茶 (dài pào chá) is not a distinct type of tea but a packaging format: crushed or whole tea leaves placed in a permeable filter bag for single-use, rapid brewing.
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Éméi xuě yá

Emei Xue Ya is an ancient green tea from the sacred Mount Emei, one of China's four great Buddhist mountains and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Its name is born from nature itself: each spring, when the fields of the Sichuan plains are already turning green, snow still lies in the mountain tea gardens of Emeishan—and…
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Ēnshī xīchá

Ēnshī xīchá (恩施硒茶) is the umbrella name for the tea of the Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (恩施土家族苗族自治州) in the west of Hubei Province.
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Fú'ān lǜchá

Fú'ān lǜchá (福安绿茶) is a green tea of Fu'an county-level city (福安市) of Ningde prefecture-level city in the northeast of Fujian Province, near the border with Zhejiang.
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fú lái qīng

Fu Lai Qing (fú lái qīng, 浮来青) — a northern green tea from Ju County (莒县) in the prefecture-level city of Rizhao (日照), one of the representatives of the Shandong school that grew out of the “Move…
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Fúliáng chá

Fúliáng chá (浮梁茶) is a regional tea of Fuliang County (浮梁县) in Jingdezhen prefecture-level city in the northeast of Jiangxi Province.
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Gān jie chá

There are several main technologies for producing Gan Jie Cha:
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gāncǎo piàn

Licorice slices (甘草片, gāncǎo piàn) are dried licorice roots, cut crosswise into thin discs and steeped in hot water to yield a mild, distinctly sweet infusion.
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Guāfēngzhài

Guafengzhai (刮风寨, Guāfēngzhài) and its legendary sub-area Chawangshu (茶王树, cháwángshù, "tea king tree") are two of the most remote and revered points on the tea map of Yiwu (易武, Yìwǔ), where old
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guó yǒu lín

High in the national forests of Yiwu Mountain (易武, yì wǔ) grow trees that yield the most expensive and hard-to-access sheng pu'er in the entire Xishuangbanna region.
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Gùshǐ yúnwù

Gùshǐ yúnwù (固始云雾) is “the clouds and mists of Gushi”: the name of a tea from Gushi County (固始县), Xinyang prefecture-level city, in the south of Henan Province.
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Gùzhǔzǐ sǔn

Gùzhǔ Zǐsǔn (顾渚紫笋, Gùzhǔ Zǐ Sǔn) is one of China's oldest and most historically significant teas: an imperial tribute tea (贡茶, gòngchá) that was continuously supplied to the court for 876 years—from 763 to 1375.
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Hǎiqīng chá

Hǎiqīng chá (海青茶) is a green tea from Haiqing town (海青镇) in Huangdao District (黄岛区) of the city of Qingdao, Shandong Province; the local press also calls it plainly “Haiqing green tea” (海青绿茶).
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Jīn guānyīn

Among the modern selective cultivars developed by Fujian tea science on the basis of the classic 铁观音 tiěguānyīn, a special place is occupied by the highly aromatic hybrids 金观音 jīn guānyīn and 金牡丹
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Jīn jùn méi

Jin Jun Mei is the pinnacle of modern Chinese red tea (black tea), created in 2005 based on the four-century tradition of Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong. This tea, made exclusively from the most tender buds of wild tea trees in the Tongmu protected zone, revolutionized perceptions of red tea in China within just a few years…
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Jiūkēng chá

Jiūkēng chá (鸠坑茶) is a green tea of Chun'an County (淳安县), Hangzhou prefecture-level city, Zhejiang Province, from the area of the Qiandaohu reservoir (千岛湖).
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Jǔnán lǜchá

Jǔnán lǜchá (莒南绿茶) is a green tea of Junan County (莒南县), Linyi prefecture-level city, in the south of Shandong Province, a northern land where tea took root thanks to the “南茶北引” movement…
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Lǎo chá tóu

Lao Cha Tou is one of the most unusual phenomena in the world of pu-erh. It is not a separate variety nor a specially created product, but a natural byproduct of the wet piling process (Wo Dui, 渥堆, Wò Duī), during which tea leaves rich in pectins clump together into dense lumps that cannot be separated.
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Lǎobānzhāng

If pu-erh has its own benchmark of power, it is Lao Banzhang — a village on Bulang Mountain in Menghai County, which gave the tea its nickname «Bānzhāng wáng (班章王)», the King of Banzhang.
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Lǎoyīng chá

Lǎoyīng chá (老鹰茶), “old eagle tea”, is an infusion of the buds and young leaves of the 毛豹皮樟 tree (Litsea coreana var.
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Liù bǎo chá

Liú Bǎo Chá is one of the most distinctive and historically significant representatives of the dark tea (黑茶) category, having evolved from a humble "workers' tea" to a cult "drinkable antique." This post-fermented tea from Guangxi with a fifteen-hundred-year history is renowned for its "four perfections" — red, thick,…
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luóbùmá chá

Luobuma tea is an infusion made from dried and specially processed leaves of kendyr (luobuma), a perennial salt-tolerant plant Apocynum venetum from the dogbane family (Apocynaceae).
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luòshén huā

Hibiscus is a sour, ruby-hued infusion made from the dried fleshy calyces of the plant Hibiscus sabdariffa (roselle), widely known around the world as karkade or roselle.
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Mòlì yù dié

Moli Yu Die is one of the most aesthetically expressive representatives of Chinese jasmine teas. Each tea leaf of this tea is hand-formed into a figure resembling a butterfly with spread wings, transforming the brewing process into a true visual performance.
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Mòlìhuā chá

Definition: Jasmine tea is a type of scented tea obtained by blending tea leaves (usually green tea, but also white, oolong, or black tea) with jasmine flowers (Jasminum spp.)* so that the tea…
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Mòtuō lǜchá

Motuo Lü Chá (墨脱绿茶, Mòtuō lǜchá) is a high-altitude organic green tea from China's most inaccessible county, located in the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) River gorge in southeastern Tibet. Motuo County — "the last county in China to receive a highway" (2013) — bears a Tibetan name meaning "hidden lotus" (莲花秘境, Liánhuā…
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píngguǒ huā

Apple blossoms (苹果花, píngguǒ huā) are dried fully opened and half-opened flowers of the cultivated apple tree, which in China are steeped in hot water and drunk as an aromatic infusion.
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Pǔtuó fúchá

Pǔtuó Fù Chá (普陀佛茶, Pǔtuó fúchá — "Buddhist tea from Mount Putuo") — an ancient green tea from Pǔtuóshān Island (普陀山, Pǔtuó Shān) — one of the four great Buddhist mountains of China, abode of the bodhisattva Guānyīn (观音菩萨, Guānyīn Púsà, Sanskrit: Avalokiteshvara).
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qí lái shān

Qilaishan (奇萊山, Qílái Shān) is a Taiwanese high-mountain oolong (高山烏龍茶, gāoshān wūlóng chá), named after the Qilai mountain massif in the island's Central Mountain Range.
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qúntǐ zhǒng

For yellow tea (huángchá, 黄茶), the cultivar is secondary.
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sān bǎo zhā

"Three Treasures" (三宝扎, sān bǎo zhā) is a Cantonese composite botanical product in the form of a tied bundle, where aged mandarin peel serves simultaneously as a wrapper and one of the principal com
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shānzhā gān

Dried hawthorn (山楂干, shānzhā gān) consists of sliced and dried fruits of Chinese hawthorn, which in northern China have long been steeped in hot water as a sour everyday beverage.
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shèqián chá

Sheqian (社前茶, shèqián chá) is a spring farmer-style (农家) Liubao of the earliest harvest, picked before the day of the spring sacrifice to the earth god.
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Shuǐmǎn chá

Shuiman Cha is a unique high-altitude tea from the tropical island of Hainan, produced in the heart of the Wuzhishan mountain range from wild large-leaf varieties domesticated by the Lì people (黎族).
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Sōngluó chá

Songluocha (松萝茶, Sōngluó chá) is a historic green tea from Mount Songluoshan in Xiuning County, Anhui Province, occupying a special place in the history of world tea cultivation: it was here, during the Ming era, that a Buddhist monk nicknamed "Dafang Heshang" (大方和尚, Dàfāng Héshàng — "Monk Dafang") first developed the…
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Suāngān chá

Suan Gan Cha (Suāngān chá, 酸柑茶) — "sour citrus tea," a traditional beverage of Taiwan's Hakka (客家, Kèjiā) people.
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tiáowèi chá

Flavored teas constitute a broad category in which a finished base tea (oolong, green, black, white, pu-erh) is complemented by an external aroma: natural, nature-identical, or, less commonly, artific
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Tiě guānyīn

Tieguanyin is one of the most famous and revered oolongs of China, the calling card of Ānxī County (安溪, Ānxī) in Fujian Province. The tea's history spans over 300 years; its name — "Iron Goddess of Mercy" — refers to the Buddhist bodhisattva Guanyin and is shrouded in numerous legends.
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Wànghǎi chá

Wànghǎi chá (望海茶) is a mountain green tea of Ninghai County (宁海县), Ningbo prefecture-level city, Zhejiang Province.
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Wúxī háochá

Wuxi Hao Cha is a modern green tea from Jiangsu Province, created through targeted scientific breeding work in the 1970s. Its distinctive feature is the abundant white down (毫, háo) on the surface of twisted shoots, resulting from the characteristics of the Dàháo (大毫) cultivar brought from Fujian.
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Wǔyí wūlóng

A Taiwanese interpretation of classic Chinese cliff teas, combining the floral notes of island oolongs with the mineral depth of traditional rock tea (岩茶, yánchá). These semi-oxidized teas of medium oxidation are produced in Nantou County, predominantly in the Míngjiān (名間) district, and represent living testimony to…
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Wǔyí yánchá

Wǔyí yánchá (武夷岩茶) is “Wuyishan rock tea”, a geographical indication name for the oolong of Wuyishan county-level city (武夷山市) of Nanping prefecture in the north of Fujian Province.
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Xiàngwō chá

Xiàngwō chá (象窝茶) is a tea of the Tianlushan mountains (天露山, Tiānlù shān) of Xinxing County (新兴县), Yunfu prefecture-level city, in the west of Guangdong Province.
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Xié bèi chá

Xiè Bēi Chá (斜背茶, xié bèi chá — "Tea from the Slanted Ridge") is a rare Fujian green tea from the high-altitude village of Xiebei (斜背村, 1,248 m) in Xinluo District of Longyan City — the only green tea from Longyan honored with inclusion in the "Zhongguo Chajing" (中国茶经, "Tea Classic of China" — an authoritative modern…
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Xīn línyùlù

Xīn Línyùlù (新林玉露, xīn línyùlù) is one of the few Chinese green teas produced using the steaming fixation method (蒸青, zhēngqīng) rather than pan-firing. This ancient technology, described by Lù Yǔ (陆羽) in "The Classic of Tea" (蒸之, 捣之 — "steam it, pound it"), almost disappeared in China itself, migrating to Japan where…
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Xīndòng chá

Xīndòng chá (新垌茶) is a green tea of Xindong town (新垌镇), Gaozhou county-level city (高州市), Maoming prefecture, in the southwest of Guangdong Province.
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Xùpǔ yáochá

Xùpǔ yáochá (溆浦瑶茶) is the “Yao tea” of Xupu County (溆浦县), Huaihua prefecture-level city, Hunan Province, a geographical indication product since 2019.
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Xúwén lǜchá

Xuwen Lü Chá is a unique varietal green tea (绿茶) from Xúwén County (徐闻县, Xúwén Xiàn), located at the southernmost tip of mainland China on the Leizhou Peninsula in Guangdong Province. This is one of the few modern Chinese green teas produced using steaming technology (蒸青, zhēngqīng), which connects it to Japanese tea…
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Yín jùn méi

Yin Jun Mei is the "silver" grade in the famous Jùn Méi (骏眉) series, occupying a position between the legendary Jin Jun Mei (buds only) and the more accessible Tong Jun Mei / Chigan (one bud with two leaves).
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Yóuxī lǜchá

Yóuxī Lú Chá is a regional Fújiàn green tea produced in Yóuxī County (尤溪县, Yóuxī Xiàn) of Sanming Prefecture in Fujian Province. It belongs to the category of hōngqīng lucha (烘青绿茶, hōngqīng lǜchá) — green teas dried with hot air. The product has been protected by geographical indication (地理标志集体商标) since 2010.
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Zhú yè qīng

Zhu Ye Qing is one of the most recognizable Sichuan green teas, the calling card of the sacred Mount Emeishan. Its flat emerald leaves, resembling young bamboo shoots, and clean, fresh taste with a long returning sweet aftertaste have made this tea a classic of Chinese tea art.
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Zhútǒng chá

Zhutong Cha (Zhútǒng chá, 竹筒茶), "tea in bamboo," more precisely "tea in a bamboo tube." This is not a variety or a class of tea, but a method of production and a form: processed tea…
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Zīxī báichá

Zīxī Bái Chá is a green tea (绿茶) produced from white-leaf (albino) tea cultivars in Zixi County, Jiangxi Province. Despite the word "white" (白, bái) in its name, this is precisely a green tea by processing method, not white tea (白茶) in the understanding of the six-category classification.
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Āndǐng yúnwù

Āndǐng yúnwù (安顶云雾) is a green tea from Anding Mountain (安顶山) in Lishan Town (里山镇), Fuyang District (富阳区) of the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
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Ānhuà hēichá

Anhua Hei Cha is a collective name for an entire family of post-fermented dark teas produced in Ānhuà County (安化县, Ānhuà Xiàn) of Hunan Province. This is one of the oldest and most significant representatives of the Hēi Chá (黑茶, Hēichá) category in China, including the famous "Three Tips" (三尖, Sān Jiān), "Three…
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bái mòlì huā

Jasmine flowers (白茉莉花, bái mòlì huā) are dried whole blossoms and buds of the evergreen shrub Jasminum sambac, which in China are steeped in hot water and drunk as an aromatic infusion.
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Bàn tiān yāo

Production of Ban Tian Yao is a complex process requiring great skill. It includes both traditional stages of oolong tea production and features specific to Wuyi oolongs, particularly prolonged charcoal roasting.
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bù lǎng shān

Bulangshan (布朗山, Bùlǎngshān) is one of the most renowned tea areas in southern Yunnan province, producing sheng puer with a powerful, "forceful" character.
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Cuìyù wūlóng

Taiwanese Jade Oolong is one of the most characteristic representatives of modern Taiwanese breeding, a tea with distinctive floral aroma, created from the Cuì Yù (翠玉, Cuìyù) cultivar, officially registered as Taicha No. 13 (臺茶13號, Táichá Shísān Hào).
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Dàzhú báichá

Dàzhú báichá (大竹白茶) is a tea from a white-leaf variety of Dazhu County (大竹县), Dazhou prefecture-level city, in the east of Sichuan Province.
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Dūdū cuìmíng

Dūdū cuìmíng (都督翠茗) is a flat green tea from Mount Dudu (都督山) on the southern shore of Lake Chaohu: Ba Town (坝镇) of Chaohu county-level city, the city of Hefei, Anhui Province.
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Fú zhuān chá

Fu Zhuan Cha is a brick-pressed dark tea (black tea) famous for its "Golden Flowers" (金花, Jīnhuā) — colonies of the fungus Eurotium cristatum (冠突散囊菌, Guāntū Sǎnnángjūn), which form a characteristic mushroom-honey aroma and soft, sweet texture in the liquor.
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Fúdǐng lǜchá

Fúdǐng lǜchá (福鼎绿茶) is a green tea of Fuding county-level city (福鼎市) in Ningde prefecture-level city, on the north-eastern coast of Fujian Province — in a land known as the “northern gate” of the…
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Gāo shān chá

Gao Shan Cha is a general designation for tea varieties cultivated in high mountain regions. The term "Gao Shan" (高山) literally means "high mountain" or "highlands" in Chinese. This term is used to describe teas grown at significant elevations, typically from 1000 meters above sea level and higher, though the exact…
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Gēlǎo yù cuì

Gēlǎo Yù Cuì (仡佬玉翠, Gēlǎo yù cuì) — "Jade Emerald of the Gelao People" — is a flat green tea from Dàozhēn Gēlǎo and Miáo Autonomous County (道真仡佬族苗族自治县, Dàozhēn Gēlǎozú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn), Guizhou Province.
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Gǒugǔnǎo chá

Gougounao Cha is one of the precious famous teas of Jiangxi Province, winner of the gold medal at the Panama-Pacific International Exhibition of 1915 and a product with geographical indication (GI) protection.
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guìhuā báichá

Osmanthus white tea is a white tea saturated with the aroma of sweet osmanthus flowers.
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guìhuā wūlóng

Osmanthus oolong is the most widespread of the teas saturated with osmanthus aroma.
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Guóshèng chá

Guóshèng chá (国胜茶) is a mountain green tea from Guosheng Township (国胜乡) of Yanbian County (盐边县), Panzhihua prefecture-level city, in the south of Sichuan Province, at the junction with Yunnan.
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Hánméi lǜchá

Hánméi lǜchá (含眉绿茶) is a green tea of Hanshan County (含山县) in the prefecture-level city of Ma'anshan in eastern Anhui Province.
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hé huān shān

Hehuan Mountain (合欢山, Héhuānshān) is a Taiwanese high-mountain oolong, named after the mountain range of the same name in the central part of the island, within the Central Mountain Range system (中央山脉
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Hēizhuān chá

The black brick from Anhua County — one of the "three bricks" in the canon of Anhua dark tea, a tightly compressed heicha which marked the beginning of the modern history of factory brick tea producti
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Hóng lóngzhū

Hong Longzhu is a red tea where form and content merge into a unified whole. Each tightly rolled "dragon pearl" is a miniature concentrate of Yunnan sunshine, mountain air, and tea craftsman's skill.
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Hóngshān chá

Hóngshān chá (洪山茶) is a tea of Yidu county-level city (宜都市), Yichang prefecture, Hubei Province, protected by two geographical indication certification marks.
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Hóngyá lǜchá

Hóngyá lǜchá (洪雅绿茶) is a green tea of Hongya County (洪雅县), Meishan prefecture-level city, Sichuan Province, on the southwestern edge of the Sichuan Basin.
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Huáijí lǜchá

Huaiji Lü Cha is a green tea from northwestern Guangdong Province, growing at the junction of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hunan, in a mountainous region where cloud cover and high humidity create conditions more reminiscent of Yunnan's tea zones than the subtropical coast.
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Huáng méiguī

Huang Mei Gui ("Yellow Rose") is a young but already recognized Wuyi rock oolong, created at the intersection of modern breeding and centuries-old yancha traditions. Its calling card is a bright, natural rose aroma that emerges without any floral additives, exclusively through the genetics of the cultivar and…
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Huángjīn guì

Huángjīn Guì is one of the four famous oolongs of Ānxī County alongside Tiěguānyīn (铁观音), Běn Shān (本山) and Máo Xiè (毛蟹). Among all existing oolong varieties, this tea is distinguished by the earliest harvest times and an extraordinarily high, "sky-piercing" aroma, for which it has long been called "Tou Tian Xiang"…
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Húběi zǐjīng

Húběi Zǐ Jǐng is a green tea (绿茶) from the central part of Hubei Province, produced primarily for the export market. The name "Zi Jing" (紫荆, "Redbud," or Cercis — Cercis chinensis) refers to the local flora or carries symbolic meaning.
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Jiétān lǜchá

Jietan Lü Chá (碣滩绿茶, Jiétān lǜchá) is a Hunan green tea of twisted form, a national geographical indication product (国家地理标志保护产品, guójiā dìlǐ biāozhì bǎohù chǎnpǐn, certified in 2011). It is produced in Yuánlíng County (沅陵县, Yuánlíng Xiàn) of Húnán Province (湖南, Húnán), in the Jietanshan Mountains (碣滩山) on the banks of…
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Jìng shānchá

Jìngshān Chá (径山茶, Jìngshān Chá) is a historic green tea from Mount Jingshan in the vicinity of Hangzhou, possessing unique significance for world tea culture: it was here that the "Jingshan Tea Ceremony" (径山茶宴, Jìngshān cháyàn) originated, which Japanese monks brought to the archipelago in the 13th century, giving…
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Jǐngmài shān

Jingmai Shan (Jǐngmài shān, 景迈山) is a mountain in Lancang County, Pu'er Prefecture, which gave its name to one of the most recognisable sheng pu'ers of Yunnan: a tea with a pronounced orchid aroma,
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Jiǔhuá fúchá

Jiǔhuá Fù Chá (九华佛茶, Jiǔhuá fúchá — "Buddhist tea from the Mountain of Nine Flowers") — a historical green tea from the sacred Mount Jiǔhuá (九华山) — one of the four great Buddhist mountains of China, abode of Bodhisattva Dìzàng (地藏菩萨, Dìzàng Púsà, Sanskrit: Ksitigarbha).
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Kèjiā chǎolǜ

Kèjiā Chǎolǜ (Kèjiā chǎolǜ, 客家炒绿) — “Hakka roasted green tea.” This is not a single tea but a category (品类, pǐnlèi) of green teas that are finished by pan-roasting in Hakka areas.
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Kǒngkēng chá

Kǒngkēng chá (孔坑茶) is a green tea from Ninghua County (宁化县) of Sanming prefecture-level city in the west of Fujian Province.
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Lǎo chá wáng

Lao Cha Wang ("Old Tea King") is a collective designation for aged oolongs of the highest quality, whose age is measured in years and sometimes decades. This is not a specific variety, but a grade and category: the finest specimens of Tieguanyin, Dong Ding, Da Hong Pao, Shui Xian, or Rou Gui that have undergone…
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lǎo qīng chá

老青茶 (lǎo qīng chá, "old green tea") is not a beverage for the cup, but a raw material base: a coarse, aged dark raw material from which the famous green brick tea 青砖茶 (qīng zhuān chá) is pressed i
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Lìchuān hóng

Lichuan Hong is a gongfu red tea (black tea) from western Hubei that became one of two "state teas" (alongside Enshi Yulu) after the famous diplomatic tea reception at Donghu Lake in 2018. The unique phenomenon of "cold turbidity," selenium-rich terroir, and century-long history of export red tea make this tea a…
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Lìzhī wūlóng

Lìzhī Wūlóng is a lychee-scented oolong, a fruit tea of South China and Taiwan. It is a modern twentieth-century product: the base is a partially oxidised oolong (乌龙茶, wūlóng chá) scented with fresh fruit and natural lychee extract.
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Lóngfēng chá

Longfeng cha (Lóngfēng chá 龙峰茶) — pan-fired green tea from Zhuxi County (Zhúxī 竹溪) in northwestern Hubei Province, recognizable by its tightly curled leaves with pronounced tips and a clean, high
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Lóngjí lǜchá

Longji Lü Chá (龙脊绿茶, Lóngjí lǜchá) — "Dragon's Backbone Green Tea" — is a high-altitude green tea from Longsheng Multi-ethnic Autonomous County (龙胜各族自治县, Lóngshèng Gèzú Zìzhìxiàn) in Guìlín City (桂林市, Guìlín Shì), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
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Lóngjǐng chá

Lóngjǐng chá (龙井茶) is a flat, pan-fired green tea of Zhejiang Province, and a name protected as a geographical indication under national standard GB/T 18650-2008.
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lóngshén chá

Lóngshén chá (龙神茶) and Bìkǒu Lóngjǐng (碧口龙井) are related green teas from southern Gansu, from the banks of the White Dragon River (白龙江, Báilóngjiāng).
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Lǜ yáng chūn

Lü Yáng Chūn (绿杨春, lǜ yáng chūn) — "Spring of Green Willows" — is a green tea from Yízhēng City (仪征市, Yízhēng Shì) within Yángzhōu City (扬州市), Jiāngsū Province (江苏省). The name is borrowed from the famous poetic image of Yangzhou: "绿杨城郭是扬州" — "The city of green willows — that is Yangzhou" — a line tracing back to Tang…
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Lǜbǎoshí chá

Lubaocha (绿宝石茶, lǜbǎoshí chá — "Green Emerald Tea") — an innovative Guizhou green tea created in 2003 by the "father of Guizhou tea cultivation" Mou Yìngshū (牟应书, Mù Yìngshū), a tea scientist who achieved a conceptual breakthrough: he proved that premium quality tea could be produced from medium-grade raw material…
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Lǜchá gàishù

Definition: Green tea is a type of tea made from leaves of the Camellia sinensis* plant that undergo minimal oxidative processing.
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Mǎbiān lǜchá

Mabian Lü Cha (马边绿茶, Mǎbiān lǜchá) is a green tea from Mabian Yi Autonomous County (彝族, Yízú) in Sichuan Province, grown in the heart of Xiao Liangshan (小凉山, Xiǎo Liángshān) — a mountain massif that forms part of the giant panda habitat.
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Méichá jiāzú

Méichá (眉茶) — "eyebrow tea" — is not a single variety but a whole scale of commercial gradations of long fried green tea (长炒青 cháng chǎoqīng), which for centuries was the main face of Chinese green
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Mòlì lóngzhū

Moli Long Zhu is one of the most exquisite and aesthetically expressive representatives of Chinese jasmine teas. Tightly hand-rolled pearl-like spheres made from high-quality green tea, infused with the aroma of fresh Jasminum sambac flowers through the multiple scenting technology of yinhua (窨花), slowly unfold like…
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Mòlì yín háo

Moli Yin Hao production is a two-stage process combining tea base manufacture and multiple jasmine scenting. The key feature is multi-stage yunzhi (窨制, xūnzhì, scenting), giving the tea deep and lasting jasmine aroma.
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Mòlì yínzhēn

The main feature of Moli Yin Zhen production is multiple scenting of the most delicate white tea with fresh jasmine flowers, while preserving the integrity and appearance of the buds.
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Mùzǐ āpó chá

Mùzǐ āpó chá (木梓阿婆茶) — “grandma's tea from Muzi” — is a red tea from three towns of Gangnan District (港南区), Guigang prefecture-level city, in the southeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
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Nánhǎi lǜchá

Nanhai Lü Chá (南海绿茶, Nánhǎi lǜchá) — "South Sea Green Tea" — green tea from Ding'an County (定安县, Dìng'ān Xiàn) in Hǎinán Province (海南省, Hǎinán Shěng), grown on volcanic soils (火山灰及火山石, huǒshān huī jí huǒshān shí) naturally enriched with selenium (硒, xī): Se content in soil is three times higher than the Chinese…
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niúròu mǎròu

Among Wuyi rock oolongs (武夷岩茶), a special connoisseur's language has emerged, in which the cultivar ròuguì (肉桂) ceases to be merely a cultivar and becomes a map of the cliffs: the tea is named not a
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Píngwǔ lǜchá

Píngwǔ Green Tea (平武绿茶, Píngwǔ lǜchá) — "Green Tea of Pingwu [County]" — high-altitude green tea from Píngwǔ County (平武县, Píngwǔ Xiàn) in Sichuan Province, located in the northwest of the Sìchuān Basin at the foothills of the Mínshān Mountains (岷山, Mínshān).
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Pǔ'ěr shúchá

Pu-erh Shu Cha is one of the most unusual teas in the world, a product not only of tea craftsmanship but also of microbiological engineering. If Sheng Pu-erh is time frozen in pressed leaves and released over decades, then Shu Pu-erh is humanity's bold attempt to compress that time, obtaining in mere weeks what nature…
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Pǔān hóngchá

Besides the fossil heritage, the county preserves the world's largest population of wild four-chambered tea trees (Camellia tetracocca) — more than 20,000 specimens, of which over 3,000 are more than a thousand years old.
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qiáomù · guànmù · yèzhǒng

In descriptions of Chinese tea, two groups of words constantly appear that look similar and therefore easily fuse in one's mind into a single scale.
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Qīfó gòngchá

Qīfó gòngchá (七佛贡茶) is a tea of Qifo township, Qingchuan County (青川县), Guangyuan prefecture-level city, in the north of Sichuan Province, near the border with Gansu.
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Quèshé lǜchá

Què Shé (雀舌, quèshé) — "Sparrow's Tongue" — is one of the most ancient and poetic forms of green tea in Chinese tradition. This is not the name of a specific variety or cultivar, but rather a standard for dry leaf shape (茶形标准): small, flat, slightly curved and pointed tea leaves, 4–5 mm wide and 15–20 mm long,…
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rénshēn piàn

Ginseng slices (人参片, rénshēn piàn) are thinly cut and dried roots of true ginseng (Panax ginseng), which in China are steeped in hot water and drunk as an infusion, as well as added to tonic soups
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Rìzhào lǜchá

Rìzhào Lú Chá (日照绿茶, Rìzhào lǜchá) — green tea from Rizhao city in Shandong Province, one of the northernmost green teas of China and a "new star" (中国绿茶新贵, "green aristocracy of the new generation") in the world of Chinese tea.
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Rǔshān lǜchá

Rushan Lü Chá (乳山绿茶, Rǔshān lǜchá) — green tea (绿茶) of the "extreme north" (中国极北茶, Zhōngguó jí běi chá): the city of Rushan is located on the Jiaodong Peninsula in Shandong Province, at 37° North latitude — this is one of the northernmost points of commercial tea cultivation in China and in the world.
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Shāngnán chá

Shāngnán chá (商南茶) is the umbrella name for the tea of Shangnan County (商南县) of Shangluo prefecture-level city, Shaanxi Province.
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Shēngtài chá

The production of Sheng Tai Cha is based on a whole range of ecological principles and practices covering various aspects of tea farming:
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Shǒugōng chá

Shǒu Gòng Chá (手工茶, shǒugōng chá) is a general term for teas produced by hand, as opposed to teas manufactured using mechanized equipment. This term emphasizes traditional tea production methods that have been passed down from generation to generation and are valued for their craftsmanship, attention to detail, and…
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Shuǐ jīn guī

The production of Shui Jin Gui is a complex process requiring great skill. It includes both traditional stages of oolong tea production and features inherent to Wuyi oolongs, particularly prolonged charcoal roasting.
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Shuǐxiān bái

Shuǐxiān bái 水仙白 is a white tea from Jianyang County in northern Fujian, crafted not from the small-leaf bushes typical of the category, but from the large-leaf cultivar shuǐxiān 水仙.
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Sīnán yànchá

Sīnán yànchá (思南晏茶) is the umbrella name of the tea of Sinan County (思南县), Tongren prefecture-level city, in the north-east of Guizhou Province, in the Wuling Mountains on the Wujiang River.
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Sōngxī lǜchá

Sōngxī lǜchá (松溪绿茶) is a green tea of Songxi County (松溪县) in Nanping prefecture-level city in the north of Fujian Province, at the southern foot of the Wuyi Mountains and in the upper reaches of…
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Táolín lǜchá

Taolin Lü Chá is a regional green tea from Táolín Township (桃林镇, Táolín Zhèn) in Línxiāng City (临湘市, Línxiāng Shì), which belongs to Yuèyáng Prefecture (岳阳, Yuèyáng) in northeastern Húnán Province (湖南).
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Wénjūn lǜchá

A green tea from Sichuan's Qionglai city, with twisted leaves bearing abundant white down and a poetic historical name in honor of Zhuo Wenjun — this is Wénjūn lǜchá, one of the recognizable "namesa
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Wǔpíng lǜchá

Wǔpíng lǜchá (武平绿茶) is a green tea from Wuping County (武平县) of Longyan prefecture-level city in the west of Fujian Province, at the junction with Jiangxi and Guangdong.
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Wùyuán lǜchá

Wùyuán lǜchá (婺源绿茶) is a green tea of Wuyuan County (婺源县) in Shangrao prefecture-level city, in the northeast of Jiangxi Province.
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wǔzǐ xiānháo

Wuzi Xianhao is a green tea from Shaanxi Province, originating from Xixiang County (西乡) in Hanzhong Prefecture (汉中), recognizable by its flat-curved "orchid" leaf shape, abundant down, and chestnut ar
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Xiàogǎn hóng

Xiàogǎn hóng (孝感红) is a red tea of Xiaogan prefecture-level city (孝感市) in the northeast of Hubei Province.
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Xìnyáng hóng

Xinyang Hong is China's most "northern" red tea (black tea), born in 2010 in the homeland of the legendary green tea Xìnyáng Máojiān (信阳毛尖, Xìnyáng Máojiān). This is a product of revolutionary rethinking of a two-thousand-year green tradition: the same terroir, the same small-leaf bushes, but completely different…
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Xuě yá lǜchá

Xuě Yá Lú Chá (雪芽绿茶, xuě yá lǜchá) is a collective name for green teas made from the earliest, most tender buds (tips), densely covered with silvery-white down resembling frost or snow. The name "Snow Bud" (雪芽) carries dual meaning: literal—buds are collected in early spring when snow still lies in mountain tea…
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Yǎ'ān hēichá

Ya'an Hei Cha, better known as Ya'an Zàng Chá (雅安藏茶, Yǎ'ān Zàngchá) — "Ya'an Tibetan Tea" — is one of China's most ancient and important "border teas" (边茶, biānchá). For more than 1,300 years, it has been a vital necessity for the peoples of the Tibetan Plateau and the main commodity of the legendary Tea Horse Road…
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Yāntái lǜchá

Yantai Lü Chá is a green tea (绿茶) from Yāntái City (烟台市, Yāntái Shì) in Shandong Province, the highest-latitude green tea in China. The product has been protected by geographical indication since 2016 (国家地理标志产品保护).
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Yáolǐ nènruǐ

Yáolǐ nènruǐ (瑶里嫩蕊) is a green tea of Yaoli Town in Fuliang County (浮梁县) of Jingdezhen prefecture-level city in the northeast of Jiangxi Province.
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Yě shēng chá

The production technology of Ye Sheng Cha depends on the specific type of tea (sheng pu-erh, shu pu-erh, red tea (black tea), white, etc.). General principles:
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Yíbīn zǎochá

Yíbīn Zǎochá (宜宾早茶, Yíbīn zǎochá) — "Early Tea of Yibin" — green tea from the city of Yibin in southern Sichuan Province, located at the confluence of three great rivers — Jīnshā River (金沙江, Jīnshājiāng, upper reaches of the Yangtze), Mǐn River (岷江, Mínjiāng) and the Yangtze River proper (长江, Chángjiāng).
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Yíméng lǜchá

Yimeng Lücha (Yíméng lǜchá, 沂蒙绿茶) is a green tea from the prefecture-level city of Linyi (临沂市) in the south of Shandong Province.
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Yíméng yù yá

Yíméng Yù Yá (沂蒙玉芽, Yíméng yù yá) — "Jade Bud of [the] Yimeng [Mountains]" — a flat green tea from Jǔnán County (莒南县, Jǔnán Xiàn) of Línyí City (临沂市, Línyí Shì) in Shāndōng Province (山东省), representing the "second wave" of Shandong's "Southern Tea Moving North" (南茶北引, Nánchá Běiyǐn) movement.
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Yīngdé lǜchá

Yīngdé Green Tea (英德绿茶, Yīngdé lǜchá) is the largest green tea of Guangdong Province, produced in Yingde City in the northern part of the province. Although Yīngdé is best known as the birthplace of the famous red tea Yīngdé Black Tea (英德红茶), its green "sibling" is no less remarkable: made from large-leaf Yunnan…
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Yíshuǐ lǜchá

Yíshuǐ lǜchá (沂水绿茶) is a green tea of Yishui County (沂水县), Linyi prefecture-level city, in the south of Shandong Province, at the northern edge of Chinese tea growing.
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Yíxīng zǐshā

The clay teapots from Yixing (Yíxīng 宜兴) are perhaps the most recognizable object of Chinese tea culture: a porous, "breathing" ceramic the color of baked earth that connoisseurs consider an insepar
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Yuèguāng bái

Yue Guang Bai ("White Moonlight") is a Yunnan tea that is most often classified as white tea by processing method (withering + drying) and by its mild profile, but it is made from large-leaf raw material da ye zhong (Camellia sinensis var. assamica).
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Yúnnán lǜchá

Yunnan Lücha (云南绿茶, Yúnnán lǜchá), also known by the abbreviated name Dian Lü (滇绿, Diān Lǜ), is an extensive category of green teas produced in Yúnnán Province (云南, Yúnnán) in southwestern China.
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Zhēngméi chá

Zhēngméi Chá is a unique steamed green tea (蒸青绿茶, zhēngqīng lǜchá) from southwestern Yunnan, created using large-leaf Yúnnán raw material with steam fixation technology (蒸青, zhēngqīng) borrowed from the Enshi Yulu tradition.
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Zǐyáng lǜchá

Zǐyáng Lú Chá (紫阳绿茶, Zǐyáng lǜchá) is the most ancient green tea of northwestern China, whose history dates back to the Western Zhou dynasty (11th–8th centuries BCE) — more than three thousand years ago.
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Qī wǔ qī èr

7572 is not a variety or a place name, but a màihào (唛号), a factory recipe number that has become an unofficial benchmark for the entire genre of shu pu-erh (熟普, shú pǔ'ěr).
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Ānhuà hóngchá

Ānhuà hóngchá (安化红茶) is a red tea from Anhua County (安化县) of Yiyang prefecture-level city in Hunan Province.
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Bǎiquán lǜchá

Bǎiquán lǜchá (柏泉绿茶) is a flat pan-fired green tea of Baiquan subdistrict (柏泉街道), Dongxihu District (东西湖区), in the northwest of Wuhan, Hubei Province.
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Bǎisè hóngchá

Bǎisè hóngchá (百色红茶) is a red tea from Baise prefecture-level city (百色市) in the west of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, near the border with Yunnan and Vietnam.
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Báishā lǜ chá

Baisha Lu Cha is a unique green tea from Hainan Island, growing in one of the most unusual terroirs on the planet — in the crater of an ancient meteorite. This tea is a national product with geographical indication (中国国家地理标志产品) and the calling card of the tea culture of China's southernmost province.
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Bǎokāng lǜchá

Bǎokāng lǜchá (保康绿茶) is a green tea of Baokang County (保康县), Xiangyang prefecture-level city, in the northwest of Hubei Province.
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Bìluó hóngchá

Biluohong Cha is a red tea (black tea) produced from the same raw material and in the same region as the famous green tea Dòngtíng Bìluóchūn (洞庭碧螺春, Dòngtíng Bìluóchūn), but processed using full oxidation technology.
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Bóluó hóngchá

Bolo Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) produced in Boluo County, Guangdong Province, at the junction of the renowned mountain ranges Luofushan and Xiangtoushan. This is the red incarnation of the famous "Baitang Shan Cha" (柏塘山茶) — one of the few small-leaf mountain teas of southern China whose history can be traced…
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Chángqīng chá

Chángqīng chá (长清茶) is a green tea from Changqing District (长清区) of the city of Jinan in Shandong Province, at the western foot of Taishan.
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Cháyú hóngchá

Chayu Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) from the "Roof of the World": one of the highest-altitude red teas on the planet, born in Cháyù County (察隅县, Cháyù Xiàn) of the Tibet Autonomous Region. This tea is living testimony that Tibet, which for millennia imported tea from outside, has learned to produce its own tea of…
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Dàozhēn lǜchá

Dàozhēn lǜchá (道真绿茶) is a green tea from Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County (道真仡佬族苗族自治县) of Zunyi prefecture-level city in the north of Guizhou Province.
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Dàwù huángchá

Dàwù huángchá (大悟黄茶) is a yellow tea of Dawu County (大悟县), Xiaogan prefecture-level city, in the northeast of Hubei Province, at the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains.
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Dàzú sōngmíng

Dàzú sōngmíng (大足松茗) is a tea brand of Dazu District (大足区) of the municipality of Chongqing, which the district wants to turn into a common regional brand with a geographical mark.
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Dèngcūn lǜchá

Dengcun Lü Chá (邓村绿茶, Dèngcūn lǜchá) — high-mountain green tea from Dèngcūn Township (邓村乡) in Yílíng District (夷陵区) of Yíchāng City (宜昌市), Hubei Province — the land that Lù Yǔ (陆羽), the "Tea Sage" (茶圣), called the finest in his "Classic of Tea": "Of [teas from] the mountain south — [tea from] Xiazhou is supreme"…
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Éméi huáng yá

During the Sōng dynasty (宋, Sòng, 960–1279), tea cultivation on Mount Emeishan reached significant scale: monasteries and Daoist retreats established tea gardens on slopes from 800 to 2000 m. Poet Lù Yóu (陆游, Lù Yóu) in "Poems on Tea Brewing" (《煮茶诗》) admired: "Snow buds obtained near Emei — not inferior to red packets…
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Éméi máo fēng

Éméi Máo Fēng is a green tea (绿茶) from the Mengshan tea region in Sichuan Province that gained worldwide recognition at the 24th International Food Exhibition in 1985. Its distinctive feature is the proprietary technology of "three pan-firings, three rollings, four dryings" (三炒三揉四烘), combining the advantages of…
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Ēnshī fùxīchá

Ēnshī fùxīchá (恩施富硒茶) is “selenium-rich tea of Enshi”, a name protected by a geographical indication certification mark in the Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Hubei Province.
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Fènghuà qūháo

Fènghuà qūháo (奉化曲毫) is a green tea of Fenghua District (奉化区) of the city of Ningbo on the coast of eastern Zhejiang.
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Fúdǐng báichá

Fuding Bai Cha is a collective name for white teas from Fuding in Fujian Province. For many enthusiasts, Fuding serves as the "reference point" for white tea flavor: pure sweetness, floral-herbal transparency when young, and noble honey-fruity depth when aged.
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Fúlíng báichá

Fúlíng báichá (涪陵白茶) is a tea of Fuling District (涪陵区) of Chongqing, made from buds and leaves that turn white in the mountains “like jade”.
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Fúyáo xiānzhī

Fúyáo Xiānzhī is a premium green tea from Fúliáng County (浮梁县), part of the "porcelain capital" Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province. Fuliang is one of the cradles of Chinese tea cultivation: during the Tang dynasty, it was home to the empire's largest tea market, contributing three-eighths of all state tea taxes.
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Gōngyì huāchá

The main feature of Gongyi Huacha production is the hand-binding of tea leaves and flowers into buds, which unfold when brewed, imitating flowering.
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Gǔ yī hēi chá

Gu Yi Hei Cha is a post-fermented dark tea from Yī County (黟县, Yī Xiàn) in Anhui Province, also known by its historical name Ān Chá (安茶, Ān Chá) — "Tea from Anhui." This tea, once celebrated by the Huìzhōu merchants (徽商, Huī shāng), traveled from imperial courts to pharmacies throughout Southeast Asia, where it was…
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Guìfēi wūlóng

Guifei Oolong ("Imperial Consort Oolong") is a Taiwanese oolong with honey-fruity aroma formed by bites of the green leafhopper (Jacobiasca formosana). It belongs to the same family of "leafhopper teas" as Dōngfāng Měirén (東方美人), but differs in its medium (rather than high) degree of oxidation and semi-spherical…
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guìhuā hóngchá

Osmanthus red tea is a finished red tea (红茶, hóngchá) saturated with the aroma of fresh sweet osmanthus flowers using the 窨制 (yìnzhì) technique.
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Guìzhōu lǜchá

The high plateau of Guizhou long remained in the shadow of louder tea provinces, yet it was here, on the humid misty slopes, that one of the most expressive schools of Chinese green tea took shape.
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Guìzhōu lùzhū

Guizhou "Lu Zhu" ("Dew Drops") is an organic high-mountain green tea (绿茶) from Guizhou Province, representing a remarkable case of "cross-regional" adaptation: the Fúdǐng Xiǎo Bái (福鼎小白) cultivar, traditionally associated with white teas from the Fujian coast, is here processed using green tea technology and grown at…
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Hànzhōng hóng

Hànzhōng hóng (汉中红) is a red tea of the prefecture-level city of Hanzhong (汉中市) in the south of Shaanxi Province.
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hào jí · yìn jí

When collectors speak of "genuine" aged pu-erh, they almost invariably refer to two eras — hào jí (号级) and yìn jí (印级).
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hóng qiǎo méi

Hongqiaomei refers to dried flower heads that are brewed and served in China in the same manner as tea, although they are unrelated to true tea made from the leaves of Camellia sinensis.
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Huáng guānyīn

Huang Guan Yin ("Yellow Goddess of Mercy") is a selective oolong cultivar that combines the best qualities of two famous Fujian varieties: the explosive floral aromatics of Huáng Jīn Guì (黄金桂) and the rich density of Tiěguānyīn (铁观音).
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Huángpí lǜchá

Huángpí lǜchá (黄陂绿茶) is a green tea of Huangpi District (黄陂区) in the north of Wuhan, Hubei Province.
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Huìdōng lǜchá

Huidong Lü Chá is a collective name for green teas produced in Huìdōng County (惠东县) of Huīzhōu City (惠州市) in Guangdong Province. This is a relatively young regional brand forming around the concept of "Huidong Lianhuashan Cha" (惠东莲花山茶, "Lotus Mountain Tea of Huidong"), uniting local mountain green teas from diverse…
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Huílóng lǜchá

Huilong Lü Chá (回龙绿茶, Huílóng lǜchá) is a high-altitude green tea from southwestern Yunnan Province, ranking among the top ten green teas of the province. This tea, born in the misty mountains of Dehong at elevations of 1500–1800 meters above sea level, represents a rare example of Yunnan large-leaf raw material…
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Jiàndé bāochá

Jiàndé bāochá (建德苞茶) is a green tea of Jiande county-level city (建德市) of Hangzhou city, Zhejiang Province; its old name is Yanzhou Baocha (严州苞茶).
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jiàn'ōu báichá

Jian'ou (jiàn'ōu 建瓯) is one of the peripheral yet distinctive addresses of white tea production in northern Fujian (mǐn běi 闽北).
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Jiāonán lǜchá

Jiāonán lǜchá (胶南绿茶) is a green tea of the former county-level city of Jiaonan (胶南市) in the south of Qingdao, Shandong Province.
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Jiétān hēichá

Jietan Hei Cha is a post-fermented version of the famous Jiétān tea (碣滩茶), historically known primarily as a high-grade green tea from Hunan Province. The "碣滩茶" brand today encompasses an entire product line—green, red tea (black tea), white, and dark tea—produced from raw materials from mountain ecological…
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Jīndǐng lǜchá

Jindinglucha (金鼎绿茶, Jīndǐng lǜchá) is a high-altitude pan-fired green tea from Hǎinán Island (海南, Hǎinán), produced on the southern slopes of the sacred Wǔzhǐ Mountain (五指山, Wǔzhǐ Shān) — Hainan's highest peak (1,867 m).
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Jìngān báichá

Jing'an Bái Chá is a precious green tea (绿茶) from an albino cultivar, grown in Jing'an County (靖安县, Jìng'ān Xiàn) of Jiangxi Province. Despite its name "white tea" (白茶), Jing'an Bai Cha is technologically an unoxidized green tea — the "whiteness" in its name refers not to the processing method, but to a natural…
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Jīngāng bì lǜ

Jingang Bi Lü (金刚碧绿, jīngāng bì lǜ) is a Chinese high-mountain green tea (绿茶) of combined processing type (烘炒型, hōngchǎo xíng), produced on the slopes of the main peak of the Dabie Mountains range — Jingangtai Peak — in Shangcheng County, Henan Province.
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jīnhuá báichá

Jinhua baicha is a collective name for teas grown in Jinhua (金华) prefecture, Zhejiang province, from light-leaf ("albino") cultivars and processed using green tea technology.
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jīnhuā liùbǎo

Jin Hua Liu Bao is a special, "artisanal" variant of the classic dark tea liùbǎo (六堡) from Guangxi, in which jīnhuā (金花) — "golden flowers", colonies of the fungus Eurotium cristatum (冠突散囊菌) — a
— 349

Jīnshān cuìyá

Jīnshān cuìyá (金山翠芽) is a flat green tea of Zhenjiang (镇江) prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province.
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Jīnshān shíyǔ

Jīnshān shíyǔ (金山时雨) — “timely rain from the Golden Mountain” — is a green tea of Jixi County (绩溪县), Xuancheng prefecture-level city, in the south-east of Anhui Province.
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Jiùjiē báichá

Jiùjiē báichá (旧街白茶) is a tea of Jiujie Subdistrict (旧街街道), Xinzhou District (新洲区), on the eastern outskirts of Wuhan, Hubei Province, in the southern spurs of the Dabieshan.
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Lánxī máofēng

Lánxī máofēng (兰溪毛峰) is a green tea from Lanxi county-level city (兰溪市) of Jinhua prefecture-level city in the center of Zhejiang Province.
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Lǎomǔdēng chá

Lǎomǔdēng chá (老姆登茶) is a green tea made from Yunnan large-leaf varieties, grown in the canyon of the Nujiang River, in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture in the northwest of Yunnan.
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Láoshān lǜchá

Laoshan Lü Cha is the northernmost widely cultivated green tea of China, born at the junction of granite cliffs of the sacred Taoist mountain Laoshan and the salty breezes of the Yellow Sea. This tea is living testimony to the success of the large-scale agronomic experiment "Nán chá běi yǐn" (南茶北引, Nán chá běi yǐn) —…
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Língyún lǜchá

Lingyun Green Tea (凌云绿茶, Língyún lǜchá) is a green tea from Lingyun County (凌云县, Língyún Xiàn) in Baise City (百色市, Bǎisè Shì), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区), produced from the unique cultivar Lingyun Baimao (凌云白毫种, Língyún Báiháo Zhǒng), known as Huacha No.
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Lípíng quèshé

Lípíng quèshé (黎平雀舌) is a flat green tea of Liping County (黎平县) in the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in the southeast of Guizhou Province.
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Liù'ān hēichá

Under the name "Liu An Hei Cha" is united a little-known but historically significant tradition of dark tea from Anhui Province. Unlike the celebrated green tea Liú An Guāpiàn (六安瓜片), Anhui dark tea belongs to a different flavor and technological world — the world of post-fermentation, long aging, and medicinal…
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Liùlóng lǜchá

Liùlóng Lú Chá (六龙绿茶, Liùlóng lǜchá) — "Green Tea of Six Dragons" — is a high-mountain green tea from Nándān County (南丹县, Nándān Xiàn), Héchí City (河池市, Héchí Shì), Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
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Lìzhī hóngchá

Lizhi Hong Cha is a lychee-scented red tea (black tea), one of the oldest fruit teas of Southern China. Created in the 1950s based on Guangdong gongfu red tea using natural lychee fruits. This tea stands at the intersection of two great Guangdong traditions — the tea-making artistry of Yingde and the millennia-old…
— 360

Lǒngnán lǜchá

Lǒngnán lǜchá (陇南绿茶) is a green tea of Longnan prefecture-level city (陇南市) in the south of Gansu Province.
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lǜchá zàoxíng

The shape of green tea is not a separate category but a cross-cutting classification axis: the result of rolling (róu niǎn 揉捻) and shaping (zuò xíng 做形), which permeates all regional traditions an
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Lúshān yún wù

Lúshān Yún Wù (庐山云雾, Lúshān yún wù) is one of the oldest and most celebrated Chinese green teas (绿茶), included in the canonical list of "Ten Famous Teas of China" (中国十大名茶). Its name — "Cloud Mist of Mount Lushan" — precisely conveys its essence: the tea literally grows in clouds, on the slopes of the sacred mountain,…
— 363

Máoyán méichá

Máoyán méichá (茅岩莓茶) is a drink made from the young shoots and leaves of the vine 显齿蛇葡萄 (Ampelopsis grossedentata) of the grape family, from Yongding District (永定区) of Zhangjiajie…
— 364

Méitán cuì yá

Méitán Cuì Yá (湄潭翠芽, Méitán cuì yá) is a flat green tea from Meitan County in Guizhou Province, one of China's most successful "new" tea brands. Created in 1940 at a state experimental tea laboratory and originally named "Meitan Longjing" (湄潭龙井), this tea has grown over eight decades from a laboratory experiment into…
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Méixiàn lǜchá

Méixiàn lǜchá (梅县绿茶) is a green tea from Meixian District (梅县区) of Meizhou prefecture-level city in the east of Guangdong Province.
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Méizǐ gòngchá

Méizǐ gòngchá (梅子贡茶) is a green tea of Zhuxi County (竹溪县), Shiyan prefecture-level city, in the northwest of Hubei Province.
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Mòlì fèng yǎn

Moli Feng Yan is an artistic jasmine tea, each tea leaf of which is hand-formed into an elegant elongated shape resembling the eye of the mythical phoenix bird. This tea belongs to the elite category of shaped jasmine teas (工艺花茶, gōngyì huāchá), where visual beauty is inseparable from aroma and taste.
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Mòlì piāo xuě

Moli Piao Xue is the calling card of the Sichuan school of jasmine teas, a tea in which poetry is embedded in the very name: "Floating Snow" — snow-white jasmine petals swirling among dark green tea leaves, like the first snowfall over the emerald surface of a pond.
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Mòtuō hóngchá

Moto Hóng Chá is a red tea from Moto County (墨脱县, Mòtuō Xiàn), located deep within the Great Canyon of the Yarlung Tsangpo in the southeast of the Tibet Autonomous Region. This is one of China's youngest regional red teas: industrial tea cultivation here began only in the 2010s, however the unique subtropical…
— 370

Nánjiàn lǜchá

Nánjiàn lǜchá (南涧绿茶) is a green tea of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County (南涧彝族自治县), Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan province.
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Nàxī tèzǎochá

Nàxī tèzǎochá (纳溪特早茶), “Naxi extra-early tea”, is a green tea of Naxi District (纳溪区) of Luzhou prefecture-level city in the south of Sichuan Province.
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nèifēi · nèipiào · dàpiào

Compressed puerh does not reach the buyer bare.
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níngméng piàn

Dried lemon slices (柠檬片, níngméng piàn) are dehydrated cross-sectional cuts of lemon fruit (Citrus limon), which in China are steeped in hot water and drunk as a sour-aromatic infusion.
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Nǚwā yín fēng

Nüwa Yín Fēng (女娲银峰, Nǚwā yín fēng) — "Silver Peak of [Mount] Nüwa" — green tea from Pínglì County (平利县, Pínglì Xiàn), Ānkāng City (安康市, Ānkāng Shì), Shaanxi Province (陕西省, Shǎnxī Shěng). The tea is cultivated on Mount Nüwashan (女娲山, Nǚwāshān) — a sacred site associated with one of the central figures of Chinese…
— 375

Pǔ'ān gǔshù lǜ

A green tea from the southwestern corner of Guizhou that reaches the market earlier than almost any other tea in China and relies on the unique gene pool of old tea trees — Pǔ'ān gǔshù lǜ (普安古树绿) co
— 376

Pùbù máo fēng

Pùbù Máo Fēng (瀑布毛峰, pùbù máo fēng) — "Downy Peak by the Waterfall" — green tea (绿茶) from Ānshùn City (安顺市, Ānshùn Shì), Guizhou Province, cultivated in the mountains surrounding Huangguoshu Waterfall (黄果树瀑布, Huángguǒshù Pùbù) — China's largest waterfall and one of the world's greatest waterfalls (height up to…
— 377

Qiāndǎo yù yè

Qiandao Yu Ye is a young but already distinguished green tea from Zhejiang Province, born on the shores of the famous Thousand Island Lake (千岛湖, Qiāndǎo Hú). Created in 1982 based on Xi Hu Longjing technologies using the local Jiukeng cultivar, it quickly gained recognition: receiving its name from the legendary…
— 378

Qímén hóngchá

Qi Men Hong Cha is one of China's Ten Famous Teas (中國十大名茶) and the only red tea (black tea) in this elite group. It belongs to the "world's three high-fragrance red teas" (世界三大高香紅茶) alongside Indian Darjeeling and Ceylon Uva.
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Qímén jīnzhēn

Qímén Jīnzhēn is a premium variety of the famous Qímén Hóngchá (祁门红茶, Qímén Hóngchá), known in the West as Keemun. It belongs to the group of so-called "new technologies" (创新工艺, chuàngxīn gōngyì) of Qimen red tea (black tea): unlike classic Qimen Gongfu, which undergoes a complex multi-stage system of sorting and…
— 380

Qīshējìng chá

Qīshējìng chá (七畲径茶) is a pan-fired green tea from Mianyang Town (棉洋镇), Wuhua County (五华县), Meizhou prefecture-level city, in the east of Guangdong Province.
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sǎmiàn · gàimiàn

Compressed tea is a category where the external appearance of the product and its contents can differ fundamentally.
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Shíshǒu lǜchá

Shíshǒu lǜchá (石首绿茶) is a green tea of Shishou county-level city (石首市), Jingzhou prefecture-level city, in the south of Hubei Province, on the border with Hunan, between the Yangtze and Lake…
— 383

Shítíng lǜchá

Shítíng lǜchá (石亭绿茶) is a green tea of Jiurishan Mountain and Lianhuafeng Peak in Fengzhou town of Nan'an county-level city (南安市), Quanzhou prefecture, in the south of Fujian Province.
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Shuāngjǐng lǜ

A curled, downy green tea from Xiushui County in the northwest of Jiangxi, whose name is forever linked with Shuangjing Village and the Song dynasty literatus Huang Tingjian, who called it 草茶第一 — "fir
— 385

Sōngxī báichá

Songxi Bai Cha — white tea (白茶) from Songxi County in northern Fujian. In professional contexts, the region is often mentioned through its local raw material Jiǔlóng Dà Bái (九龙大白): a large-leaf (大叶种) cultivar on which both loose and pressed white teas are produced, featuring dense texture and good aging potential.
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Suízhōu yáchá

Suízhōu yáchá (随州芽茶), “the bud tea of Suizhou”, is a green tea of Suizhou prefecture-level city in the north of Hubei Province, made of young buds alone, with a flat straight leaf of a silvery…
— 387

Tàihú cuì zhú

Taihu Cui Zhu is an elegant green tea from Wuxi, born on the shores of Lake Taihu in the late 1980s. Its signature characteristic is the flat, slightly curved tea leaf resembling a bamboo leaf: when brewed in a transparent glass, it unfolds, standing vertically, transforming the cup into a miniature bamboo grove.
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Tàishān lǜchá

Tàishān lǜchá (泰山绿茶) is a green tea of Tai'an prefecture-level city (泰安市), Shandong Province, near Mount Taishan, and one of the northernmost teas of China.
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Táiwān zhūchá

Taiwan Zhucha (Táiwān zhūchá, 臺灣珠茶) is a pan-fired green tea of the 珠茶 (zhūchá, "pearl tea"; known in the Western market as gunpowder) category, rolled into tight pellets, which was made in…
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Tǎquán yún wù

Taquanyun Wu is a historical green tea from the southern part of Anhui Province, also known as "Gaofeng Yun Wu" (高峰云雾, Gāofēng Yún Wù — "cloud mist of the High Peak"). Its history stretches from the Eastern Jin era, when tea from Xuancheng was already presented to the court, through its flourishing during the Qing to…
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Tiānshān hóng

Tiānshān hóng (天山红) is a red tea of the Tianshan Mountains of Jiaocheng District (蕉城区) of Ningde prefecture-level city, Fujian Province.
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Tóngbǎi yù yè

Tongbai Yu Ye is the signature tea of Tongbai County in Henan Province, a flat (扁形) green tea technologically and aesthetically related to Xi Hu Longjing. The name translates as "Jade Leaf of Tongbai," and this is no exaggeration: the smooth, flat, emerald-oily leaf, apricot-green transparent liquor, long-lasting…
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Wénxiàn lǜchá

Wénxiàn lǜchá (文县绿茶) is a green tea of Wen County (文县) of Longnan prefecture-level city in the south of Gansu Province, in the only tea-growing corner of this northwestern province.
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Xīhú lóngjǐng

Xī Hú Lóngjǐng (西湖龙井, Xīhú lóngjǐng) is one of the most famous Chinese green teas, heading the list of "Ten Famous Teas of China" (中国十大名茶). This flat tea with characteristic "four perfections" — green color (色绿), fragrant aroma (香郁), mellow taste (味醇) and beautiful form (形美) — embodies the refinement of the tea…
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Xīnhuì chénpí

The famous aged peel from Xinhui County in Guangdong Province — not strictly tea, but one of the key companions of Chinese tea: the base for gan-puer (gānpǔ chá 柑普茶) and a standalone infusion prized
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Xiùshān cháyè

Xiùshān cháyè (秀山茶叶) — “Xiushan tea” — is a rolled green tea of Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County (秀山土家族苗族自治县) in the southeast of Chongqing, in the Wulingshan Mountains (武陵山).
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Yín sī lǜ chá

Yin Si Lu Cha — "silver thread green tea" — represents not a strictly geographically bound variety, but rather a type of high-quality green tea (绿茶) defined primarily by the form of its raw material and visual character of the finished product: thin, elongated tea leaves covered with silvery down, resembling silk…
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Yǒngtài lǜchá

Yongtai Lü Cha is a regional green tea from Yongtai County, Fujian Province, awarded the status of a product with protected geographical indication (国家农产品地理标志). Its benchmark qualities are succinctly formulated as "high aroma, pure taste, clear liquor, lustrous color" (香高、味醇、汤清、色润).
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Yuèxī cuì lán

Yuèxī Cuì Lán (岳西翠兰, Yuèxī cuì lán — "Emerald Orchid from Yuexi") — an Anhui green tea with a record-high amino acid content (≥6.3%) and record-low polyphenol content (≤19.5%) — a ratio that ensures exceptional sweetness and mildness practically unparalleled among Chinese green teas.
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yún wù lǜ chá

Yunwu Lücha (云雾绿茶, yúnwù lǜchá) is a collective name for green teas grown in the high mountains of China, where peaks and slopes are shrouded in clouds and mist for most of the year.
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Yǔnkēng lǜchá

Yunkeng Lu Cha is the world's only green tea (绿茶) grown in a meteorite crater. The plantations are located inside and around the Baisha Crater on Hainan Island — the only scientifically confirmed meteorite crater in China, formed approximately 700,000 years ago.
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Yúnlóng lǜchá

Yunlong Lü Cha is a high-altitude green tea (绿茶) from Yunlong County in the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province. It is produced from leaves of the Yunnan large-leaf tea bush (Camellia sinensis var. assamica) at altitudes of 1800–2600 m — among the highest tea plantations in China.
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Yúnnán yánchá

Yúnnán yánchá (云南岩茶), “Yunnan cliff tea”, is the name under which, in 2024, it was proposed to register a geographical indication for the tea of Bangdong Township (邦东乡) of Linxiang District…
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Yúnwù gòngchá

Yunwu Gong Cha is one of the oldest historical teas of Guizhou Province, the only tea in the province with a documented imperial tribute status preserved in a stone stele. It is produced from the local Niào Wáng (鸟王种) cultivar on the highlands of Yunwu Shan — the main peak of the Miaoling range, where clouds envelop…
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Zhèngzhái chá

During the Southern Sòng era (南宋, Nán Sòng), historian and encyclopedist Zhèng Qiáo (郑樵, Zhèng Qiáo, 1104–1162) in the poem "Caicha-xing" (采茶行, "Song of Tea Picking") placed Zhengzhai Cha on par with the celebrated Wuyi tea, calling them "two pearls of tribute." During the Qīng dynasty (清, Qīng) the tea reached the…
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Zhūjì mǎ jiàn

Mǎ Jiān Chá is a young but ambitious green tea from Majian Town (马剑镇) in Zhūjì County (诸暨市), Zhejiang Province. Created in the 1990s by local tea masters, it quickly gained a reputation as a tea with style — straight, sword-blade-like buds, chestnut aroma, and the amazing spectacle of an "underwater forest" (海底森林),…
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Zhūtáng cháyè

Zhūtáng cháyè (朱堂茶叶) is “the tea of Zhutang”: a name that Luoshan County (罗山县), Xinyang prefecture-level city, Henan Province, is preparing to register as a geographical indication certification…
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Zhúxī máojiān

Zhúxī Máojiān (竹溪毛尖, Zhúxī máojiān) is a high-altitude organic green tea from Zhúxī County (竹溪县, Zhúxī Xiàn), Húběi Province (湖北省, Húběi Shěng), located in the heart of the Qínbā Mountains region (秦巴山区) — a mountainous area at the junction of the Qinling and Daba mountain ranges, where the borders of three provinces…
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Zǐjīn hóngchá

Zijin Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) from Zǐjīn County (紫金縣) in Héyuán City (河源市), Guǎngdōng Province (廣東省). Zijin is one of China's "hundred strongest tea counties" (中國茶業百強縣), with nearly seven centuries of tea cultivation history.
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Zǐyáng hēichá

Ziyang Hei Cha is a dark tea from Ziyang County in southern Shaanxi Province, grown on ancient selenium-rich soils of the Qinba Mountains. The combination of the unique fu-zhuan process of "developing golden flowers" with naturally high selenium content in the raw material makes this tea a genuine "golden treasure of…
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Zǐyún chūnchá

Zǐyún chūnchá (紫云春茶) is “the spring tea of Ziyun”, a green tea of Ziyun Miao and Buyei Autonomous County (紫云苗族布依族自治县), Anshun prefecture-level city, in Guizhou Province.
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Zūnyì hóngchá

Zunyi Hong Cha is a modern gongfu red tea (black tea) from Guizhou Province, revived based on the historical "Mei Hong" (湄红) of the 1940s and has become one of the four flagship brands of the province under the "Three Greens, One Red" program (三绿一红, Sān Lǜ Yī Hóng).
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7542 qīng bǐng

7542 is the most famous 唛号 (màihào, recipe code) of pressed sheng pu-erh, produced by the Menghai Tea Factory (勐海茶厂, now the 大益 Dàyì brand).
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7581

7581 is the legendary shú zhuān (熟砖), a compressed ripe Pu-erh brick produced by the Zhongcha (中茶) corporation at the Kunming Tea Factory, which went down in history as one of the first standardized
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Ǎi jiǎo wūlóng

Ai Jiao Oolong is one of the most ancient oolong tea cultivars from Fujian Province, China, whose name "dwarf" reflects the compact nature of the tea bush. Cultivated in its homeland among the rocky mountains of Wuyi and in the historic gardens of Jian'ou County, this tea occupies a unique place in world tea culture:…
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Ālǐshān wūlóng

Alishan Oolong is one of the most famous and popular high-mountain Taiwanese oolongs, the calling card of the mountainous Alishan region in Chiayi County. The cool climate, frequent mists, and significant day-night temperature variations create a tea with delicate floral aroma, gentle sweetness, and characteristic…
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Bái lín gōngfū

Bailin Gongfu is one of the "Three Great Gongfu of Fujian" (闽红三大工夫, mǐnhóng sān dà gōngfu), alongside Tǎnyáng Gōngfū (坦洋工夫) and Zhènghé Gōngfū (政和工夫). Born on the same land as the legendary Báiháo Yínzhēn (白毫银针, Báiháo Yínzhēn) and made from the same cultivar Fúdǐng Dàbáichá (福鼎大白茶, Fúdǐng Dàbáichá), this red tea…
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Báichá lóngzhū

Baicha Longzhu is a white tea hand-rolled into the form of tight ball-shaped "pearls." This form represents a modern reinterpretation of the ancient tradition of compressed tea (团茶, tuánchá), adapted to the delicate raw material of white teas.
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Báiháo yínzhēn

Bai Hao Yin Zhen represents the highest grade among China's white teas, crafted exclusively from unopened spring buds densely covered with silvery-white down. This tea embodies the principle of minimal intervention: two main processing stages—withering and drying—preserve the natural purity of the raw material and…
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báilán huā chá

A scented green tea saturated with the dense floral breath of white magnolia (Michelia × alba, Chinese 白兰 báilán).
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Báimǎ jùn hóng

In the 20th century, the region experienced waves of rise and decline: in the 1960s, red tea production bases for export were established on the island, and Hǎinán red broken tea (红碎茶) was supplied to dozens of countries. However, by the mid-1990s, red tea exports sharply declined, and many tea farms fell into decay.
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Báishā hóngchá

Industrial tea cultivation began in the late 1950s: in 1958, Baisha State Farm was established, on the basis of which planned development of tea plantations unfolded. Initially the farm focused on local and Yunnan large-leaf varieties and produced mainly red tea for export.
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Báiyún chūnháo

Báiyún chūnháo (白云春毫) is a green tea from Lujiang County (庐江县) of Hefei prefecture-level city in Anhui Province, from the mountains in the spurs of Dabieshan; in descriptive translation, “spring…
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Báizhúshān chá

Báizhúshān chá (白竹山茶), “the tea of White Bamboo Mountain”, is a mountain green tea of Fabiao Town (法脿镇), Shuangbai County (双柏县), Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
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Bānán yín zhēn

Bānán Yín Zhēn (巴南银针, Bānán yín zhēn) is a high-quality needle-shaped green tea from the Banan District of Chongqing Municipality, serving as the calling card of this megacity's tea culture. The tea is grown on Mount Baixiangshan ("White Elephant," 白象山) at elevations of 800–1200 m, in the cloud belt of the Mingyueshan…
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Bānlán hóngchá

Banlan Hong Cha is a flavoured red tea (black tea) (调味茶, tiáowèi chá / 添香茶, tiānxiāng chá), in which a base of Hainan red tea (black tea) is combined with pandan leaves (斑兰, bānlán) — a tropical plant with a pronounced sweet-herbaceous aroma, dubbed "Eastern vanilla" (东方香草).
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Chángshā lǜchá

Chángshā lǜchá (长沙绿茶) is a green tea from Changsha prefecture-level city (长沙市) in Hunan Province.
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cháyè xiāngxíng

香型 (xiāngxíng) literally means “aroma type.” It is a working axis of the Chinese tea trade and tasting description: a way to say in one word which direction a tea’s smell and taste is oriented, with
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Chēnzhōu fúchá

Chēnzhōu fúchá (郴州福茶) is “the happiness tea of Chenzhou”, the public brand of Chenzhou prefecture-level city in the south of Hunan Province and a geographical indication certification mark.
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chúnliào · pīnpèi

In pu-erh there is a fork in the road that any conversation about quality eventually reaches: does the cake before us consist of material from a single place, or is it a composed mixture.
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Dàfú lóng jǐng

Dàfú Lóng Jǐng (大佛龙井, Dàfú lóng jǐng) is the largest regional brand of Longjing-type tea outside the famous West Lake zone, produced in Xinchang County, Zhejiang Province. The name combines two images: "Dafo" (大佛, "Great Buddha") — a reference to the famous Buddhist temple Dafosi (大佛寺) in Xinchang, and "Long Jing"…
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dàidài huā chá

A scented tea in which a green tea base absorbs the fragrance of white bitter orange blossoms of the daidai variety.
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Dǐnggǔ dà fāng

Dinggudafang is the highest grade of the legendary tea Lǎozhú Dàfāng (老竹大方), recognized as the "progenitor of all flat green teas of China" (扁形茶鼻祖). Created by Buddhist monk Dafang during the Ming dynasty on the ridges of Laozhulín, this tea preceded the appearance of the famous Lóngjǐng and remained an imperial…
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Éméi zhúyèqīng

Éméi Zhúyèqīng (峨眉竹叶青, Éméi zhúyèqīng) is a famous Sìchuān green tea cultivated on the slopes of the sacred Mount Éméishān (峨眉山) — one of the four great Buddhist mountains of China and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Fēngmù gòngchá

Fēngmù gòngchá (枫木贡茶), “tribute to the court from Fengmu”, is a mountain tea of Fengmulin village (枫木林村) of Gutang Township (古塘乡) in the northwest of Lianyuan county-level city (涟源市) of Loudi…
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Gōngtíng pǔ'ěr

Gong Ting Pu-erh (宫廷普洱, gōngtíng pǔ'ěr) — "Palace Pu-erh" — highest grade of loose Shu Pu-erh (熟普洱散茶) in the classification system of post-fermented Yunnan teas. According to the Menghai Tea Alliance standard T/MHC 003-2020 "Menghai Cha Pu-erh Tea", loose shu pu-erh is divided into 13 grades: 宫廷 (Gong…
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Guǎngxī xuě yá

Guangxi Xue Ya is a modern artisanal green tea from the mountainous Baise region in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, created at the intersection of two traditions: tender raw material from the Fúdǐng Dà Bái Háo (福鼎大白毫) cultivar, traditionally intended for white tea production, is processed using green tea technology…
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guì zhōu qū lǜ

Guizhou curled green (贵州曲绿, Guìzhōu qū lǜ) is not a singular named variety but rather a stylistic and regional category of green tea, uniting curled (曲形, qūxíng) green teas from the mountainous provin
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Guìdìng xuě yá

Guìdìng Xuě Yá (贵定雪芽, Guìdìng xuě yá) is a high-altitude spiral green tea from Guiding County, Guizhou Province, representing the highest grade of the famous "Guiding Yunwu Gongcha" (贵定云雾贡茶, "Guiding Tribute Cloud Tea").
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guìhuā lóngjǐng

Osmanthus Longjing is a green tea, Longjing (龙井, lóngjǐng), saturated with the aroma of fresh sweet osmanthus flowers (桂花, guìhuā).
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Gǔtián hóngchá

Gǔtián hóngchá (古田红茶) is a red tea from Gutian County (古田县) of Ningde prefecture-level city, Fujian Province.
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Hǎimǎ gōng chá

The technology of Haima Gong Cha differs from eastern Chinese yellow teas by emphasizing triple rolling and prolonged "wozhui" (渥堆, wet piling), rather than "menhuang in wrapping paper" like Mengding Huang Ya. The full cycle is more than 30 hours of manual work.
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Hèshān hóngchá

"There was no Heshan County yet, but Heshan tea already existed" (未有鶴山縣，先有鶴山茶) — this saying reflects the depth of Heshan's tea traditions, dating back to the Sōng era (宋, 960–1279). Heshan Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) from Hèshān City (鶴山市) in Jiāngmén Prefecture (江門市), Guǎngdōng Province (廣東省).
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Hóngbǎoshí chá

Hóngbǎoshí Chá (红宝石茶, Hóngbǎoshí chá), literally "Red Ruby tea," is a Guizhou red tea (black tea) of granular form from Fènggāng County (凤冈县, Fèng'gāng Xiàn), Zūnyì City (遵义市, Zūnyì Shì), Guìzhōu Province (贵州省, Guìzhōu Shěng).
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Huáijí hóngchá

Huaiji Hong Cha is a collective name for red teas (black teas) from Huáijí County (怀集县, Huáijí Xiàn) in Guangdong Province, with the most renowned representative being Xīngǎng Hóng Chá (新岗红茶, Xīngǎng Hóngchá) — a red tea (black tea) from Qiàshuǐ Township (洽水镇) that received geographical indication status in 2018.
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Huìzhōu yánchá

Huìzhōu yánchá (惠州岩茶) is the “rock tea” of Huidong County (惠东县), Huizhou prefecture-level city, Guangdong Province: a Wuyishan-type oolong from varieties brought from the Wuyi Mountains and…
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Jiānghuá kǔchá

Jiānghuá kǔchá (江华苦茶) is the “bitter tea of Jianghua”: an old local population of the tea bush and the tea of the same name from Jianghua Yao Autonomous County (江华瑶族自治县) of Yongzhou…
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Jiāolǐng lǜchá

Jiāolǐng lǜchá (蕉岭绿茶) is a green tea of Jiaoling County (蕉岭县) of Meizhou prefecture-level city in the northeast of Guangdong Province.
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Jiétān hóngchá

Jietan Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) from the family of famous Jiétān Chá (碣滩茶), produced in Yuánlíng County (沅陵县, Yuánlíng Xiàn), Hunan Province. Jietan is primarily a legendary green tea that was offered as tribute to the imperial court beginning in the Tang era, however with the development of the region's tea…
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Jīnguā gòngchá

Jingua Gong Cha is a legendary representative of the pu-erh family, possessing a unique form resembling a pumpkin (南瓜, nánguā) and the status of the most valuable historical artifact in the world of Chinese tea.
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Jīnshā gòngchá

Jīnshā Gòng Chá (金沙贡茶, Jīnshā gòngchá) is a Chinese green tea (绿茶) with more than two thousand years of history, cultivated on high-altitude plantations in Jinsha County, Guizhou Province. It is one of China's most ancient tribute teas (贡茶, gòngchá), connected to the reign of Han Emperor Wu-di.
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Jīntán què shé

Jīntán Quèshé (金坛雀舌, Jīntán què shé) is a famous green tea from Jintan District, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, whose name "Sparrow's Tongue from Jintan" precisely describes its form: miniature flat tea leaves, slender and pointed, resembling tiny bird tongues.
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Jīnxiù hóngchá

Jīnxiù hóngchá (金秀红茶) is a red tea of Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County (金秀瑶族自治县), Laibin prefecture-level city, in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
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Jiǔqū hóng méi

Jiuqu Hong Mei is the only red tea (black tea) among the twenty-eight famous teas of Zhejiang Province, earning the poetic nickname "one red dot in a sea of green" (万绿丛中一点红). This gongfu red tea with nearly two centuries of history was born at the intersection of Fujian's red tea tradition and the unique terroir of…
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Lí shān wūlóng

Lishan Oolong is one of the highest-altitude and most prestigious Taiwanese oolongs, cultivated on "Pear Mountain" (梨山, Lí Shān) in Taiwan's central mountain range at elevations of 1600–2600 m. This is the "ceiling" of Taiwanese tea cultivation: only Dàyǔlǐng (大禹嶺, ~2600 m) is located higher.
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Líchuān báichá

Líchuān báichá (黎川白茶) is a tea of Lichuan County (黎川县), Fuzhou prefecture-level city, in the east of Jiangxi Province, on the border with Fujian.
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Líjiāng lǜ luó

The production technology of Lijiang Lü Luo is typical for spiral-shaped (螺形, luóxíng) green teas belonging to the chaoqing class (炒青, chǎoqīng, "pan-fired"). The key feature is manual or machine rolling of leaves into tight spirals resembling snail shells, which relates this tea to the technology of the famous…
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Línglóng lǜchá

Linglong Lü Cha (玲珑绿茶, Línglóng lǜchá) is a green tea of unique "hook-shaped" form from Guidong County (桂东县, Guìdōng Xiàn) in Hunan Province, located in the very heart of the Luoxiao Range (罗霄山脉…
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Língshān lǜchá

Língshān lǜchá (灵山绿茶) is a green tea of Lingshan County (灵山县), Qinzhou prefecture-level city, in the south of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, near the Beibu Gulf.
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Lǐngtóu qí lán

During the development of Raoping tea cultivation, a separate line was selected from the Qi Lan population through breeding — Lǐngtóu Dāncóng (岭头单丛, Lǐngtóu Dāncóng), also known as Bái Yè Dāncóng (白叶单丛, «white-leaf dancong»), which was approved as a provincial variety in 1988 and as a national tea bush variety in…
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Língyún báichá

Língyún Bái Chá is a white tea (白茶) from Lingyun County (Guangxi), based on local large-leaf (大叶种) raw material known as Lingyun Bai Mao Cha / Lingyun Bai Hao (凌云白毛茶/凌云白毫). This bush is officially recognized as a tea cultivar (appearing in Chinese registries as "Huacha No.
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Línzhī chūn lǜ

Linzhi Chun Lü (林芝春绿, Línzhī chūn lǜ — "Spring Green of Linzhi") — the world's highest-altitude organic green tea, cultivated at elevations of 1900–2300 meters in the Tibet Autonomous Region. The tea gardens are located in the Igong Valley (易贡, Yìgòng) of Bōmì County (波密, Bōmì) in Linzhi City — a place where glacial…
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Líshān hóngchá

Lishan Hong Cha (Líshān hóngchá, 梨山紅茶; in English Lishan Black Tea) is a red tea from Taiwan's high-mountain tea district of Lishan in Heping District, Taichung City.
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Liù'ān guāpiàn

Liu An Gua Pian is the world's only green tea produced exclusively from individual leaf blades, without buds and without stems. Its name — "Melon Seeds from Lu'an" — describes the shape of the leaf, resembling a seed after processing.
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Lóngjí hóngchá

Longji Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) from the mountainous Lóngjí region (龙脊, "Dragon's Backbone") in Longsheng County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The raw material consists of leaves from wild and semi-wild ancient tree-form tea trees aged 100 to 500 years, growing on the slopes of the famous Longji rice…
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Lǜchá xiànjǐng

Green tea (绿茶 lǜchá) is the largest class of Chinese tea and therefore the record-holder for name confusion: it contains the greatest number of famous varieties (名茶 míngchá), and historical names
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Lùmíng gòngchá

Lùmíng gòngchá (鹿鸣贡茶) — “tribute tea of the deer's cry” — is a green tea from the mountainous south of Gong County (珙县), Yibin prefecture-level city, in the south of Sichuan Province, on the…
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màn lǚ dà shān

Manlyu Dashan (曼吕大山, Mànlǚ Dàshān) is a line of raw (sheng) pu-erh produced under the Boyou (博友, Bóyǒu) brand and named after a mountain tea massif near the Dai village of Manlyu in southern Yunnan Pr
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méiguī huā chá

Rose tea is a collective name for beverages based on rose buds and petals: from true tea scented with rose to a herbal infusion made purely from dried flowers.
— 470

Měirén hóngchá

Mei Ren Hong Cha is an elite Fujian red tea (black tea) produced exclusively from tender unopened buds (tips) of the tea plant, abundantly covered with golden down. The name «美人» (měirén) — «beauty» — reflects the elegance and refinement of this tea: from the appearance of golden buds to the delicate honey-vanilla…
— 471

Mǐcāngshān chá

Mǐcāngshān chá (米仓山茶) is a flat green tea of Wangcang County (旺苍县) of Guangyuan prefecture-level city in the north of Sichuan Province, in the Micangshan mountains near the border with Shaanxi.
— 472

Mògān huáng yá

The technology of the yellow version of Mogan Huang Ya is characterized by the formula "边烘边闷，固质挥香" (biān hōng biān mèn, gù zhì huī xiāng) — "dry and stew simultaneously, fix substance and release aroma." Production includes eight stages:
— 473

Mópíng gòngchá

Mópíng gòngchá (磨坪贡茶) is a mountain green tea of three villages of Limiao Town (李庙镇), Nanzhang County (南漳县), Xiangyang prefecture-level city, in the northwest of Hubei Province.
— 474

Mòtuō zhuānchá

Moto Zhuan Cha is a unique Tibetan brick tea born in one of the most inaccessible and ecologically pristine corners of the planet — Moto County (墨脱县, Mòtuō Xiàn) in southeastern Tibet. It is the only representative of the dark tea (黑茶) category produced in the Tibet Autonomous Region, at altitudes from 800 to 2200…
— 475

Nánchuān lǜchá

Nanchuan Lü Chá (南川绿茶, Nánchuān lǜchá) — "Green tea [from] Nanchuan [District]" — green tea (绿茶) from Nánchuān District (南川区, Nánchuān Qū) of Chóngqìng Municipality (重庆市), growing on the slopes of Mount Jinfo (金佛山, Jīnfóshān, "Golden Buddha Mountain", 2238 m) — a UNESCO World Heritage Site (since 2014, as part of…
— 476

Nánhǎi hóngchá

Nanhai Hong Cha is a historic brand of Hainan red tea (black tea), inextricably linked with the Nánhǎi State Farm (南海农场, Nánhǎi Nóngchǎng) and the eponymous tea factory (南海茶厂, Nánhǎi Cháchǎng) in Ding'an County, Hainan Province.
— 477

Nánjìng dānguì

Nánjìng dānguì (南靖丹桂) is a tea made from the dānguì variety (丹桂) in Nanjing County (南靖县) of Zhangzhou prefecture-level city, Fujian Province.
— 478

Nánlù shuǐxiān

Nánlù shuǐxiān (南路水仙) is an oolong of the shuixian variety from Nanya Town (南雅镇), Jian'ou county-level city (建瓯市), Nanping prefecture, in the north of Fujian Province.
— 479

niánfèn biāozhù

The year printed on a cake wrapper or on a box is read by the buyer as one simple statement: "this tea is this many years old." In reality, behind a single number stand at least three different dates,
— 480

Pánān yún fēng

Pan'an Yunfeng (磐安云峰, Pánān yún fēng) — "Cloud Peak of Pan'an County" — is a green tea from Pan'an County (磐安县) of Jinhua City (金华市), Zhejiang Province, located in the Dapanshan mountain range…
— 481

Qiān liǎng chá

Qian Liang Cha is a legendary cylindrical dark tea from Anhua County, encased in bamboo "basket" wrapping (篾篓, mièlǒu). This is one of the most impressive and distinctive compressed teas in the world: a giant cylinder approximately 1.5 m long and 0.2 m in diameter, weighing one thousand old liang (approximately 36.25…
— 482

Qínglóng lǜchá

Qínglóng lǜchá (晴隆绿茶) is a green tea from Qinglong County (晴隆县) of Qianxinan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in the southwest of Guizhou Province.
— 483

Qīngtián yùchá

Qīngtián yùchá (青田御茶), “the imperial tea of Qingtian”, is a flat green tea from Qingtian County (青田县) of Lishui prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province.
— 484

Rénhuà yín háo

Rénhuà Yín Háo (仁化银毫, Rénhuà yín háo) is a high-mountain green tea of the hongqing type (烘青绿茶, hōngqīng lǜchá) from Rénhuà County (仁化县) in Guangdong Province, produced at the foot of Mount Danxiashan (丹霞山) — a UNESCO World Heritage site (2010).
— 485

Rénshēn wūlóng

Ginseng Oolong is an unusual hybrid of tea and herbal traditions: oolong tea rolled in ginseng powder and accompanying herbs, forming a characteristic "glazed" shell on each granule. This is a tea with distinctly "wellness" positioning: it combines the mild tonic effect of oolong with the adaptogenic properties of…
— 486

Rìzhào hóngchá

Rìzhào hóngchá (日照红茶) is a red tea of Rizhao prefecture-level city (日照市) on the shore of the Yellow Sea, in Shandong Province.
— 487

Róngxiàn lǜchá

Róngxiàn lǜchá (荣县绿茶) is a green tea of Rongxian County (荣县), in the prefecture-level city of Zigong in the south of Sichuan Province.
— 488

Sāngzhí báichá

Sangzhi Bai Cha is a white tea from Sangzhi County (Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province). The region is mountainous and forested, with humid air and mists. On the Chinese market, Sangzhi Bai Cha is actively promoted as a local brand, and in 2019 the designation «桑植白茶» received the status of national geographical indication in…
— 489

Sānjiāng lǜchá

Sanjiang Lü Chá (三江绿茶, Sānjiāng lǜchá) — "The First Early Spring Tea of Continental China" (中国大陆早春第一茶) from the only Dong-Miao-Zhuang Autonomous County in Guangxi, located at the junction of three provinces — Hunan, Guizhou, and Guangxi.
— 490

Shàngyóu lǜchá

Shàngyóu lǜchá (上犹绿茶) is a green tea of Shangyou County (上犹县) of Ganzhou prefecture-level city in the south of Jiangxi Province.
— 491

Shímén hóngchá

Shímén hóngchá (石门红茶) is a red tea of Shimen County (石门县), Changde prefecture-level city, in the northwest of Hunan Province, deep in the Wuling Mountains.
— 492

Shíqiān táichá

Shíqiān táichá (石阡苔茶) is a green tea of Shiqian County (石阡县), Tongren prefecture-level city, in the northeast of Guizhou Province.
— 493

Shítái xiāngyá

Shítái xiāngyá (石台香芽), “the fragrant buds of Shitai”, is a green tea of Shitai County (石台县), Chizhou prefecture-level city, in the south of Anhui Province.
— 494

Sōngfēng lǜchá

Songfeng Lü Chá (松峰绿茶, Sōngfēng lǜchá) is a Húběi green tea (绿茶) personally named by Zhú Yuánzhāng (朱元璋), founder of the Ming dynasty, in 1368. It was here, at the foot of Mount Songfengshan (松峰山, "Pine Peak Mountain"), in the ancient tea village of Yánglóudòng (羊楼洞, Yánglóudòng), that the famous imperial edict of…
— 495

Sōngxī hóngchá

Sōngxī hóngchá (松溪红茶) is a red tea of Songxi County (松溪县) in Nanping prefecture-level city in the north of Fujian Province.
— 496

Táiwān jiānchá

Taiwanese Sencha is a rare example of the synthesis of Japanese steaming technology and Taiwanese terroir, born from colonial heritage and embodied through the cultivar Qīngxīn Dàmǎo (青心大冇) — one of the "four great varieties" of the island.
— 497

Táojiāng lǜchá

Táojiāng lǜchá (桃江绿茶) is “Taojiang green tea”, the public brand and geographical indication certification mark of Taojiang County (桃江县) of Yiyang prefecture-level city in Hunan Province.
— 498

Táojiāng zhúyè

Táojiāng zhúyè (桃江竹叶) is a flat green tea from Taojiang County (桃江县) of Yiyang prefecture-level city, Hunan Province.
— 499

Tiānfǔ lóng yá

Tianfu Long Ya is the flagship provincial brand of Sichuan tea, unique in that it unites all six categories of Chinese tea under one name following the "6+X" model. This article examines the green tea Tianfu Long Ya — the foundation and calling card of the brand, embodying the millennia-old tea tradition of Sichuan.
— 500

Tiānhuá gǔjiān

Tiānhuá gǔjiān (天华谷尖) is a green tea from Taihu County (太湖县) of Anqing prefecture-level city in the south-west of Anhui Province, on the southern slopes of Dabieshan.
— 501

Tiānshān lǜchá

Tianshan Lu Cha is a historical green tea from the eastern part of Fujian Province, recognized as one of the finest examples of Fújiàn hōngqīng (烘青, hōngqīng — hot-air dried green tea). The tea is renowned for its formula of "four virtues": high aroma, rich taste, emerald color, and resistance to multiple infusions…
— 502

Tiānzūn gòngyá

Tiānzūn gòngyá (天尊贡芽) is a green tea of Tonglu County (桐庐县) in the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
— 503

Wèng'ān báichá

Wèng'ān báichá (瓮安白茶) is a geographical indication certification mark of Weng'an County (瓮安县) of Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in the center of Guizhou Province.
— 504

Wēnzhōu zǎochá

Wēnzhōu zǎochá (温州早茶) is “the early tea of Wenzhou”, a green tea of the whole of Wenzhou prefecture-level city in the south of Zhejiang Province.
— 505

Wǔ líng wūlóng

Wuling oolong is rich in:
— 506

Wǔdāng dào chá

Wudang Dao Cha is one of China's four famous "characteristic teas" (四大特色名茶), standing alongside West Lake Lóngjǐng (西湖龙井, Xīhú Lóngjǐng), Wuyi rock tea, and monastic Chan tea. This is a regional brand uniting the tea gardens of Shíyàn City (十堰, Shíyàn) in northwestern Hubei Province, at the foot of the sacred Wudang…
— 507

Wǔfēng hóngchá

Wǔfēng hóngchá (五峰红茶) is a red tea of Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County (五峰土家族自治县) in the prefecture-level city of Yichang in western Hubei Province.
— 508

Wǔyáng chūn yǔ

Wuyang Chunyu is a modern artisanal green tea from Zhejiang Province, one of the ten famous teas of the province and the flagship of the tea industry in Wǔyí County (武义), China's first "Organic Tea Region." Created in 1994, it rapidly entered the elite of Zhejiang teas thanks to its unique needle-like shape resembling…
— 509

xī hú hóng chá

West Lake Red Tea (西湖红茶, Xīhú hóngchá) is a regional style of Chinese red tea (红茶, hóngchá) produced in the hilly surroundings of West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
— 510

Xiāngyáng hóng

Xiāngyáng hóng (襄阳红) is a red tea of Xiangyang (襄阳) prefecture-level city in the northwest of Hubei Province.
— 511

Xiāokēng lǜchá

Xiāokēng lǜchá (霄坑绿茶) is a green tea of a single village: Xiaokeng (霄坑村) of Meicun Town, Guichi District, Chizhou prefecture-level city, in the south of Anhui Province.
— 512

Xiázhōu bìfēng

Xiázhōu Bìfēng (峡州碧峰, Xiázhōu bìfēng) is a Chinese green tea of the half-roasted half-baked type (半烘炒条形绿茶, bàn hōngchǎo tiáoxíng lǜchá), a specialty of Yiling County in Yichang City, Hubei Province. It is a national geographical indication product (国家地理标志产品, guójiā dìlǐ biāozhì chǎnpǐn), certified in 2017.
— 513

Xièshān diécuì

Xièshān diécuì (薤山叠翠) is a green tea of the Xieshan mountains of Gucheng County (谷城县), Xiangyang prefecture-level city, in the northwest of Hubei Province.
— 514

Xījiàn chūnxuě

Xījiàn chūnxuě (西涧春雪) is a flat green tea from Shiji Town (施集镇) in Nanqiao District of Chuzhou city, in the east of Anhui Province.
— 515

Xīnhuà hóngchá

Xīnhuà hóngchá (新化红茶) is a red tea of Xinhua County (新化县), Loudi prefecture-level city, in the center of Hunan Province.
— 516

Xìnyáng báichá

Xinyang Bai Cha is a white tea from Xinyang (Henan Province), a region historically famous for the green tea Xinyang Maojian. White tea here is a relatively new direction, interesting because it is formed in a more northern and cooler terroir than the classic white teas of Fujian.
— 517

Yìgòng hóngchá

Yigong Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) produced at the Yìgòng Tea Farm (易贡茶场, Yìgòng Cháchǎng), the oldest and largest tea enterprise in Tibet. Located on the shores of the picturesque high-altitude Yigong Lake in Bomi County at an elevation exceeding 2,000 m, the farm is one of the world's highest organic tea…
— 518

Yíhóng gōng fū

Yihong Gongfu is one of the three great gongfu red teas (black teas) of China alongside Qímén Hóngchá (祁门红茶, Qímén Hóngchá) and Diān Hóng (滇红, Diān Hóng). This historic red tea (black tea) originated in the 19th century in the mountains of western Hubei and for over a century and a half has embodied the artisanal red…
— 519

Yīngdé hóngchá

Yingde Hongcha is a famous red tea (black tea) from Guangdong Province that rapidly gained international recognition in the second half of the 20th century. Alongside Yunnan's Dianhong and Anhui's Qimen Hongcha, Yingde Hongcha ranks among the three most renowned red teas of China.
— 520

Yíxīng hóngchá

Yixing Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) from Yixing city in Jiangsu Province, whose fate is inextricably intertwined with another great local tradition — Yixing teapots made from purple clay zisha.
— 521

yún wù wū lóng

Yunwu Oolong (云雾乌龙, Yúnwù Wūlóng) is a stylistic and regional designation for oolongs grown in high-mountain areas, where tea gardens are enveloped in clouds and mist for a significant part of the yea
— 522

Zhàoān bā xiān

In spring 1965, tea assessor technician of the county purchasing station Zhèng Zhàoqīn (郑兆钦, Zhèng Zhàoqīn) during inspection of old tea gardens in Xiùzhuàn Town (秀篆镇) on the border with Guangdong discovered a variant seedling among aboriginal tea bushes.
— 523

Zhāopíng lǜchá

Zhaopin Lü Chá (昭平绿茶, Zhāopíng lǜchá) is a Chinese green tea of combined processing type (烘炒结合型, hōngchǎo jiéhé xíng), produced in Zhaopin County of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Zhaopin green tea is famous for its principle of "three greens and four beauties" (三绿四美, sānlǜ sìměi): emerald-green leaf, jade-green…
— 524

Zhǎoshān cháyè

Zhǎoshān cháyè (沼山茶叶), “the tea of Zhaoshan”, is the tea name of the mountains and town of Zhaoshan (沼山) in Liangzihu District (梁子湖区) of Ezhou prefecture-level city in the east of Hubei Province.
— 525

Zhènbā máojiān

Zhènbā máojiān (镇巴毛尖) is a green tea of Zhenba County (镇巴县) of Hanzhong prefecture-level city in the far south of Shaanxi Province, in the Dabashan mountains near the border with Sichuan.
— 526

Zhènghé báichá

Zhenghe Bai Cha — white teas from Zhenghe County in northern Fujian. Compared to coastal white tea zones, here one often senses a "mountain character": the liquor is denser, the aroma can be more intense and floral, and aged batches yield deep honey-herbal notes.
— 527

Zhènghé gōngfu

Zhènghé gōngfu (政和工夫) is a red tea from Zhenghe County (政和县) of Nanping prefecture-level city in the north of Fujian Province, one of the “three great gongfu red teas of Fujian” (闽红三大工夫) together…
— 528

Zhèróng báichá

Zherong Bai Cha — white teas from Zherong County in Ningde (Fujian). The region is known as a zone of high-mountain white tea: cool altitudes and mists make the liquor more aromatic and "cooling" in sensation, while aged batches often yield soft honey-herbal depth.
— 529

Zhūchéng lǜchá

Zhūchéng lǜchá (诸城绿茶) is a green tea from the county-level city of Zhucheng (诸城市) in Weifang prefecture, Shandong Province, one of the province's northern teas; a reference description links its…
— 530

Zǐjuān hóngchá

Zijuan Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) produced from the leaves of the unique Zǐjuān cultivar (紫鵑, "Purple Cuckoo"), developed in 1985 by the Yunnan Tea Research Institute. Zijuan is the world's only tea cultivar with consistently purple-colored buds, leaves, and stems, due to a record content of anthocyanins (花青素,…
— 531

Zǐyáng hóngchá

Zǐyáng Hóng Chá is a red tea from Zǐyáng County (紫阳县) in southern Shaanxi Province, the northernmost of China's historic tea regions. The main feature distinguishing Ziyang among all Chinese red teas is its natural selenium enrichment: the county is located in one of the two largest selenium-bearing geological belts…
— 532

Ālǐshān hóngchá

Alishan Hong Cha is a high-mountain Taiwanese red tea (black tea), born in mountains that have gained worldwide fame for their oolongs. This tea "newcomer" in a region traditionally belonging to semi-oxidized teas has quickly won recognition from connoisseurs thanks to its unique combination of full oxidation with…
— 533

Ānhuà sōng zhēn

Ānhuà Sōng Zhèn (安化松针, Ānhuà sōng zhēn — "Pine Needle from Anhua") is a famous Hunan green tea, belonging to the "Three Famous Needles of China" (中国三针, Zhōngguó Sānzhēn) alongside Nanjing Yu Hua Cha and Enshi Yu Lu.
— 534

Bā shān què shé

Bā Shān Què Shé (巴山雀舌, Bā shān què shé) is a famous flat green tea from the depths of the Bashan Mountains (大巴山) in northeastern Sichuan, one of the "Ten Famous Teas of Sichuan Province" (四川十大名茶).
— 535

Bǎitáng shānchá

Bǎitáng shānchá (柏塘山茶) is a mountain green tea from Baitang Town (柏塘镇) of Boluo County (博罗县), Huizhou prefecture-level city, Guangdong Province.
— 536

Bǎizhàngtán chá

Bǎizhàngtán chá (百丈潭茶) is a flat green tea of the pan-fired type from Tongcheng County (通城县), Xianning prefecture-level city, in the far south of Hubei Province, at the junction of Hubei, Hunan…
— 537

běigǎng máojiān

Beigang Maojian (běigǎng máojiān, 北港毛尖) is a yellow small-leaf tea (huáng xiǎo chá, 黄小茶) from Yueyang County, Hunan Province, living in the shadow of its famous compatriot — the needle-shaped *jūn
— 538

Běiyuàn gòngchá

Běiyuàn gòngchá (北苑贡茶) is the “tribute tea of the Northern Garden”: the name has two meanings, and they must not be mixed up.
— 539

Bīngdǎo lǎozhài

A small village on the western sub-slope of Měngkù in Shuāngjiāng County (Lincang) has given its name to one of the most scarce and distinctive raw pu-ers of Yunnan — a tea that has made the "cold
— 540

Cǎihuā máo jiān

Cǎihuā Máo Jiān (采花毛尖, Cǎihuā máo jiān) is the flagship green tea of Hubei Province, consistently ranking first in the "Ten Famous Teas of Hubei" (湖北十大名茶之首). It is produced in Wǔfēng Tujia Autonomous County (五峰土家族自治县) — on the legendary 30th degree North latitude, the "golden belt of world tea cultivation".
— 541

cǎizhāi biāozhǔn

In a tea passport, the "picking standard" line looks short: "single bud," "bud and one leaf," "bud and two leaves," "picking by opened leaf." It is not a poetic description and not a marketing note, b
— 542

Cāngshān xuě lǜ

Cangshan Xue Lü (苍山雪绿, Cāngshān xuě lǜ) is a Yunnan green tea of twisted form, belonging to the hongqing (烘青, hōngqīng — "fire-dried") type. Created in 1964 at the famous Xiàguān Tea Factory (下关茶厂, Xiàguān Cháchǎng) in Dali.
— 543

Chálíng hóngchá

Chálíng hóngchá (茶陵红茶) is a red tea from Chaling County (茶陵县) of Zhuzhou prefecture-level city in the east of Hunan Province, near the border with Jiangxi.
— 544

Chángdé hóngchá

Chángdé hóngchá (常德红茶) is a red tea of Changde prefecture-level city in the northwest of Hunan Province.
— 545

Chéngbù dòngchá

Chéngbù dòngchá (城步峒茶) is a tea of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County (城步苗族自治县) of Shaoyang prefecture-level city in the southwest of Hunan Province, near the border with Guangxi.
— 546

Cuì luán wūlóng

Cui Luan Oolong ("Emerald Peak Oolong") is one of the most prestigious high-mountain Taiwanese oolongs, grown on the northern slopes of the Líshān (梨山, Lí Shān) mountain range at altitudes of 1800–2200 m.
— 547

Dàbù wūlóng chá

Dàbù wūlóng chá (大埔乌龙茶) is an oolong from Dabu County (大埔县) of Meizhou prefecture-level city in the east of Guangdong Province, in the Hakka region.
— 548

Diānhóng gōngfū

Dian Hong Gongfu is the flagship of Yunnan red tea production and one of the most famous red teas of China. Born in 1938 by the "father of dianhong" Feng Shaoqiu from large-leaf Yunnan raw material using Qimen technology as inspiration, it instantly amazed the world: "Golden tips covering the entire surface, liquor…
— 549

Diānhóng jīn sī

Dian Hong Jin Si is an elite Yunnan red tea (black tea) whose finest tea leaves, resembling golden silk threads, represent one of the pinnacles of Dian Hong producers' craftsmanship. This tea is valued for the impeccable beauty of its dry leaves, soft honey-malt flavor, and expressive multi-layered aroma.
— 550

Diānhóng jīn yá

Dian Hong Jin Ya is one of the most refined representatives of Yunnan red teas (black tea), made exclusively from unopened buds (tips) covered with dense golden down. This tea embodies the most delicate facet of the Diān Hóng (滇红, Diānhóng) range, offering an extremely mild, honey-sweet flavor without bitterness or…
— 551

Dōngfāng měirén

Dongfang Meiren is one of the most unusual and precious Taiwanese oolongs, owing its birth to the alliance of human craftsmanship and a tiny insect — the tea green leafhopper. No other tea in the world depends on a pest so organically: it is precisely the bites of leafhoppers that trigger a cascade of biochemical…
— 552

Dōngjiānghú chá

Dōngjiānghú chá (东江湖茶) is “tea of Lake Dongjianghu”, a green tea of Zixing county-level city (资兴市) of Chenzhou prefecture-level city in the south of Hunan Province.
— 553

Dōngzhì yúnjiān

Dōngzhì yúnjiān (东至云尖) is a green tea of Dongzhi County (东至县) of Chizhou prefecture-level city in the south of Anhui Province.
— 554

Dūyún máo jiān

Dūyún Máo Jiān (都匀毛尖, Dūyún máo jiān) is one of the great Chinese green teas, included in the canonical list of "Ten Famous Teas of China" (中国十大名茶). The main visual characteristic of this tea is "three greens penetrated by yellow" (三绿透黄色, sān lǜ tòu huángsè): dry leaf — green with golden luster, liquor — green with…
— 555

Fēngkāi hóngchá

Fengkai Hong Cha — red tea (black tea) from Fēngkāi County (封開縣), Zhàoqìng City (肇慶市), Guǎngdōng Province (廣東省). The foundation of the product line is the famous "Xinghua Baima Cha" (杏花白馬茶, "White Horse Tea from Xinghua") — a historical tea produced on the slopes of Báimǎ Mountain (白馬山, 944 m) in Xinghua Town (杏花鎮).
— 556

Guānyīnhú lǜchá

Guānyīnhú lǜchá (观音湖绿茶) is a flat green tea of Xiaochang County (孝昌县), Xiaogan prefecture-level city, in the northeast of Hubei Province.
— 557

Guìlín máo jiān

Guìlín Máo Jiān (桂林毛尖, Guìlín máo jiān) is a hongshao-type green tea (烘青绿茶) from the capital of karst landscapes — the city of Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The tea was created in the early 1980s by the Guangxi-Guìlín Tea Research Institute (广西桂林茶叶科学研究所) at the foot of Mount Yáoshān (尧山, Yáo Shān) — in the…
— 558

Guìzhōu hóngchá

Guizhou Hong Cha (Guìzhōu hóngchá, 贵州红茶) — the red tea of Guizhou province as a category.
— 559

Gǔlìn niúpí chá

Gǔlìn niúpí chá (古蔺牛皮茶) is a tea of Gulin County (古蔺县) of Luzhou prefecture-level city in the south of Sichuan Province, and a local tea bush variety of the same name.
— 560

Gǔzhàng hóngchá

Gǔzhàng Hóng Chá is produced using gōngfū hóngchá (工夫红茶) technology with a number of local features. A distinctive characteristic is the presence of two additional operations — solar heating and heating on a cast iron pan (铁锅提香) — which enhance aroma and give the dry leaf characteristic density.
— 561

Hónghú héyè chá

Hónghú héyè chá (洪湖荷叶茶) is “Honghu lotus leaf tea”, a drink made from the lotus leaves of Honghu county-level city (洪湖市), Jingzhou prefecture-level city, Hubei Province.
— 562

Hóngshuǐ wūlóng

Hongshui Oolong is one of the most distinctive Taiwanese oolongs, embodying traditional tea processing technology with characteristic medium-heavy oxidation and careful roasting typical of the Dongding region.
— 563

Huá gāng wūlóng

* Type: Oolong (乌龙) (usually lightly oxidized, closer to green teas, oxidation level around 10-25%).
— 564

Huòshān hóngchá

Huòshān hóngchá (霍山红茶) is a red tea of Huoshan County (霍山县) in the prefecture-level city of Lu'an in western Anhui Province.
— 565

Jiāngxià bìfǎng

Jiāngxià bìfǎng (江夏碧舫) is a flat green tea of Jiangxia District (江夏区) of Wuhan city, Hubei Province.
— 566

Jiànyáng báichá

Jianyang Bai Cha — white teas from Jianyang District (Nanping, Fujian). For white tea enthusiasts, Jianyang is particularly interesting through Zhāngdūn (漳墩) — a locality often called the birthplace of "small white tea" (小白茶) and one of the historical points in the formation of the Gong Mei category.
— 567

Jīndǐng hóngchá

Jindding Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) from the southern slope of Mount Wǔzhǐshān (五指山, Wǔzhǐ Shān) on Hainan Island, one of the most distinctive representatives of China's tropical red tea cultivation.
— 568

Jìng'ān hóngchá

Jing'an Hóng Chá (靖安红茶, Jìng'ān hóngchá) is a regional red tea (black tea) from Jing'an County (靖安县, Jìng'ān Xiàn), Jiāngxī Province (江西省, Jiāngxī Shěng). This tea emerged as the "red" incarnation of local raw material previously celebrated primarily for the famous Jing'an Bái Chá (靖安白茶, Jìng'ān Báichá) — a unique…
— 569

Jǐnggāng cuì lǜ

Jinggang Cui Lü is a famous green tea (绿茶) from Jiangxi Province, grown in the picturesque high-mountain region of Jǐnggāngshān (井冈山, Jǐnggāngshān) — a mountain range steeped in revolutionary glory and shrouded in clouds year-round.
— 570

Jìngtíng lǜ xuě

Jingting Lü Xue is one of China's oldest historical green teas, created during the Ming era and granted the status of tribute tea (gòng chá) (贡茶) at the Ming and Qing courts. This tea, whose production technology was lost by the end of the Qing era and restored only in 1978, ranks among the three great teas of Ānhuī…
— 571

Jìnyún huángchá

Jìnyún huángchá (缙云黄茶) is a green tea made from a yellow-leaf cultivar of Jinyun County (缙云县), Lishui prefecture-level city, Zhejiang Province.
— 572

Jīnzhài hóngchá

Jīnzhài hóngchá (金寨红茶) is a red tea of Jinzhai County (金寨县), Lu'an prefecture-level city, in the west of Anhui Province.
— 573

Jiǔgōngshān chá

Jiǔgōngshān chá (九宫山茶) is a mountain green tea of Tongshan County (通山县), Xianning prefecture-level city, in the southeast of Hubei Province.
— 574

Jūnlián hóngchá

Jūnlián hóngchá (筠连红茶) is a red tea from Junlian County (筠连县) of Yibin prefecture-level city in the south of Sichuan Province.
— 575

Láifèng téngchá

Láifèng téngchá (来凤藤茶) is the “vine tea” of Laifeng County (来凤县) in the Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province.
— 576

Láoshān hóngchá

Laoshan Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) from one of China's northernmost commercial tea cultivation areas, produced on the slopes of the sacred Daoist mountain Laoshan near the shores of the Yellow Sea.
— 577

Língyún hóngchá

Lingyun Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) from the high-altitude Língyún County (凌云) in northwestern Guangxi, crafted from the unique cultivar Língyún Bái Háo (凌云白毫, Língyún Báiháo) — one of China's 30 state-certified elite tea tree varieties and the only variety in Asia capable of producing teas from all six tea…
— 578

Línxiāng hēichá

Línxiāng hēichá (临湘黑茶) is a dark tea of the county-level city of Linxiang (临湘市) in Yueyang prefecture-level city, on the northeastern edge of Hunan Province, on the south bank of the Yangtze near…
— 579

Lípíng xiāngchá

Lípíng Xiāng Chá (黎平香茶, Lípíng xiāngchá) — "Fragrant Tea of Liping" — is a mass-market green tea from Lípíng County (黎平县, Lípíng Xiàn), located in the Qiándōngnán Miáo and Dōng Autonomous Prefecture (黔东南苗族侗族自治州, Qiándōngnán Miáozú Dòngzú Zìzhìzhōu) of Guizhou Province.
— 580

Liùbǎo chóngchá

Among the products of the Liubao tradition, there is one that stands apart — chóng chá (虫茶), also known as chóng shǐ chá (虫屎茶), "insect tea" or, literally, "tea from insect excrement." This is not
— 581

Liùlóng hóngchá

In the 1930s (1932 is mentioned), local tea cultivation received new impetus: the first large plantations were established. In the 1960s, as part of nationwide agricultural modernization, work began on production standardization.
— 582

Máchéng fúbáijú

Máchéng fúbáijú (麻城福白菊) is the Macheng white chrysanthemum “fúbái”: dried chrysanthemum flower heads from the mountains in the north of Macheng county-level city (麻城市), Hubei Province, at the…
— 583

Méi zhàn wūlóng

Mei Zhan («Plum Occupying First Place») — one of the most versatile and distinctive Fujian cultivars: from the same raw material, masters create oolongs (from light Anxi-style to deeply roasted cliff teas), red teas and even white teas.
— 584

Méngdǐng gān lù

Méngdǐng Gānlù (蒙顶甘露, Méngdǐng gān lù) is one of China's most ancient famous teas, the oldest representative of rolled (揉捻, róuniǎn) green teas. Produced on Mount Méngdǐngshān (蒙顶山, Méngdǐng Shān) in Sichuan Province and revered as the "patriarch of tea" (茶中故旧, chá zhōng gùjiù) and "forerunner of famous teas" (名茶先驱,…
— 585

Méngdǐng shíhuā

Mengding Shihua — Méngdǐng shíhuā, "stone flower from Meng peak" — is a flat, straight, silvery-downy green tea from Mengding Mountain in Ya'an (Sichuan), which tradition considers among the oldest
— 586

mínyíng cháchǎng

Between the two poles most often discussed in connection with pu-erh — the state-owned giants and village workshops — lies the most numerous and least documented layer of producers: private factories,
— 587

mòjiāng yúnzhēn

A rare Yunnan green tea of needle-shaped finishing, in which the large-leaf cultivar yúnnán dàyèzhǒng is processed not by the region's habitual pan-frying, but by steaming — a method uncommon in con
— 588

Mòlì nǚ'ér huán

Moli Nü'er Huan is one of the rarest and most aesthetically refined jasmine teas of China, in which tea leaves are hand-formed into elegant rings resembling miniature earrings. This tea belongs to the category of artistic teas (工艺花茶, gōngyì huāchá), where form is elevated to the rank of art, and the brewing process…
— 589

Nányuè yúnwùchá

Nányuè Yúnwùchá (南岳云雾茶, Nányuè yúnwùchá) — "Cloud Tea of the Southern Peak" — green tea (绿茶) from Mount Héngshān (衡山, Héngshān, 1300.2 m) — one of the "Five Sacred Mountains of China" (五岳, Wǔ Yuè), known as the "Southern Peak" (南岳, Nányuè).
— 590

Pínglì Nǚwā chá

Pínglì Nǚwā chá (平利女娲茶), “Nüwa's tea from Pingli”, is a green tea of Pingli County (平利县), Ankang prefecture-level city, in the southeast of Shaanxi Province, at the junction with Hubei and…
— 591

píngshuǐ zhūchá

Píngshuǐ zhūchá (平水珠茶), known on world markets as gunpowder, is an icon of Chinese export green tea: tightly rolled pearl-like leaves from the Píngshuǐ (平水) area near Shaoxing in Zhejiang province,
— 592

Pǔ'ān sìqiú chá

Pǔ'ān sìqiú chá (普安四球茶) is a green tea of Pu'an County (普安县) in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in the southwest of Guizhou Province, made from the leaf of a special species of the…
— 593

Pǔ'ěr shēng chá

Pu-erh Sheng Cha is one of the most distinctive and multifaceted teas of China, capable of many years of natural fermentation during which its taste, aroma, and color continuously transform. It is made from fresh leaves of large-leaf varieties of Yúnnán tea trees using the shàiqīng (晒青 — sun-drying) technology, with…
— 594

Pújiāng què shé

Pújiāng Què Shé (蒲江雀舌, Pújiāng què shé) is a famous Sìchuān green tea (绿茶), an exemplary representative of the "que she" (雀舌, "sparrow's tongue") category. It is the first and only tea from Chengdu to receive protected geographical indication status.
— 595

Qiāndǎo yínzhēn

Qiāndǎo yínzhēn (千岛银珍) is a needle-shaped green tea of Jiande county-level city (建德市) in Hangzhou city, Zhejiang Province.
— 596

Qiónglái hēichá

Qiónglái hēichá (邛崃黑茶) is a dark tea from Qionglai county-level city (邛崃市) of the city of Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
— 597

Qúzhōu yùlù chá

Qúzhōu yùlù chá (衢州玉露茶), “the jade dew of Quzhou”, is a green tea of Qujiang District (衢江区) of Quzhou prefecture-level city in the west of Zhejiang Province.
— 598

Róngchéng lǜchá

Róngchéng lǜchá (荣成绿茶) is a green tea of Rongcheng county-level city (荣成市) of Weihai prefecture, in the far east of the Shandong Peninsula.
— 599

Róngxiàn huāchá

Róngxiàn huāchá (荣县花茶), “flower tea of Rongxian County”, is a flower-scented tea of Rongxian County (荣县) of Zigong prefecture-level city in the south of Sichuan Province.
— 600

Shèngshuǐ lǜchá

Shèngshuǐ lǜchá (圣水绿茶) is a green tea of Zhushan County (竹山县), Shiyan prefecture-level city, in the northwest of Hubei Province.
— 601

Shímén yín fēng

Shimen Yin Feng — "Silver Peak from Stone Gates" — is a young but rapidly reputation-gaining green tea from Shimen County in northwestern Hunan Province. Created in 1991 based on the ancient imperial tea "Niudi" (牛抵茶) under the guidance of Professor Zhu Xianming from Hunan Agricultural University, Shimen Yin Feng has…
— 602

Shòuméi lǎo chá

Shou Mei Lao Cha is aged white tea made from mature leaves and stems. This is one of the most popular formats of aged white tea: the liquor is thick and amber, the aroma develops into honey, dried fruits and warm herbs, and the tea is excellent for boiling and thermos brewing.
— 603

Shòuméi xīn chá

Shou Mei Xin Cha is a fresh leaf white tea of the "Shou Mei" category. Unlike bud-grade varieties, it contains more mature leaves and stems, resulting in a denser and more "homely" infusion: herbal-honey aroma, gentle sweetness, and good resistance to hot water.
— 604

Shú pǔ'ěr děngjí

Ripe (熟) pu'er is evaluated not so much by region as by the tenderness of the raw material laid into wet-piling.
— 605

Sōng zhēn lǜchá

Song Zhen Lü Chá (松针绿茶, sōng zhēn lǜchá) is a collective name for green teas whose form imitates pine needles: thin, straight, dense threads with pointed ends (紧细圆直, jǐn xì yuán zhí — "tight, thin, round in cross-section, straight").
— 606

Tàipíng hóu kuí

Tàipíng Hóukuí (太平猴魁, Tàipíng hóu kuí) is one of the Ten Famous Teas of China, the "King of Green Teas." This large-leaf green tea of the jiancha (尖茶, jiānchá — "pointed tea") class is renowned for its unusual flat form, orchid aroma, and special character called "monkey charm" (猴韵, hóu yùn).
— 607

Tàipíng kuíhóng

Taiping Kuihong (Tàipíng kuíhóng, 太平魁红) is a black tea from Huangshan District (黄山区) of Huangshan City in Anhui Province.
— 608

Táishān hóngchá

Taishan Hong Cha is a regional red tea (black tea) from one of the most unusual tea-producing corners of Guangdong: Taishan County-level City, famous as "China's first emigrant city" (全国第一侨乡). Located in the southwest of the Pearl River Delta, washed by the warm South China Sea, Taishan combines a subtropical maritime…
— 609

Táiwān chéngchá

Taiwan Cheng Cha (Táiwān chéngchá, 臺灣橙茶) is "Taiwan orange tea," or "Taiwan tangerine tea." This is not tea with orange, but a tea leaf processing technology that the Tea and Beverage Crop…
— 610

Tántáng máojiān

Tántáng Máojiān is the pride of the tea culture of Guǎngxī Zhuàng Autonomous Region and one of the four famous Guǎngxī teas alongside Guìpíng Xīshān Chá (桂平西山茶), Língyún Báiháo (凌云白毫) and Wúzhōu Liùbǎo Chá (梧州六堡茶).
— 611

Tǎnyáng gōng fū

Tanyang Gongfu is the oldest and most renowned of the "three great gongfu red teas of Fujian" (闽红三大工夫, Mǐnhóng sān dà gōngfū), alongside Báilín Gōngfū (白琳工夫) and Zhènghé Gōngfū (政和工夫). This tea, born in the mountain village of Tanyang at the foot of Mount Baiyunshan, became a legend of the international tea market in…
— 612

Táoyuán hóngchá

Táoyuán hóngchá (桃源红茶) is a red tea of Taoyuan County (桃源县) in Changde prefecture-level city in the northwest of Hunan Province.
— 613

Téngchōng lǜchá

Téngchōng lǜchá (腾冲绿茶) is a green tea of the county-level city of Tengchong (腾冲市) in the prefecture-level city of Baoshan in western Yunnan Province, on the border with Myanmar.
— 614

Tiānmù qīngdǐng

Tiānmù qīngdǐng (天目青顶) is a green tea of the Tianmushan (天目山) mountain massif in Lin'an District (临安区) of Hangzhou city, Zhejiang Province.
— 615

Tiānmùhú báichá

Tianmuhu Bai Cha is a tea from the Tianmu Lake region (Liyang, Jiangsu) that technologically belongs to green tea (绿茶), although the name contains «白茶» («white tea»). This confusion is typical: here «white» refers to a cultivar with very light young leaves, not to white tea processing technology.
— 616

Tóngbǎi hóngchá

Tongbai Hong Cha, known under the commercial brand "Tongbai Hong" (桐柏紅), is a red tea (black tea) from Tóngbǎi County (桐柏縣) in Nányáng Prefecture (南陽市), Hénán Province (河南省). Tóngbǎi is located in the heart of the eponymous mountain range (桐柏山) at the source of the great Huái River (淮河) and is one of the oldest…
— 617

Tōngchéng háolǜ

Tōngchéng háolǜ (通城毫绿) is a green tea of Tongcheng County (通城县), Xianning prefecture-level city, in the southeast of Hubei Province, at the junction of Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi.
— 618

Tónggǔ nínghóng

Tónggǔ nínghóng (铜鼓宁红) is a red tea from Tonggu County (铜鼓县) of Yichun prefecture-level city in the northwest of Jiangxi Province, in the upper reaches of the Xiu River near the border with Hunan.
— 619

Wànyuán fùxīchá

Wànyuán fùxīchá (万源富硒茶) is the “selenium-rich tea of Wanyuan”, the protected name of the green tea of Wanyuan county-level city (万源市), Dazhou prefecture, in the northeast of Sichuan, on the…
— 620

Wànzhōu yínzhēn

Wànzhōu yínzhēn (万州银针) is a needle-shaped green tea from Wanzhou District (万州区) in north-eastern Chongqing.
— 621

wéishān máojiān

Within the family of yellow teas (黄茶), Weishan Maojian occupies a special place: it is the only representative of the category that adds pine-smoke curing (松烟熏) to the classic yellowing mèn huáng (闷
— 622

Wénshān hóngchá

Wenshan Hong Cha is an experimental premium red tea (black tea) from the mountainous Wenshan region in northern Taiwan, produced from the Qīng Xīn Oolong (青心烏龍) cultivar, traditionally used for making the famous Wenshan Baozhong.
— 623

Wǔfēng máo jiān

Wufeng Mao Jian is a historical green tea from western Hubei, grown in mountains where, according to Lù Yǔ (陆羽, Lù Yǔ), "tea trees were found that two people could barely embrace with their arms." The Wǔfēng (五峰) district is among the key tea zones of the Yangtze River basin, and the tea itself is distinguished by a…
— 624

Wùyuán xiān zhī

Wuyuan Xian Zhi is one of the most characteristic representatives of the tea tradition of Wuyuan County, renowned for its green teas since time immemorial. The name "Xian Zhi" (仙枝, "celestial branch") traces back to the list of famous teas of Huizhou recorded in the "Hongzhi Huizhou Fu Zhi" (弘治徽州府志) of the late 15th…
— 625

Xiàngyuán wù yá

Xiangyuan Wu Ya is a high-mountain green tea from Zhen'an County in Shaanxi Province, known as "China's northernmost high-mountain tea." The signature characteristic of this tea is its deep chestnut aroma, resulting from the proximity of tea gardens to chestnut forests, as well as its long sweet aftertaste.
— 626

Xiǎohú shuǐxiān

Xiǎohú shuǐxiān (小湖水仙) is the geographical indication mark of Xiaohu town (小湖镇) in Jianyang District of Nanping city, Fujian Province, for tea from the shuǐxiān variety.
— 627

Xīngǎng hóngchá

Xīngǎng hóngchá (新岗红茶) is a red tea of Qiashui town (洽水镇), Huaiji County (怀集县), Zhaoqing prefecture-level city, in the northwest of Guangdong Province.
— 628

Xīngshān báichá

Xīngshān báichá (兴山白茶) is a green tea from a light-leaf variety of Xingshan County (兴山县), Yichang prefecture-level city, Hubei Province.
— 629

Xiùshān máojiān

Xiùshān máojiān (秀山毛尖) is a green tea of Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County (秀山土家族苗族自治县) in the southeast of Chongqing, from gardens in the Wuling Mountains.
— 630

Xīyán wūlóngchá

Xīyán wūlóngchá (西岩乌龙茶) is an oolong of the Xiyanshan mountains in Fenglang town, Dabu County (大埔县), Meizhou prefecture-level city, in the northeast of Guangdong Province.
— 631

Yǎngtiān xuě lǜ

Yangtian Xue Lü is a modern named green tea from Henan Province, created in the early 1980s at the intersection of Chinese and Japanese tea traditions. It is produced on the northern slopes of Mount Nainai Dian in the Dabie Mountains, where mountain spring meets the snow cover of the peaks, and tea gardens are…
— 632

Yángxiàn xuě yá

Yangxian Xue Ya is the modern embodiment of one of China's most ancient and literarily celebrated tea traditions. The name "Snow Buds from Yangxian" traces back to poems by Su Shi, while the tea's roots reach into the Tang dynasty, when Lu Yu personally recommended the local tea to the imperial court, making it the…
— 633

Yánpíng gòngchá

Yánpíng gòngchá (延平贡茶) is the “tribute tea of Yanping”, the tea of Yanping District (延平区) of the city of Nanping in the north of Fujian Province.
— 634

Yídū yíhóng chá

Yídū yíhóng chá (宜都宜红茶) is a red tea of Yidu county-level city (宜都市), Yichang prefecture-level city, Hubei Province.
— 635

Yīng hóng 1 hào

Yinghong No. 1 is one of the first selective cultivars of tea plants bred specifically for red tea (black tea) production in the subtropical conditions of Guangdong Province. Approved in 1987 as a national cultivar of China, it belongs to the Yīngdé Hóngchá (英德红茶, Yīngdé Hóngchá) family — red teas from Yingde…
— 636

Yǒngshùn méichá

Yǒngshùn méichá (永顺莓茶) is an infusion of Yongshun County (永顺县) in the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in the northwest of Hunan.
— 637

Yǒngxī huǒ qīng

Yǒngxī Huǒ Qīng (涌溪火青, Yǒngxī huǒ qīng) is a unique pearl green tea from Jing County, Anhui Province, one of the few Chinese green teas rolled into dense, round pellets resembling pearls. The name "Huo Qing" (火青, "fire green") reflects the key technological feature: a prolonged twenty-hour drying over charcoal fire,…
— 638

Yuǎnān huángchá

Yuanan Huang Cha technology is the only one in Hubei Province that includes true menhuang. Five operations, entirely manual execution. Main features: pile fermentation under damp cloth and drying over pine charcoal.
— 639

yún nán bái chá

Yunnan white tea (云南白茶, Yúnnán báichá) is a category of white tea produced in Yunnan Province in southwestern China from the leaves of large-leaf tea tree varieties (大叶种, dàyèzhǒng), the same ones tra
— 640

Yǔnkēng hóngchá

Yunkeng Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) that literally grows in a meteorite crater: the only confirmed impact crater in China and one of only 13 craters worldwide where fragments of the meteorite itself have been discovered.
— 641

Zhāngjiājiè chá

Zhāngjiājiè chá (张家界茶) is the prefecture-wide tea name of Zhangjiajie prefecture-level city in the northwest of Hunan Province.
— 642

Zhèng'ān báichá

Zhèng'ān báichá (正安白茶) is a green tea of Zheng'an County (正安县) of Zunyi prefecture-level city in the north of Guizhou Province, made from the white-leaf variety 白叶一号 (báiyè yī hào).
— 643

Zhōnglù gòngchá

Zhōnglù gòngchá (忠路贡茶) is a green tea of the town of Zhonglu (忠路镇) in the county-level city of Lichuan (利川市), Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the west of Hubei Province.
— 644

zhū lán huā chá

Zhulan hua cha (zhū lán huā chá, 珠兰花茶) is one of the oldest scented green teas in China, in which the leaf base is infused with the delicate, lingering fragrance of the tiny flowers of *Chloranthus
— 645

Zǐyáng máo jiān

Ziyang Mao Jian is a historical green tea from Ziyang County in Shaanxi Province, located on the northern slope of the Dabashan Range near the upper reaches of the Hanjiang River. The main distinguishing feature of this tea is its natural selenium enrichment: Ziyang is one of China's two largest natural selenium-rich…
— 646

Ānjí huángjīn yá

Anji Huangjin Ya is one of the most unusual and rare green teas of China, whose leaves maintain their golden-yellow color throughout the entire growing season. This tea, often called the "tea panda" (茶中大熊猫, chá zhōng dà xióngmāo), represents a remarkable example of natural mutation transformed by breeders' efforts…
— 647

Báimǎ lǐng lǜchá

Baima Ling Lü Chá (白马岭绿茶, báimǎ lǐng lǜchá) is a high-mountain green tea from the Baimalin Ridge ("White Horse Ridge") in the very heart of tropical Hainan Island, from the depths of the Wǔzhǐshān (五指山, "Five Fingers") mountain massif.
— 648

Bùlǎngzú suānchá

Bulang sour tea (Bùlǎngzú suānchá, 布朗族酸茶) is a traditional product of the Bulang people (布朗族, Bùlǎngzú) of Yunnan Province, associated primarily with the Bulangshan mountain area of Menghai…
— 649

Chángshān yínháo

Chángshān yínháo (常山银毫) is a green tea of Changshan County (常山县) of Quzhou prefecture-level city in the west of Zhejiang Province.
— 650

Chénglóuzhài chá

Chénglóuzhài chá (城楼寨茶) is a flat green tea from Mount Chenglouzhai in Jiujie Subdistrict (旧街街道) of Xinzhou District (新洲区) on the eastern outskirts of Wuhan, Hubei Province.
— 651

Chìbì mǐzhuānchá

Chìbì mǐzhuānchá (赤壁米砖茶) is a “rice brick” from the county-level city of Chibi (赤壁市) in Hubei Province: a tablet steam-pressed from small fragments and dust of red tea.
— 652

Chóngyáng báichá

Chóngyáng báichá (崇阳白茶) is a tea of Chongyang County (崇阳县), Xianning prefecture-level city, in the south of Hubei Province, in the Mufushan mountains (幕阜山).
— 653

Dàlǐ gǎntōng chá

Gan Tong Cha is one of the most ancient named teas of Yunnan, inextricably linked with the Buddhist monastery Gǎn Tǒng Sì (感通寺, Gǎntōng Sì) on the slopes of the Cangshan mountain range. Since the Ming era, this tea was among the three celebrated Yunnan teas alongside pu-erh and Taihua tea, and the Qīng dynasty (清代)…
— 654

Dàshā tiānlù chá

Dàshā tiānlù chá (大沙天露茶) is a tea of Dasha Town (大沙镇) in Kaiping county-level city (开平市) of Jiangmen prefecture, Guangdong Province.
— 655

Diānhóng jīn luó

Dian Hong Jin Luo is one of the most recognizable representatives of Yunnan red teas (black tea), distinguished by its characteristic spiral-shaped tea leaves, borrowed from the production technology of Bìluóchūn (碧螺春, bìluóchūn).
— 656

Dìngjūn míng méi

Dìngjūn Míng Méi (定军茗眉, Dìngjūn míng méi) — green tea (绿茶) from Mount Dìngjūn (定军山, Dìngjūn Shān) — the legendary battlefield of the Three Kingdoms era, where Shú general Huáng Zhǒng (黄忠) beheaded Wèi commander Xiahou Yuán (夏侯渊) in 219 CE.
— 657

Dòng dǐng wūlóng

Dong Ding Oolong is a legendary Taiwanese oolong with more than a century and a half of history, considered the progenitor of the Taiwanese oolong tradition. Known on the island as "tea among sacred treasures" (茶中聖品, chá zhōng shèngpǐn), it together with Wenshan Baozhong formed the bipolar structure of the Taiwanese…
— 658

Dūjiāngyàn cháyè

Dūjiāngyàn cháyè (都江堰茶叶), “the tea leaf of Dujiangyan”, is a green tea of the county-level city of Dujiangyan (都江堰市) administered by Chengdu, Sichuan Province — on the northwestern edge of the…
— 659

Fújiàn wūlóngchá

Fújiàn wūlóngchá (福建乌龙茶) is the umbrella geographical indication for the oolong of Fujian Province.
— 660

Gāoqiáo yín fēng

Gāoqiáo Yín Fēng (高桥银峰, Gāoqiáo yín fēng) is a special pan-fired green tea created in 1959 by the Hunan Provincial Tea Research Institute as a "gift for the tenth anniversary of New China" (国庆十周年献礼). This is the first "newly created famous tea" (新创名茶) developed in Hunan after 1949.
— 661

Guānsī yúnwù chá

Guānsī yúnwù chá (官司云雾茶) is “Guansi cloud tea”, a historical tea of Guansi Village (官司村) in Puyuan Town, Zhouning County (周宁县), Ningde prefecture-level city, in the northeast of Fujian Province.
— 662

Guìzhōu huángchá

Guìzhōu Huáng Chá is a collective name for yellow teas produced in the mountainous regions of Guìzhōu Province (贵州省) in southwestern China. The main and most famous representative is Haima Gong Cha (海马宫茶, Hǎimǎ Gōng Chá), produced in Haimagon Township of Dàfāng County (大方县, Dàfāng Xiàn).
— 663

Gǔzhàng máo jiān

Gǔzhàng Máo Jiān (古丈毛尖, Gǔzhàng máo jiān) is a famous green tea from Guzhang County in the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Hunan Province, located in the heart of the Wǔlíng Mountain Range (武陵山脉) on the "golden thirtieth degree" — the legendary latitude that produces China's finest teas.
— 664

Huánghuā yúnjiān

Huánghuā yúnjiān (黄花云尖) is a green tea of Ningguo county-level city (宁国市), Xuancheng prefecture-level city, in the southeast of Anhui Province; the core of production is Mount Huanghua (黄花山) in…
— 665

Huángméi chánchá

Huángméi chánchá (黄梅禅茶) is a green tea of Huangmei County (黄梅县), Huanggang prefecture-level city, in the southeast of Hubei Province, near the junction of Hubei, Jiangxi and Anhui.
— 666

Huángshān báichá

Huángshān báichá (黄山白茶) is a green tea from a white-leaf variety of Shexian County (歙县), Huangshan prefecture-level city, Anhui Province.
— 667

Huángshān gòngjú

Huángshān gòngjú (黄山贡菊) is the Huangshan “tribute” chrysanthemum: the dried flower heads of a small white chrysanthemum of She County (歙县), Huangshan prefecture-level city, Anhui Province.
— 668

Huángyún cuì zhú

Huángyún Cuì Zhú is a green tea from the Hànzhōng (汉中) region of Shaanxi Province, located on the southern slope of the Qínlǐng Mountains (秦岭). Hanzhong is recognized as one of China's most ecologically pure tea regions: high latitude, significant elevation above sea level, frequent clouds and mists, soil enrichment…
— 669

Húběi qīng zhuān

Hubei Qing Zhuan — legend of the Wànlǐ Chádào (万里茶道, Wànlǐ Chádào — "Ten Thousand Li Tea Road"), a brick dark tea that for three centuries was the primary Chinese tea exported to Mongolia and Russia.
— 670

Huòshān huáng yá

The technology of Huoshan Huangya differs from other yellow teas in the yellowing method: here "tan-fang huangbian" (摊放黄变, "spreading for yellowing") is used instead of wrapping fermentation (as with Mengding Huangya) or pile wo dui (as with Haima Gong Cha) — the leaf is simply spread in a thin layer and allowed to…
— 671

Jiēyuán hōngqīng

Jiēyuán hōngqīng (街源烘青) is a baked green tea from the mountainous Jieyuan area in the south of She County (歙县) of Huangshan prefecture-level city, Anhui Province.
— 672

Jīngshān máofēng

Jīngshān máofēng (京山毛峰) is a tea of Jingshan county-level city (京山市), Jingmen prefecture-level city, in the central part of Hubei Province, whose name has been protected since 2015 by a…
— 673

Jīngxiàn tè jiān

Jīngxiàn Tè Jiān (泾县特尖, Jīngxiàn tè jiān) is a historical baked green tea from the southeastern mountainous regions of Jingxian County in Anhui Province, a compatriot of the famous Yǒngxī Huǒ Qīng (涌溪火青) and heir to the ancient Anhui tradition of «jiancha» (尖茶, jiānchá — «pointed tea»).
— 674

Jīnjǐng máo jiān

Jīnjǐng Máo Jiān is a representative of the Húnán school of green teas of the máo jiān (毛尖, máo jiān — "downy tips") type, distinguished by the characteristic feature of "three greens" (三绿, sān lǜ): green color of the dry leaf, green liquor, and green spent leaves.
— 675

Jūnshān yín zhēn

1. Do not pick in rain (雨天不采).
— 676

Kāihuà lóng dǐng

Kāihuà Lóng Dǐng (开化龙顶, Kāihuà lóng dǐng) is a famous green tea from Kaihua County in western Zhejiang Province, which took first place in 2004 in the ranking of "Ten Famous Teas of Zhejiang" (浙江省十大名茶).
— 677

Lánlǐng máo jiān

Lánlǐng Máo Jiān (兰岭毛尖, Lánlǐng máo jiān), also known as "Lanling Lü Zhi Jian" (兰岭绿之剑, Lánlǐng Lǜ zhī Jiàn, "Green Sword of Lanling"), is a flat green tea from Xiāngyīn County (湘阴县) in Hunan Province, located on the southern shore of Dòngtíng Lake (洞庭湖) — China's second-largest freshwater lake.
— 678

Liánghú bìyù chá

Liánghú bìyù chá (梁湖碧玉茶) is a tea of Liangzihu District (梁子湖区) of the prefecture-level city of Ezhou in eastern Hubei Province.
— 679

Liánnán dàyè chá

Liánnán dàyè chá (连南大叶茶), “the large-leaf tea of Liannan”, is a green tea of Liannan Yao Autonomous County (连南瑶族自治县) of Qingyuan prefecture-level city in the north of Guangdong Province.
— 680

Lǐngtóu dān cóng

Lǐngtóu Dān Cóng is one of the two main representatives of Guǎngdōng dān cóng teas alongside Fènghuáng Dān Cóng (凤凰单丛). This tea is renowned for its unique "honey rhyme" (蜜韵, mì yùn) — a combination of floral aroma and deep honey sweetness that has no analogue among other oolongs.
— 681

Méi zhàn hóngchá

Mei Zhan Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) made from one of China's most versatile cultivars: Méi Zhǎn (梅占), "Plum Occupying First Place." This legendary variety from Anxi—one of the "Six Famous Anxi Teas" (安溪六大名茶)—has gained fame as the "chameleon of the tea world": it produces excellent oolongs, red, green, and…
— 682

Mùzhà tiěguānyīn

Muzha Tieguanyin is a Taiwanese oolong with deep charcoal roasting, produced in the eponymous tea region in southern Taipei. This tea combines the genetic heritage of the famous Fujian cultivar Tieguanyin and the unique Taiwanese technology of multiple charcoal roasting, through which the distinctive "guanyinyun"…
— 683

Nǎi xiāng wūlóng

Nai Xiang Oolong is one of the most recognizable flavored teas in the world, having gained enormous popularity due to its characteristic creamy-caramel aroma and soft, enveloping taste. Behind this general name lie two fundamentally different products: natural Jīn Xuān (金萱, Jīn Xuān) with a barely perceptible natural…
— 684

Nánchuān hóngchá

Industrial processing of red tea began in the district relatively recently. In the 1920s, local farms produced mainly green tea. In the 1980s, a series of agronomic studies of the Nanchuan large tree (Camellia nanchuanica) were conducted, confirming its suitability for red tea production.
— 685

Nínghóng gōng fū

Ninghong Gongfu is one of the oldest and most celebrated gongfu red teas of China, produced in Xiūshuǐ County (修水县) of Jiangxi Province. According to Wú Juénóng (吴觉农, Wú Juénóng), the "father of modern Chinese tea science," "Ninghong is the earliest branch: Ninghong preceded Qimen by ninety years;
— 686

Píngjiāng yānchá

Píngjiāng yānchá (平江烟茶) is the “Pingjiang smoked tea” of Pingjiang County (平江县) in Yueyang prefecture-level city in the northeast of Hunan province.
— 687

Pínglè shíyá chá

Pínglè shíyá chá (平乐石崖茶) is the “tea from the cliffs” of Pingle County (平乐县), Guilin prefecture-level city, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
— 688

Pǔjiāng chūn háo

Pǔjiāng Chūn Háo (浦江春毫, Pǔjiāng chūn háo) is a new-generation Zhejiang green tea created in 1981 and awarded the title "Famous Tea of China" by 1989. Produced entirely by hand using the proprietary technique of "tossing and shaking" (抛抖结合, pāo dǒu jiéhé) with final heating over charcoal.
— 689

Qiānjiāzhài bādá

Within the pantheon of Yunnan pu-erh, there are figures valued not for the volume of tea in the cup, but for the very fact of their existence — relict wild tea tree patriarchs.
— 690

Qīngchéng xuě yá

Qīngchéng Xuě Yá (青城雪芽, Qīngchéng xuě yá — "Snow Buds of Qingcheng") is a famous Sìchuān green tea growing on the sacred Daoist mountain Qingchengshan (青城山, Qīngchéng Shān) — one of the "Cradles of Daoism" (道教发源地, dàojiào fāyuándì), a UNESCO World Heritage site.
— 691

Rìyuètán hóngchá

Riyuetan Hong Cha is the pride of Taiwanese red tea (black tea) cultivation, born in one of the most picturesque corners of the island — on the shores of Sun Moon Lake. This tea is the fruit of half a century of breeding, uniting the bloodlines of Indian Assam and wild Taiwanese mountain tea.
— 692

Ruòyáng lóngzhēn

Ruòyáng lóngzhēn (箬阳龙珍) is a mountain green tea of Wucheng District (婺城区) of Jinhua prefecture-level city in the center of Zhejiang Province.
— 693

Sānxiá bìluóchūn

Sānxiá Bìluóchūn is a Taiwanese green tea created from the unique endemic cultivar Qīngxīn Gānzǎi (青心柑仔), which grows only in the Sanxia district. This tea represents 260 years of regional tea cultivation history that has survived the eras of oolongs, red teas (black teas) for the British Empire, Japanese "Nitto…
— 694

Sānxiá lóng jǐng

Sānxiá Lóng Jǐng (三峡龙井, Sānxiá lóng jǐng) is a Hubei green tea that combines the classic Long Jing technology with the terroir of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. It is produced in the area of the reservoir of the world's largest hydroelectric power station "Three Gorges," on slopes that Lù Yǔ (陆羽) rated with…
— 695

Shàngráo bái méi

Shàngráo Bái Méi is a special green tea (绿茶) from Jiangxi Province, the calling card of the tea heritage of Guangxin District in Shangrao City. It received its poetic name — "White Eyebrow from Shangrao" — thanks to the abundant silvery down on the leaf surface, resembling the grey eyebrow of a Daoist sage-longevity…
— 696

Shānlínxī wūlóng

Shanlinxi Oolong is one of the most recognizable Taiwanese high-mountain oolongs, cultivated in the cool misty forests of Nantou County. This tea is renowned for its characteristic "cold aroma" (冷香, lěng xiāng) with notes of cryptomeria pine and orchid, oily liquor texture, and prolonged returning sweet aftertaste.
— 697

Sìchuān biān chá

The production technology of Sichuan Bian Cha has its own characteristics, related to the use of mature raw materials and the need for long-term storage and transportation of tea. The key stage is post-fermentation, which occurs after pressing.
— 698

Sōngyáng yín hóu

Sōngyáng Yín Hóu (松阳银猴, Sōngyáng yín hóu — "Silver Monkey from Songyang") is a unique green tea from Songyang County in Zhejiang Province, nicknamed "treasure among teas" (茶中瑰宝, chá zhōng guībǎo) for its unusual form: tightly twisted shoots densely covered with silvery down, curved into hooks resembling monkey paws.
— 699

Táoyuán dàyè chá

Táoyuán dàyè chá (桃源大叶茶) is “the large-leaf tea of Taoyuan”: the name of a local tea bush variety and of the tea made from it in Taoyuan County (桃源县) of Changde prefecture-level city in the…
— 700

Téngchōng báichá

Téngchōng báichá (腾冲白茶) is a white tea of Tengchong county-level city (腾冲市) in Baoshan prefecture-level city in the west of Yunnan Province, on the border with Myanmar.
— 701

Téngchōng hēichá

Téngchōng hēichá (腾冲黑茶) is a dark tea of the county-level city of Tengchong (腾冲市) in the prefecture-level city of Baoshan in western Yunnan Province, on the border with Myanmar.
— 702

Tiāntái huángchá

Tiantai Huang Cha is one of the most unusual teas of modern China: its leaves are golden-yellow by nature, not as a result of processing. This is not a classical yellow tea with the mēnhuáng (闷黄) stage, but a so-called "cultivar yellow tea" (品种黄茶, pǐnzhǒng huángchá) — tea from a unique mutant cultivar with natural…
— 703

Tiānzhù jiàn háo

Tianzhujian Háo is a green tea (绿茶) with an ancient lineage, growing on the slopes of Mount Tiānzhù (天柱山, Tiānzhù shān) — the "Heavenly Pillar," one of the most famous peaks in Anhui. Tea from these places was praised by Lu Yu, Li Bo, and Shen Kuo;
— 704

Tōngshān hóngchá

Tōngshān hóngchá (通山红茶) is a red tea from Tongshan County (通山县) of Xianning prefecture-level city in the southeast of Hubei Province.
— 705

Wénchéng gòngchá

Wénchéng gòngchá (文成贡茶) is the common name of the tea of Wencheng County (文成县) of Wenzhou prefecture-level city, in the south of Zhejiang Province.
— 706

Wǔjiātái gòngchá

Wujiatai Gong Cha is a green tea from China's "selenium capital," marked by imperial favor and preserving the memory of that very cup that captivated Emperor Qianlong in 1784. "Jiazi cuilü liu yichou, gongcha yi bei xiang man tang" (甲子翠绿留乙丑，贡茶一杯香满堂) — "The emerald green of the Jiazi year is preserved until the Yichou…
— 707

Wǔyíshān qízhǒng

Wǔyíshān qízhǒng (武夷山奇种) is a geographical mark of Wuyishan county-level city (武夷山市) of Nanping prefecture, Fujian Province, for one of the five product groups of Wuyishan rock oolong.
— 708

Xiàguān tiě bǐng

Among factory pu-erh recipes, there are items that read like a code, and 8653 is one of the most expressive: a "classic of 下关," sealed into a dense "iron cake" tiě bǐng (铁饼).
— 709

Xián'ān zhuānchá

Xián'ān zhuānchá (咸安砖茶) is “Xian'an brick tea”, a pressed dark tea of Xian'an District (咸安区) in Xianning prefecture-level city, in the south of Hubei Province.
— 710

Xiānrénzhǎng chá

Xiānrénzhǎng Chá (仙人掌茶, xiānrénzhǎng chá — "Immortal's Palm Tea") — the only tea in history personally named by the great poet Lì Bái (李白, Lǐ Bái, 701–762). Created in 760 by monk Zhōngfú (中孚禅师, Zhōngfú Chánshī) — Li Bai's clan nephew from the Li family — at the Buddhist monastery Yuquansi (玉泉寺, "Jade Spring Temple")…
— 711

Xiānzhī zhú jiān

Xianzhizhujian is a high-mountain flat green tea from Emeishan, holding the status of a product with national geographical indication (国家地理标志产品). Its signature features are flat leaves of "valley gold" color (谷黄), persistent chestnut aroma, and long-lasting returning sweetness.
— 712

Xìnyáng máo jiān

Xinyang Maojian is one of the northernmost great green teas of China, grown far beyond the traditional "tea belt" of the southern provinces. Its homeland is the mountains of Xinyang Prefecture in Henan Province, where the cool transitional climate, prolonged mists, and humus-rich soils produce a tea with unusually…
— 713

Yàndàng máo fēng

Yandang Maofeng is a historic Chinese green tea with over 1600 years of history, produced on the slopes of the famous Mount Yàndàng (雁荡山, Yàndàngshān) in Zhejiang Province. The ancient names "Yanming" (雁茗) and "Yandang Yunwu" (雁荡云雾, "Cloudy Mist of Yandang") reflect the centuries-old connection of this tea with the…
— 714

Yángyán gōu qīng

Yangyan Gou Qing is the flagship green tea of Linhai City in Zhejiang Province, one of the bright representatives of the tea culture of the Taizhou region. The tea was created in 1984 on Mount Yangyan and received its name from two key characteristics: place of origin and the characteristic curved (勾曲, gōuqū) leaf…
— 715

Yāshān ruìcǎokuí

Yāshān ruìcǎokuí (鸦山瑞草魁) is a historical green tea of Langxi County (郎溪县) of Xuancheng prefecture-level city in the southeast of Anhui Province.
— 716

Yīshān shímò chá

Yīshān shímò chá (黟山石墨茶) is a granular green tea of Yi County (黟县), Huangshan prefecture-level city, in the south of Anhui Province.
— 717

Yǒngchuān xiù yá

Yǒngchuān Xiù Yá (永川秀芽, Yǒngchuān xiù yá — "Elegant Shoot from Yongchuan") — the flagship green tea of Chóngqìng Municipality (重庆, Chóngqìng), created in 1959 and named in 1964 by the great tea scholar, Professor Chén Chuán (陈椽, Chén Chuán, 1908–1999) — the father of modern Chinese tea science, author of the…
— 718

Yǒngdìng shānchá

Yǒngdìng shānchá (永定山茶) is an oolong from Yongding District (永定区) of Longyan prefecture-level city in the southwest of Fujian Province, near the border with Guangdong.
— 719

Yuèguāng jīn zhī

Yueguang Jin Zhi is a Dianhong gongfu-class tea representing the modern premium line of Yunnan red teas. The name, literally "Moonlight, golden branches," combines poetic imagery with an emphasis on abundant golden tips — the signature feature of this tea.
— 720

Yuèyáng huáng yá

Yueyang Huang Ya is produced using the unique technology of "double menhuang with directed drying" (双闷黄 + 定向烘焙, shuāng mèn huáng + dìngxiàng hōngbèi), which is an innovation of Yueyang tea growers and is considered the first in China system of two-stage controlled fermentation of yellow tea.
— 721

Yuèyáng huángchá

Yueyang yellow tea is not merely a beverage, but an entire world spread across the shores of the great Dongting Lake in Hunan Province. Its history traces back to the Tang dynasty, its flagship — the legendary Jūnshān Yínzhēn (君山银针, Jūnshān Yínzhēn) — was the crown jewel of the imperial court, and its unique "double…
— 722

yún nán hóng chá

Yunnan red tea (云南红茶, Yúnnán hóngchá), better known by the short name Dian Hong (滇红, Diān hóng), is a group of red teas produced in southwest China, in Yunnan Province.
— 723

yún nán máo fēng

Yunnan Maofeng (云南毛峰, Yúnnán Máofēng) is a green tea produced in Yunnan Province in southwestern China from the large-leaf variety of the tea plant.
— 724

Zhāopíng hóngchá

Zhaopin Hong Cha is a gongfu red tea (black tea) from Zhaopin County in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, produced from the green tea cultivar Fúyún Liùhào (福云六号, Fúyún Liùhào) using red tea (black tea) processing technology.
— 725

Zhòngqìng tuóchá

Chongqing Tuo Cha is a legendary compressed tea in the form of a "nest" (沱, tuó), whose production began in 1953 at the Chóngqìng Tea Factory (重庆茶厂, Chóngqìng Cháchǎng) — the largest tea enterprise of New China.
— 726

Zhōngxiáng mǐchá

Zhōngxiáng mǐchá (钟祥米茶) is the Zhongxiang “rice tea”: rice dry-roasted in an iron wok and then boiled in water, at once a summer dish and a drink, from the county-level city of Zhongxiang (钟祥市) in…
— 727

Zǐyá zǐjuān

The term "purple pu-erh" unites two distinct phenomena in Yunnan: 紫娟 (zǐjuān) — a bred cultivar with high anthocyanin content, and 紫芽 (zǐyá) — a purple phenotype of buds on wild and old trees.
— 728

Zūnyì máofēngchá

Zunyi Maofengcha is a Guizhou green tea created in 1974 by the Guìzhōu Tea Research Institute to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Zūnyì Conference (遵义会议, Zūnyì Huìyì, 1935) — a pivotal event in the history of the Communist Party of China.
— 729

Bādōngjùn gòngchá

Bādōngjùn gòngchá (巴东郡贡茶), “the tribute tea of Badong commandery”, is a steam-fixed green tea from Badong County (巴东县), Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the west of Hubei Province.
— 730

Bái mǔdān lǎo chá

Bai Mu Dan Lao Cha — aged «white peony». With age it loses some of its spring herbal-floral sharpness and becomes more «cozy»: honey, dried fruits, warm herbs appear, and the liquor shifts to amber tones. For many connoisseurs this is one of the most harmonious formats of aged white tea.
— 731

Bái mǔdān xīn chá

Bai Mudan Xin Cha — "fresh white peony": white tea (白茶) from the current season made from buds and upper leaves. It stands at the "golden mean" between the ultra-delicate Yin Zhen and the denser Shou Mei: the aroma is floral and clear, while the taste is already noticeably full-bodied and gastronomic.
— 732

biānxiāo ∕ qiáoxiāo

Dark tea (黑茶, hēichá) is the only major category of Chinese tea whose history was defined not by taste salons, but by logistics and geopolitics: where the pressed "brick" was heading and who was dri
— 733

bù lǎng shēng chá

Bulang Sheng Cha (布朗生茶, Bùlǎng shēng chá) is a raw (unripe) pu-erh made from the leaves of tea trees growing in the Bulang mountain range (布朗山, Bùlǎng shān) in the south of Menghai County (勐海县, Měnghǎ
— 734

Chāngníng hóngchá

Chāngníng hóngchá (昌宁红茶) is a red tea from Changning County (昌宁县) of Baoshan prefecture-level city in the west of Yunnan Province.
— 735

Chuānhóng gōng fū

Chuānhóng Gōngfū is one of the three great highly aromatic gōngfū red teas of China alongside Qíhóng (祁红) and Diānhóng (滇红). The calling card of Sichuan Province's tea culture, a tea with a characteristic orange caramel aroma (橘糖香, jútiáng xiāng) that has become its primary organoleptic marker on the global market.
— 736

Dà yǔ lǐng wūlóng

Dayuling Oolong is the highest-altitude oolong in the world and the undisputed pinnacle of Taiwanese tea craftsmanship. Tea gardens are located at altitudes from 2200 to 2600 meters above sea level, in a zone where clouds and mist envelop the mountain slopes for more than 200 days per year.
— 737

Dāolóuzhài báichá

Dāolóuzhài báichá (刀楼寨白茶) is a tea of Jiujie Subdistrict (旧街街道), Xinzhou District (新洲区), on the eastern outskirts of Wuhan, Hubei Province.
— 738

Dàyáoshān tiánchá

Dàyáoshān tiánchá (大瑶山甜茶) is “the sweet tea of the Dayao Mountains”, a product of Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County (金秀瑶族自治县), Laibin prefecture-level city, in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
— 739

Diānhóng jīn zhēn

Dian Hong Jin Zhen is a high-quality Yunnan red tea (black tea) distinguished by its characteristic needle-shaped tea leaves: thin, straight, tightly rolled "golden needles" covered with golden down.
— 740

Diānhóng sōngzhēn

Dian Hong Song Zhen is an elegant representative of the Yunnan red tea (black tea) lineup, receiving its name for its long, straight tea leaves that resemble pine needles. This tea occupies a unique niche between the elite whole-bud Jin Zhen and classic Dian Hong Gongfu, offering an excellent quality-to-price ratio.
— 741

Diānhóng yě shēng

Among the countless red teas (black tea) of Yunnan Province — the cradle of world tea cultivation — Dian Hong Ye Sheng occupies a completely special place. This is not simply "yet another Dian Hong": this is a tea whose raw material is collected from wild tea trees living in mountain forests without any human…
— 742

Dǒnghé bìzhēn chá

Dǒnghé bìzhēn chá (董河碧珍茶) is a straight green tea from Sanhua Town (散花镇), Xishui County (浠水县), Huanggang prefecture-level city, in the east of Hubei Province.
— 743

Dōngshān xiù fēng

Dōngshān Xiù Fēng (东山秀峰, Dōngshān xiù fēng) is a high-mountain green tea from Shímén County (石门县) in Hunan Province, one of the "Ten Famous Teas of Hunan" (湖南十大名茶, 2005). The tea was created in 1986 at the state tea farm "Dongshanfeng" (东山峰茶厂) at an altitude of 1200–1498.5 m, in a zone where fog persists for more than…
— 744

Fànjìngshān lǜchá

Fanjingshan Lü Chá is a green tea born on the slopes of Mount Fànjìngshān (梵净山), the main peak of the Wǔlíng Mountain Range (武陵山脉) in Guizhou Province. Fanjingshan is a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the most ecologically pristine mountain massifs in southwestern China, included in the UN's "Man and the…
— 745

Fènghuáng dāncóng

Fènghuáng dāncóng (凤凰单丛) is an aromatic oolong from the Fenghuang Mountains (凤凰山) of Chaozhou prefecture-level city in the east of Guangdong Province.
— 746

gān cāng — shī cāng

Pu'er is perhaps the only category of Chinese tea where age is considered a virtue rather than a defect.
— 747

Guǎng'ān sōngzhēn

Guǎng'ān sōngzhēn (广安松针) is a needle-shaped green tea from Qianfeng District (前锋区) of Guang'an prefecture-level city in the east of Sichuan Province.
— 748

Guìlín guìhuā chá

Guìlín guìhuā chá (桂林桂花茶) is a tea scented with osmanthus flowers from Guilin prefecture-level city in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
— 749

Hànzhōng xiān háo

Hanzhong Xian Hao is the flagship green tea of Shaanxi Province, uniting several historical designations under a single umbrella brand: Wǔ Zǐ Xiàn Háo (午子仙毫), Dǐng Jùn Míng Méi (定军茗眉), and Níngqiáng Quèshé (宁强雀舌).
— 750

Hóng'ān lǎojūnméi

Hong'an Lǎojūnméi is a Húběi green tea (绿茶) of the combined "hongshao" type (烘炒, hōng chǎo — "drying and pan-firing"), produced in Hong'an County at the southern foothills of the Dabie Mountain range.
— 751

Jiànyáng shuǐxiān

Jiànyáng shuǐxiān (建阳水仙) is the geographical indication mark of Jianyang District (建阳区) of Nanping city, Fujian Province, for tea from the shuǐxiān variety.
— 752

jiē yáng chǎo chá

Jieyang chao cha (揭阳炒茶, Jiēyáng chǎo chá) is a pan-fired green tea (炒青, chǎoqīng) produced in the mountainous areas of the Jieyang prefecture-level city (揭阳, Jiēyáng) in eastern Guangdong province (广东
— 753

jīn zhēn bái lián

Jinzhen Bailian (金针白莲, Jīnzhēn Báilián — "golden needles and white lotus") is a high-grade shu pu'er (熟茶, shúchá), that is, a post-fermented "ripe" pu'er from Yunnan Province (云南, Yúnnán).
— 754

Jīngyáng fú zhuān

Jingyang Fu Zhuan is a legendary dark tea from Jingyang County, Shaanxi Province, dubbed the "Black Gold of the Silk Road." Its signature feature is abundant "golden flowers" (冠突散囊菌, Eurotium cristatum), the unique microclimate of Jingyang, and more than 600 years of history inextricably linked to the tea-horse…
— 755

Kāiyáng fù xī chá

Kāiyáng Fù Xī Chá (开阳富硒茶, Kāiyáng fù xī chá) — "Selenium-rich tea from Kaiyang" — green tea from Kāiyáng County (开阳县, Kāiyáng Xiàn), Guìyáng City (贵阳市), Guìzhōu Province (贵州省), grown on soils with record selenium content for China: 3.24 mg/kg — 8–10 times higher than the Chinese average.
— 756

Lóngchí xiāngjiān

Lóngchí xiāngjiān (龙池香尖), also called Lóngchí jiānchá (龙池尖茶), is a flat green tea from Huaining County (怀宁县), Anqing prefecture-level city, Anhui Province.
— 757

Máoshān chángqīng

Máoshān chángqīng (茅山长青) is a green tea of Jurong county-level city (句容市), Zhenjiang prefecture-level city, Jiangsu Province, from the Maoshan mountains in the south of the county.
— 758

Máoshān qīng fēng

Máoshān Qīng Fēng (茅山青锋, Máoshān qīng fēng) — "Green Blade of Mount Maoshan" — is a flat pan-fired green tea from Jīntán District (金坛区, Jīntán Qū) of Chángzhōu City (常州市, Chángzhōu Shì), Jiangsu Province.
— 759

měng kù chūn jiān

Mengku Chunjian (勐库春尖) is a loose-leaf spring sheng pu'er from the Mengku (勐库, Měngkù) mountain area in western Yunnan Province.
— 760

Méngdǐng huáng yá

The technology of Mengding Huang Ya is one of the most complex among yellow teas. Its calling card is the method of «sanchao sanmen» (三炒三闷, «three firings, three sealings»), ensuring gradual, layer-by-layer formation of the «yellow» character. The full cycle includes eight stages:
— 761

Méngdǐng máo fēng

Mèng Dǐng Máo Fēng (蒙顶毛峰, Méngdǐng máo fēng) is a green tea (绿茶) born on the slopes of the legendary Mount Méngdǐngshān (蒙顶山, Méngdǐng Shān) in Sichuan Province — a place where, according to legend, the first cultivated tea bushes in history were planted more than two thousand years ago.
— 762

Měnghǎi Dà'ān chá

Měnghǎi Dà'ān chá (勐海大安茶) is a geographical mark for tea from the Da'an (大安) village committee of Mengsong Township (勐宋乡), Menghai County (勐海县), Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan…
— 763

Měnghǎi Hèkāi chá

Měnghǎi Hèkāi chá (勐海贺开茶) is a geographical mark for tea from Hekai Mountain (贺开), Menghai County (勐海县), Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
— 764

Měnghǎi Pàshā chá

Měnghǎi Pàshā chá (勐海帕沙茶) is a geographical mark for the tea of the mountain and village committee of Pasha (帕沙) in Gelanghe Township of Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture…
— 765

Nánjiāng dàyè chá

Nánjiāng dàyè chá (南江大叶茶), “the large-leaf tea of Nanjiang”, is at once a local variety of the tea bush and the protected name of a green tea of Nanjiang County (南江县) of Bazhong prefecture-level…
— 766

Nánjìng tǔlóu chá

Nánjìng tǔlóu chá (南靖土楼茶) is an oolong from Nanjing County (南靖县) of Zhangzhou prefecture-level city in the south of Fujian Province, named after the tulou — the round and square rammed-earth…
— 767

Nánjīng yǔhuā chá

Nanjing Yuhua Cha is one of China's Ten Famous Teas and simultaneously one of the youngest among them: its history spans less than seventy years. Created in 1959 as a tribute to revolutionaries executed in the Yuhuatai district, this tea embodied the philosophy of resilience and evergreen memory—and clothed it in the…
— 768

Níngqiáng què shé

Níngqiáng Què Shé (宁强雀舌, Níngqiáng què shé) — "Sparrow's Tongue [of] Ningqiang [County]" — green tea from Níngqiáng County (宁强县, Níngqiáng Xiàn), Hànzhōng City (汉中市), Shaanxi Province, located at the headwaters of the Han River (汉江源头, Hànjiāng Yuántóu) — the largest tributary of the Yangtze, which gave its name to…
— 769

Píngnán xiǎozhǒng

Píngnán xiǎozhǒng (屏南小种) is a mountain red tea of the xiǎozhǒng type from Pingnan County (屏南县), Ningde prefecture-level city, Fujian Province.
— 770

Qīngliángshān chá

Qīngliángshān Chá (清凉山茶, Qīngliángshān chá) — Chinese green tea (绿茶) of the hongqing (烘青, hōngqīng, hot air drying) category, produced in the Qingliangshan mountain range within Meijiang District of Meizhou City, Guangdong Province.
— 771

Rénhuà báimáo chá

Rénhuà báimáo chá (仁化白毛茶) is a tea of Renhua County (仁化县) of Shaoguan prefecture-level city in the north of Guangdong Province, made from a local population with densely downy buds.
— 772

Rǔchéng báimáochá

Rucheng Bai Mao Cha is a rare and precious tea produced from a unique local large-leaf wild tea resource with pronounced pubescence. This is simultaneously the name of the raw material (botanical population) and the finished product.
— 773

Ruìsuì Tiānhè chá

Ruìsuì Tiānhè chá (瑞穗天鶴茶), “heavenly crane tea from Ruisui”, is a collective mark of tea from the Wuhe Plateau (舞鶴台地, Wǔhè táidì) in Ruisui Township of Hualien County in eastern Taiwan.
— 774

Shèngzhōu huī bái

Shengzhou Hui Bai is one of the few surviving representatives of Chinese round-rolled green teas. This tea from Zhejiang Province, which gained fame during the Qing dynasty as a court tribute, is distinguished by its characteristic "seemingly round but not round" shape and unique low-temperature huiguo technology —…
— 775

Shuǐchéng chūnchá

Shuǐchéng Chūn Chá (水城春茶, Shuǐchéng chūnchá — "Spring Tea from Shuicheng") — a high-altitude Guizhou green tea holding the title "First Spring Harvest of Guizhou" (贵州早春茶第一采): its harvest begins 10–15 days earlier than major Guizhou producers and 10–25 days earlier than Zhejiang and Jiangsu teas.
— 776

Sōngyáng xiāngchá

Sōngyáng xiāngchá (松阳香茶) is the “fragrant tea” of Songyang County (松阳县) in Lishui prefecture-level city in the southwest of Zhejiang Province.
— 777

Tàishān nǚ ér chá

Taishan Nü Er Cha is one of the few green teas from the extreme north of China's tea belt, grown at the foot of the sacred Mount Taishan. The name, literally meaning "tea of Taishan's daughters," has roots in the literary tradition of the Ming era, although the modern tea from Camellia sinensis leaves has only been…
— 778

Táoyuán yěcháwáng

Táoyuán yěcháwáng (桃源野茶王), “the Taoyuan king of wild tea”, is a bud green tea of Taoyuan County (桃源县) in Changde prefecture-level city in the northwest of Hunan Province.
— 779

Téngchōng hóngchá

Téngchōng hóngchá (腾冲红茶) is a red tea of the county-level city of Tengchong (腾冲市) in the prefecture-level city of Baoshan in western Yunnan Province, on the border with Myanmar.
— 780

Wànníng zhègū chá

Wànníng zhègū chá (万宁鹧鸪茶) is the “partridge tea” of Wanning county-level city on the east coast of Hainan.
— 781

Wǔzhǐshān hóngchá

Wuzhishan Hong Cha is China's only tropical high-mountain red tea (black tea), produced on Hainan Island from the endemic large-leaf cultivar Hainan Daye Zhong. The distinctive signature of this tea is "hupo tang, nai mi xiang" (琥珀汤、奶蜜香, "amber liquor, milky-honey aroma"), a formula that has become the brand's…
— 782

Xiāngshān gòngchá

Xiāngshān Gòng Chá (香山贡茶, Xiāngshān gòngchá) is a historical green tea from Fèngjié County (奉节县, Fèngjié Xiàn), located at the entrance to the great Three Gorges of the Yangtze River (长江三峡), at the foot of the legendary White Emperor City fortress Báidìchéng (白帝城, Báidìchéng).
— 783

Xīngníng dān cóng

Xinning Dan Cong technology inherits basic principles of Chaozhou dancong, but has local specificity, which masters formulate as "light shaking, intensive fixation" (轻摇重炒, qīng yáo zhòng chǎo): shaking time is shorter than classical Fenghuang dancongs, which preserves freshness and brightness of aroma.
— 784

Yīng hóng jiǔ hào

Ying Hong No. 9 is an iconic red tea (black tea) from Guangdong Province, representing a rare case in the global tea industry where the name of a breeding cultivar simultaneously became the designation of the finished product and a regional public brand.
— 785

Yīngshān yúnwùchá

Yīngshān Yúnwùchá (英山云雾茶, Yīngshān yúnwùchá) is a green tea from Yīngshān County (英山县, Yīngshān Xiàn), Huánggāng Prefecture (黄冈市, Huánggāng Shì), Húběi Province (湖北省), located on the southern slopes of the Dàbié Mountains (大别山, Dàbiéshān) — the largest mountain watershed between the Yangtze and Huai River basins.
— 786

Yóuqiè hēi wūlóng

Youqie Hei Wulong is an unusual representative of the oolong world, standing at the intersection of traditional Fujian tea craftsmanship and Japanese marketing culture. This is a reprocessed (再加工, zài jiāgōng) oolong that has undergone intensive double charcoal roasting, resulting in leaves acquiring a coal-black…
— 787

Zhèjiāng sōngzhēn

Zhejiang "Song Zhen" ("Pine Needles") is a green tea from Chun'an County (淳安) in Zhejiang Province, located on the shores of the famous Thousand Island Lake (千岛湖, Qiāndǎo Hú). The main distinctive feature of this tea is the combination of a hybrid cultivar based on Camellia sinensis var.
— 788

zhēngqīng jiānchá

Zhengqing jiancha 蒸青煎茶 is a Chinese green tea of steam fixation, produced in the style of Japanese sencha and intended primarily for contract (OEM) export to Japan.
— 789

Ālǐshān zhū lù chá

The production of Alishan Zhu Lu Cha combines classic Taiwanese semi-spherical oolong technology with light oxidation and traditional charcoal roasting. The key principle is "light hand" (輕手法, qīng shǒufǎ): gentle withering, delicate shaking, and careful rolling, allowing maximum revelation of the raw material's…
— 790

Ānshùn pù bù lǜchá

Anshun Pubu Lücha (安顺瀑布绿茶, Ānshùn Pùbù Lǜchá) is a regional public brand of green tea from Anshun City, Guizhou Province, one of the "Five Famous Teas of Guizhou" (贵州五大名茶). The tea is produced in the vicinity of Asia's greatest waterfall — Huángguǒshù (黄果树瀑布, Huángguǒshù Pùbù), on a karst plateau with a unique…
— 791

Běichuān táizǐ chá

Běichuān táizǐ chá (北川苔子茶) is a green tea of Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County (北川羌族自治县), Mianyang prefecture-level city, in the northwest of the Sichuan Basin.
— 792

Běipǔ péngfēng chá

Běipǔ péngfēng chá (北埔膨風茶) is the “braggart’s tea” from Beipu Township (北埔鄉) of Xinzhu County in northwestern Taiwan.
— 793

chén nián hóng chá

Aged red tea (陈年红茶, chén nián hóng chá) is a fully oxidized Chinese tea of the 红茶 (hóngchá) category (called "black tea" in the Western tradition) that has undergone prolonged, typically multi-year st
— 794

chì gān xiǎo zhǒng

Chigan Xiaozhong (赤甘小种, chì gān xiǎo zhǒng) is a red tea (红茶, hóngchá) from the group of small-leaf xiaozhongs, originating from the mountainous area of Wuyishan (武夷山, Wǔyí shān) in the north of Fujia
— 795

Chìbì qīngzhuānchá

Chìbì qīngzhuānchá (赤壁青砖茶) is the “Chibi green brick”, a pressed dark tea of the county-level city of Chibi (赤壁, formerly Puqi, 蒲圻) in the south of Hubei Province.
— 796

Chóngqìng pípá chá

Chóngqìng pípá chá (崇庆枇杷茶) is “Chongqing tea with a leaf like the loquat's”, a mountain green tea from the northwest of Chongzhou county-level city (崇州市) under Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
— 797

Dàmiáoshān hóngchá

Dàmiáoshān hóngchá (大苗山红茶) is a red tea of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County (融水苗族自治县), Liuzhou prefecture-level city, in the north of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
— 798

Dàtián gāoshān chá

Dàtián gāoshān chá (大田高山茶), “Datian high-mountain tea”, is the protected name of the tea of Datian County (大田县) of Sanming prefecture-level city in the center of Fujian Province.
— 799

Dàtián měi rén chá

Datian Mei Ren Cha is the mainland Chinese version of the famous Taiwanese "Oriental Beauty tea," cultivated in the high-mountain regions of Datian County, Fujian Province. This heavily oxidized oolong is distinguished by its characteristic "five-colored" dry leaves and complex "six-aroma" profile, formed through the…
— 800

Déhóng gǔshù lǜchá

Dehong green tea from ancient trees is a rare and non-trivial representative of the green tea world, born on the western frontiers of Yunnan, at the foot of the Gaoligong Mountains. Its uniqueness lies in a paradoxical combination: large-leaf raw material from multi-year trees, which in the overwhelming majority of…
— 801

Diānhóng dà jīn yá

Dianhong Da Jin Ya is a premium Yunnan red tea (black tea) whose calling card is its extraordinarily large, fleshy golden buds that distinguish it among other representatives of the Diānhóng (滇红, Diānhóng) line.
— 802

Dòngtíng bìluóchūn

Production of authentic Dongting Biluochun is a completely manual process, recognized as intangible cultural heritage of China. The technology is distinguished by the fact that pan-firing, rolling, shaping, and drying occur in one wok (锅, guō), practically without interruption.
— 803

Dúshān Gāozhài chá

Dúshān Gāozhài chá (独山高寨茶), “Gaozhai tea from Dushan”, is a tea of Dushan County (独山县) in the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in southern Guizhou.
— 804

fèng qìng hóng chá

Fengqing red tea is one of the key expressions of Yunnan red tea, known under the common name dianhong (滇红, Diānhóng).
— 805

Fènghuáng shuǐxiān

Feng Huang Shui Xian (fènghuáng shuǐxiān, 鳳凰水仙) is the foundational tea population from Mount Fenghuang (鳳凰山) in Guangdong — the very base from which, through the selection of the finest bushes, the
— 806

Fúshòu shān wūlóng

Fushoushan Oolong is rich in:
— 807

Fúzhōu mòlìhuā chá

Fúzhōu mòlìhuā chá (福州茉莉花茶) is a jasmine tea of Fuzhou prefecture-level city, Fujian Province.
— 808

Guǎngdé huángjīnyá

Guǎngdé huángjīnyá (广德黄金芽) is a green tea from yellow-leaf cultivars of Guangde county-level city (广德市), Xuancheng prefecture-level city, in the southeast of Anhui Province.
— 809

Guǎngyuán huángchá

Guǎngyuán huángchá (广元黄茶) is a green tea from yellow-leaf cultivars of Guangyuan prefecture-level city in the northeast of Sichuan Province.
— 810

Huánggǎngshān yùlǜ

Huánggǎngshān yùlǜ (黄岗山玉绿) is a mountain green tea of Yanshan County (铅山县), Shangrao prefecture-level city, in the northeast of Jiangxi Province.
— 811

Huángshān máo fēng

Huāngshān Máofēng is one of the Ten Famous Teas of China (中国十大名茶, Zhōngguó Shí Dà Míng Chá), the calling card of Anhui Province and the standard of the "hongqing" (烘青, hōngqīng) category — green teas dried by the heating method.
— 812

Huángshíxī máofēng

Huángshíxī máofēng (黄石溪毛峰) is a green tea from the Jiuhuashan massif (九华山) in Qingyang County (青阳县), Chizhou prefecture-level city, in the south of Anhui Province.
— 813

jǐnyā chá

Compressed tea 紧压茶 (jǐnyā chá) is not a cultivar or a leaf-processing technology, but a method of final packaging: finished raw material is steamed and compacted into a stable body of a specific geo
— 814

Jiǔcéng shān lǜchá

Jiǔcéng Shān Lú Chá (九层山绿茶, jiǔcéng shān lǜchá) is a Chinese high-mountain green tea from Guizhou Province, produced in the Jiucengshan mountain range within Liuzhi Special District of Liupanshui City.
— 815

Kāishān báimáo chá

Kāishān báimáo chá (开山白毛茶), “the white-downy tea of Kaishan”, is a green tea from Kaishan Town (开山镇) of Babu District of Hezhou prefecture-level city in the east of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous…
— 816

lā lā shān wū lóng

Lala Mountain Oolong is a high-mountain Taiwanese oolong (高山茶, gāoshān chá) grown on the slopes of Lala Mountain (拉拉山, Lālāshān) in the north of Taiwan Island.
— 817

Láoshān dà bái háo

Láoshān Dà Bái Háo (崂山大白毫, Láoshān dà bái háo) — "Large White Down [of Mount] Laoshan" — the highest grade of Láoshān green tea (崂山绿茶, Láoshān Lǜchá), distinguished from the basic "Laoshan Lü Cha" by the maximum concentration of white down (白毫, báiháo) on the tea leaf surface.
— 818

Lèchāng bái máochá

Lèchāng Bái Máo Chá (乐昌白毛茶, Lèchāng bái máochá — "White Downy Tea from Lechang") — an ancient Guangdong green tea with a unique pedigree: the "tea sage" Lù Yǔ (陆羽) personally visited Lechang to study the local tea and left an inscription "枢室" (shūshì, "Pivotal Chamber") on the rock of Xishiyan Cave (西石岩洞) — one of the…
— 819

Lóngzhōu wūlóngchá

Lóngzhōu wūlóngchá (龙州乌龙茶) is an oolong from Longzhou County (龙州县), Chongzuo prefecture-level city, in the southwest of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on the border with Vietnam.
— 820

méng dǐng hóng chá

Mengding hongcha (蒙顶红茶, Méngdǐng hóngchá) is a red tea (in the Western tradition "black," fully oxidized) produced on the slopes of Mengshan Mountain (蒙山, Méngshān) in Mingshan District, Ya'an City, S
— 821

měng kù gǔ huā chá

Mengku guhua cha (勐库谷花茶, Měngkù gǔhuā chá) is autumn-harvested raw material for pu-erh (sheng pu-erh), collected in the Mengku mountain range in southwestern Yunnan Province.
— 822

Měnghǎi Bānpén chá

Měnghǎi Bānpén chá (勐海班盆茶) is a geographical mark for the tea of the village of Banpen (班盆) of Menghai County (勐海县), Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
— 823

Měnghǎi Hèsōng chá

Měnghǎi Hèsōng chá (勐海贺松茶) is a geographical mark for tea from the village of Hesong (贺松) in the Bada area in the west of Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
— 824

Měnghǎi Mànnuò chá

Měnghǎi Mànnuò chá (勐海曼糯茶) is a geographical mark for tea named after the village of Mannuo (曼糯) in Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
— 825

Nánchuān dàshù chá

Nánchuān dàshù chá (南川大树茶) — “big-tree tea” — is a tea of Nanchuan District (南川区) of the city of Chongqing, from the lands south of Mount Jinfoshan (金佛山).
— 826

Nánshān báimáo chá

Nánshān báimáo chá (南山白毛茶) is a green tea of Nanshan Mountain in the county-level city of Hengzhou (横州市, formerly Hengxian County, 横县) of the city of Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
— 827

Nàyōng gāoshān chá

Nàyōng gāoshān chá (纳雍高山茶) is a county public brand and a geographical indication certification mark for the tea of Nayong County (纳雍县) of Bijie prefecture-level city in the west of Guizhou…
— 828

Pántuó jīnxuān chá

Pántuó jīnxuān chá (盘陀金萱茶) is a tea made from the Taiwanese cultivar 金萱 (jīnxuān), grown in Pantuo Town (盘陀镇) of Zhangpu County (漳浦县), Zhangzhou prefecture-level city, in the south of Fujian…
— 829

Píngshuǐ rìzhù chá

Píngshuǐ rìzhù chá (平水日铸茶) is a green tea of Keqiao District of Shaoxing city and neighboring places, Zhejiang Province.
— 830

Qūxiāng sīmián chá

Qūxiāng sīmián chá (屈乡丝绵茶) is a green tea of Zigui County (秭归县) of Yichang prefecture-level city, Hubei Province, from the banks of the Xiling Gorge (西陵峡) on the Yangtze.
— 831

Ruì'ān qīngmíngzǎo

Ruì'ān qīngmíngzǎo (瑞安清明早) is a tea made from the super-early variety of the same name, from the county-level city of Rui'an (瑞安市) in the prefecture-level city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province.
— 832

Sānqīngshān báichá

Sānqīngshān Bái Chá (三清山白茶, sānqīngshān báichá) is a rare Jiāngxī green tea (绿茶) from a white-leaf mutant cultivar, grown at the foot of the sacred Daoist mountain Sānqīngshān (三清山) — a UNESCO World Heritage site.
— 833

Shāngnán quán míng

Shangnan Quan Ming is a high-quality green tea from Shāngnán County (商南县, Shāngnán Xiàn) in Shāngluò City (商洛市, Shāngluò Shì), Shaanxi Province. This is a product with geographical indication (地理标志产品), which received protected status in 2007.
— 834

Shàowǔ suìtóng chá

Shàowǔ suìtóng chá (邵武碎铜茶) is a green tea from Shaowu county-level city (邵武市) of Nanping prefecture-level city in the north of Fujian Province; descriptively — “Shaowu tea that crumbles copper”.
— 835

Shāxiàn gōngfu chá

Shāxiàn gōngfu chá (沙县工夫茶) is a red tea from Shaxian District (沙县区) of Sanming prefecture-level city, Fujian Province.
— 836

Sìjì chūn hóng zhū

Sijichun "Red Pearl" is a heavily oxidized Taiwanese oolong made from leaves of the famous cultivar Sìjìchūn (四季春, Sìjì Chūn), or "Four Seasons Spring." This tea occupies a unique intermediate position between classic oolong and red tea (black tea): the oxidation level reaches 80–90%, which gives it a deep…
— 837

Tóngchéng xiǎo huā

Tongcheng Xiao Hua is a historical green tea from Anhui Province, belonging to the family of «lanhua cha» (兰花茶, «orchid-scented tea»). Its uniqueness lies not in artificial scenting, but in its natural orchid aroma, born from wild orchids growing alongside tea bushes on the slopes of Mount Longmian.
— 838

Wèng'ān huángjīnyá

Wèng'ān huángjīnyá (瓮安黄金芽) is a green tea from the yellow-leaf variety 黄金芽, from Weng'an County (瓮安县) of Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in the center of Guizhou Province.
— 839

Xiāofǎ Tuó

Xiāofǎ tuó (销法沱) is a factory tuo-form shu pu-erh from Xiaguan (下关), created for export to France.
— 840

Xiāndū sǔnfēng chá

Xiāndū sǔnfēng chá (仙都笋峰茶) is “the tea of the Xiandu bamboo-shoot peak”, a flat green tea of Jinyun County (缙云县) in Lishui prefecture-level city, Zhejiang Province.
— 841

Xiāngcǎo lán lǜchá

Xiangcao Lan Lü Chá (香草兰绿茶, xiāngcǎo lán lǜchá) is the world's only green tea scented with natural vanilla (Vanilla planifolia), the "King of Natural Food Flavors in the World" (世界天然食品香料之王). The product was born on Hǎinán Island (海南) — China's only tropical region where vanilla can grow — as a scientific project of…
— 842

Xiāngshuǐcūn yěchá

Xiāngshuǐcūn yěchá (香水村野茶) is the “wild tea of Xiangshui village” from Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County (五峰土家族自治县), Yichang prefecture, Hubei Province.
— 843

Xiápǔ yuánxiāo chá

Xiápǔ yuánxiāo chá (霞浦元宵茶) is a tea of Xiapu County (霞浦县), Ningde prefecture-level city, on the northeastern coast of Fujian Province, made from the super-early variety of the same name.
— 844

Xìnyí hé luó lǜchá

Xinyi He Luo Lü Chá (信宜合箩绿茶, Xìnyí hé luó lǜchá) is an extremely rare Guǎngdōng green tea (绿茶) grown in the crevices of giant boulders arranged in the shape of "bamboo baskets" (合箩石, hé luó shí).
— 845

Yǒngdìng wūlóngchá

Yǒngdìng wūlóngchá (永定乌龙茶) is an oolong of Yongding District (永定区) of Longyan prefecture-level city in the southwest of Fujian Province.
— 846

Yuèxiāng lóng jǐng

Yuexiang Longjing is the largest regional Longjing tea brand in China by production volume, accounting for approximately one-third of all Longjing produced in the country. It is produced in Shèngzhōu City (嵊州市) in Zhejiang Province — the birthplace of Chinese Yueju opera (越剧), which is reflected in the brand name.
— 847

Zhāngzhōu sè zhǒng

Zhangzhou Se Zhong is a unique blended oolong from southern Fujian, combining the character of several classic Minnan cultivars in one cup. Created by masters of the Zhangzhou Tea Factory in the 1950s, this tea became a symbol of traditional tea drinking in the region and the calling card of Zhangzhou "gongfu cha"…
— 848

zhè jiāng máo jiān

Zhejiang Maojian (浙江毛尖, zhèjiāng máojiān) is a green tea that groups together under a common name a number of “maojian”-style teas (毛尖, máojiān — “downy tips”) produced in Zhejiang Province in eastern
— 849

zhōng chá shú bǐng

Zhongcha shu pu'er (中茶熟饼, Zhōngchá shú bǐng) is an aged (artificially fermented) pu'er pressed into a cake form, released under the oldest and most recognisable Chinese tea brand "Zhongcha" (中茶, Zhōng
— 850

zhōng huáng yī hào

Zhonghuang No.1 (中黄一号, Zhōnghuáng Yīhào) is both a modern tea cultivar with golden-yellow leaves and a yellow tea (黄茶, huángchá) produced from it in Zhejiang Province (浙江, Zhèjiāng).
— 851

Cāngnán cuìlóng chá

Cāngnán cuìlóng chá (苍南翠龙茶) is a green tea of Cangnan County (苍南县) of Wenzhou prefecture-level city, in the very south of Zhejiang Province, near the border with Fujian.
— 852

Dà jīn yá shú pǔ'ěr

Dà Jīn Yá (大金芽, Dà Jīn Yá) — "Large Golden Buds" — is a commercial grade of shu pu-erh, distinguished by a visual characteristic: large, fleshy buds densely covered with golden-reddish down (金毫, jīn háo).
— 853

Dān cóng sòng zhǒng

The production technology of Dan Cong Song Zhong combines traditional methods of making oolong teas and features characteristic of the Chaozhou region.
— 854

Fànjìngshān hóngchá

Fanjingshan Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) from the territory of Mount Fanjingshan, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Guizhou Province. It is part of the umbrella brand "Fanjingshan Cha" (梵净山茶), which received geographical indication product status in 2016.
— 855

Fènggāng xīn xī chá

Fenggang Zinc-Selenium Tea is a unique green tea from Fenggang County, Guizhou Province, distinguished by its natural enrichment with the trace elements zinc and selenium. This is the only region in China where soils simultaneously contain both elements in significant concentrations, making the tea not merely a…
— 856

Hóng fèng gāo xiāng

Hong Feng Gao Xiang is a highly aromatic red tea (black tea) of the Gōngfu Hóng (工夫红, gōngfu hóng) category, produced from large-leaf Yunnan raw material using the "high aroma" technique (高香, gāo xiāng).
— 857

Huìdōng Nánshān chá

Huìdōng Nánshān chá (惠东南山茶) is the “Nanshan tea” of the Jiulongfeng (九龙峰) tourist area of Huidong County (惠东县), Huizhou prefecture-level city, Guangdong Province.
— 858

Huìdōng xiānrén chá

Huìdōng xiānrén chá (惠东仙人茶) is a tea from the local tea population xiānrén chá (仙人茶, “tea of the immortal”) of Huidong County (惠东县) in Huizhou prefecture-level city, Guangdong province.
— 859

Jiāngshān lǜ mǔ dān

Jiangshan Lü Mu Dan is one of the historical green teas of Zhejiang Province, named for the resemblance of its leaves unfolding in water to peony flowers and its rich emerald color. It is also known by its ancient name Xiānxiá Huà Lóng (仙霞化龙, Xiānxiá Huà Lóng).
— 860

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Jieyang chaocha (揭阳炒茶, Jiēyáng chǎochá) is a green tea from Jieyang prefecture in eastern Guangdong province, part of the historical and cultural Chaoshan region (潮汕, Cháoshàn).
— 861

Jīn máo hóu hóngchá

Jīn Máo Hóu Hóng Chá (金毛猴红茶, jīn máo hóu hóngchá), literally "Golden Monkey red tea (black tea)," is a name that encompasses two substantially different teas: (a) Hunan artisanal — an innovative tea from Xiangcha Gaokejì Company from Mount Tianzishan in Zhangjiajie, described in this article;
— 862

Kāixiàn lóngzhū chá

Kāixiàn lóngzhū chá (开县龙珠茶) is a mountain green tea from Kaizhou District (开州区) in the northeast of Chongqing.
— 863

Léishān yín qiú chá

Léishān Yín Qiú Chá (雷山银球茶, Léishān yín qiú chá) — "Silver Ball [of Mount] Leishan" — China's only green tea in the form of a perfect sphere (球形, qiúxíng): each ball weighs exactly 2.5 grams (±0.2 g), has a diameter of 18–20 mm, is silvery-gray-green in color, and is rolled by hand without glue, molds,…
— 864

Lí shān hóng wūlóng

Lishan Hong Oolong is one of the rarest and most highly valued oolongs of Taiwan. This tea is produced on the peaks of "Pear Mountain" using deep oxidation without final roasting, which gives it exceptional aromatic complexity and honey-fruity depth of flavor, uncharacteristic of most high-mountain oolongs of the…
— 865

Línhǎi pánháo cháyè

Línhǎi pánháo cháyè (临海蟠毫茶叶) is the protected name of the green tea Linhai Panhao (临海蟠毫, Línhǎi pánháo) from the county-level city of Linhai (临海市) in Taizhou prefecture-level city, Zhejiang…
— 866

Luótián xiānglù chá

Luótián xiānglù chá (罗田香露茶) is a flat green tea from the northwest of Shengli Town (胜利镇), Luotian County (罗田县), Huanggang prefecture-level city, in the east of Hubei Province.
— 867

Měnghǎi Bǎotáng chá

Měnghǎi Bǎotáng chá (勐海保塘茶) is a geographical mark for the tea of Baotang (保塘), an old tea village of the Mengsong (勐宋) mountain massif in Menghai County (勐海县), Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous…
— 868

Píngyáng huáng tāng

Pingyang Huang Tang technology — the longest and most multi-stage among all yellow teas. Full "jiu hong jiu men" (九烘九闷) cycle takes more than 72 hours. Total sealed yellowing duration — 18–22 hours, distributed across three main cycles with gradual increase in temperature and humidity.
— 869

Qiánwéi mòlìhuā chá

Qiánwéi mòlìhuā chá (犍为茉莉花茶) is a jasmine tea of Qianwei County (犍为县), Leshan prefecture-level city, Sichuan Province.
— 870

Shénnóngjià hóngchá

Shennongjia Hong Cha is a high-altitude red tea (black tea) from China's only administrative district bearing the designation "Forest District" (林区). Shennongjia is a relict highland in northwestern Hubei, located at the same latitude as China's most ancient tea regions but at significantly greater elevation.
— 871

Suìchāng lónggǔ chá

Suìchāng lónggǔ chá (遂昌龙谷茶), “the Dragon Valley tea from Suichang”, is a flat green tea of the mountainous Suichang County (遂昌县) of Lishui prefecture-level city in the southwest of Zhejiang…
— 872

Táichá 23 hào qíyùn

Taiwan Qi Yun No. 23 is Taiwan's newest small-leaf red tea (black tea), a direct descendant of the famous Chinese Keemun Hóng Chá (祁門紅茶). Its natural aroma, strikingly reminiscent of bergamot, is formed exclusively through the cultivar's genetics and terroir—without any artificial flavoring.
— 873

Táiwān Wǔyí hóngchá

Taiwan Wuyi Hong Cha is a rare red tea (black tea) produced from the historic Fújiàn cultivar Wǔyí (武夷, Wǔyí), brought to Taiwan over two centuries ago by settlers from Fujian and since adapted to the local terroir.
— 874

Téngchōng wūlóngchá

Téngchōng wūlóngchá (腾冲乌龙茶) is an oolong of the county-level city of Tengchong (腾冲市) in the prefecture-level city of Baoshan in western Yunnan Province, on the border with Myanmar.
— 875

Tīngxī lánxiāng chá

Tīngxī lánxiāng chá (汀溪兰香茶) is a green tea from four villages of Tingxi Township (汀溪乡), Jing County (泾县), Xuancheng prefecture-level city, in the south of Anhui Province; in descriptive…
— 876

Wū niú zǎo hóng chá

Wu Niu Zao Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) from Zhejiang Province, produced from one of China's earliest-maturing tea cultivars — Wǔ Niú Zǎo (乌牛早). While the green tea "Yongjiawuniu Zao" (永嘉乌牛早) has long earned the reputation of "first tea of spring," its red version is a relatively young phenomenon, demonstrating…
— 877

Yǒngfú gāo shān chá

In 1996, Taiwanese tea farmer Xiè Dōngqìng (谢东庆, Xiè Dōngqìng) from Nántóu County (南投, Nántóu) discovered that the climate, altitude, and latitude of Yongfu Township were practically identical to the conditions of Alishan — one of Taiwan's most prestigious tea regions.
— 878

Yùlán xiāng dāncóng

However, the history of the tea tree itself that gave rise to the Yu Lan Xiang clone goes deeper. The mother plant was first propagated by cutting in 1961. Later, tea cultivator Wèi Lìmín (魏立民, Wèi Lìmín) from Fenghuang town discovered that this specimen distinguished itself by outstanding growth vigor, high bud…
— 879

yún nán hóng bǎo tǎ

Yunnan Red Pagodas (云南红宝塔, Yúnnán hóng bǎotǎ) is a shaped (moulded) red tea from Yunnan Province in southwestern China, made on the basis of the classic Yunnan red tea dianhong (滇红, Diānhóng).
— 880

Yúyáo pùbù xiānmíng

Yúyáo pùbù xiānmíng (余姚瀑布仙茗), “the immortals' tea from the waterfall ridge of Yuyao”, is a green tea of the city of Yuyao (余姚市), Ningbo prefecture, Zhejiang Province, from the Siming Mountains…
— 881

Zhāngpíng shuǐ xiān

Zhangping Shui Xian is the world's only compressed oolong, the signature tea of Zhangping County-level City in Fujian Province. This tea combines techniques from Northern Fújiàn (闽北, Mǐnběi) and Southern Fújiàn (闽南, Mǐnnán) oolongs and is produced in the characteristic form of square bricks wrapped in paper.
— 882

Zhāngzhōu liú xiāng

Zhangzhou Liu Xiang is one of three classic tea products from the state-owned Zhangzhou factory, alongside Sè Zhǒng (色种, Sèzhǒng) and Yī Zhī Chūn (一枝春, Yī Zhī Chūn). This is an example of a rare "composite" oolong in modern China: raw material from different districts of Fújiàn undergoes unified refining procedures…
— 883

Zhāngzhōu yīzhīchūn

Yizhichun is a product of a two-stage production process. In the first stage, rough semi-finished product (毛茶, máo chá) is made from fresh leaves using classic Minnan oolong technology. In the second — key for the brand — stage, semi-finished products from different seasons, varieties, and locations undergo refinement…
— 884

zhào qìng huáng chá

Zhaoqing Huangcha (肇庆黄茶, Zhàoqìng huángchá) is a yellow tea produced in the Zhaoqing prefecture-level city in the west of Guangdong Province (广东, Guǎngdōng).
— 885

Ānshùn pù bù hóngchá

Anshun Pu Bu Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) from Guizhou Province, a product from the region renowned for its green tea "Pu Bu Mao Feng" (瀑布毛峰, Pù Bù Máo Fēng). The name "Pu Bu" (瀑布, "waterfall") refers to the famous Huángguǒshù Waterfall (黄果树瀑布, Huángguǒshù Pùbù), Anshun's calling card.
— 886

Cháozhōu dāncóng chá

Cháozhōu dāncóng chá (潮州单丛茶) is the geographical indication certification mark No. 42507916 of Chaozhou prefecture-level city in the east of Guangdong Province, granted for dāncóng — the…
— 887

Dāncóng bái ruìxiāng

Bai Rui Xiang is one of the less common but deeply valued aromatic types of Feng Huang Dan Cong among connoisseurs. Its name refers to the fragrance of flowers of the genus Daphne (瑞香, ruìxiāng), while the character of the tea combines refined floral aroma with mineral depth characteristic of the Fenghuang…
— 888

Guìhuā xiāng dāncóng

Guī Huā Xiāng Dāncóng is one of the ten classical aromatic types (十大香型, shí dà xiāngxíng) of Fenghuang dancong, whose dry leaf and liquor emanate an astonishingly precise replica of the aroma of a blooming autumn osmanthus grove.
— 889

Héngxiàn mòlìhuā chá

Héngxiàn mòlìhuā chá (横县茉莉花茶) is a jasmine tea of the county-level city of Hengzhou (横州市, until 2021 — Hengxian County) of the city of Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
— 890

Huángshān yún wù chá

Huangshan Yun Wu is a classic high-mountain green tea with a centuries-old history, born in the mysterious mists of the Yellow Mountains. This tea is considered the historical predecessor of the famous Huangshan Mao Feng and belongs to the broad category of "cloud teas" (云雾茶, yúnwù chá) — green teas cultivated in high…
— 891

Huòshān huáng dà chá

Huangdacha technology is the "coarsest" and most "fiery" among all yellow teas. Its three pillars: three-wok pan-firing, week-long pile fermentation and "old fire pulling" at extremely high temperature.
— 892

Jiàn'ōu shuǐxiān chá

Jiàn'ōu shuǐxiān chá (建瓯水仙茶) is an oolong from the shuixian variety of Jian'ou county-level city (建瓯市) of Nanping prefecture in the north of Fujian Province.
— 893

Jiǔcéng shān hóngchá

Jiuceng Shan Hong Cha is a high-mountain red tea (black tea) from Guizhou Province, born on the slopes of Nine-Tier Mountain under unique conditions of "low latitude, high altitude, and minimal sunshine." It is renowned for its interweaving of honey-sugar and orchid aromas—the result of revolutionary adaptation of Sri…
— 894

jú pǔ · jú hóng · jú bái

橘普 (jú pǔ), 橘红 (jú hóng), and 橘白 (jú bái) form a family of composite teas in which dried citrus peel serves simultaneously as a vessel and an aromatic component, with three different types of te
— 895

Lāgōu gōnggǎn yáochá

Lāgōu gōnggǎn yáochá (拉沟公敢瑶茶) is a tea from the old tea trees of Gonggan Mountain in Daping Village (大坪村), Lagou Township (拉沟乡), Luzhai County (鹿寨县) of Liuzhou prefecture-level city, Guangxi…
— 896

Liánpíng gāoshān chá

Liánpíng gāoshān chá (连平高山茶), “Lianping high-mountain tea”, is the common name for the teas of Lianping County (连平县), Heyuan prefecture-level city, in the north of Guangdong Province, in the…
— 897

Liányúngǎng yúnwùchá

Liányúngǎng Yúnwùchá (连云港云雾茶, Liányúngǎng yúnwùchá) — "Cloud Tea of Lianyungang City" — is one of the "Three Famous Teas of Jiangsu" (江苏三大名茶), alongside Nánjīng Yǔhuā Chá (南京雨花茶) and Sūzhōu Bìluóchūn (苏州碧螺春).
— 898

Měnghǎi Jiéliáng chá

Měnghǎi Jiéliáng chá (勐海结良茶) is a geographical mark for the tea of Jieliang (结良) — one of the seven administrative villages of Bulangshan Township in Menghai County (勐海县), Xishuangbanna Dai…
— 899

Měnghǎi Zhāngjiā chá

Měnghǎi Zhāngjiā chá (勐海章家茶) is a geographical mark for the tea of Zhangjia (章家), one of the seven administrative villages of Bulangshan Township in Menghai County (勐海县), Xishuangbanna Dai…
— 900

Měngkù dàyèzhǒng chá

Měngkù dàyèzhǒng chá (勐库大叶种茶) is “tea of the Mengku large-leaf variety” from Shuangjiang Lahu, Va, Blang and Dai Autonomous County (双江拉祜族佤族布朗族傣族自治县) of Lincang prefecture-level city, Yunnan…
— 901

Pínghé bái yá qí lán

Pinghe Baiya Qilan is one of the key Minnan oolongs, the signature tea of Pinghe County in Fujian Province. This tea stands out among southern Fujian oolongs for its distinctive and persistent orchid aroma, which has become the foundation of its name and commercial identity.
— 902

Pōliǔ niángniang chá

Pōliǔ niángniang chá (坡柳娘娘茶) is “the tea of the girls of Poliu”, a handmade tea of Poliu village (坡柳村) in Zhenfeng County in the southwest of Guizhou.
— 903

Shāxiàn hóngbiān chá

Shāxiàn hóngbiān chá (沙县红边茶) is an oolong of Shaxian District (沙县区), Sanming prefecture-level city, deep in Fujian Province.
— 904

Shòuníng gāoshān chá

Shòuníng gāoshān chá (寿宁高山茶), “Shouning high-mountain tea”, is the protected name of the tea of Shouning County (寿宁县) in Ningde prefecture-level city in the north-east of Fujian Province.
— 905

Táichá 18 hào hóngyù

Hong Yu — "Red Jade" — is a unique Taiwanese red tea (black tea) with no analogues in the world. Created through crossbreeding Burmese large-leaf tea and Taiwanese wild mountain tea, this cultivar has given the world a red tea with an incomparable aromatic signature: natural notes of cinnamon and fresh mint that are…
— 906

Tiāntáishān yúnwùchá

Tiantishan Yunwucha is one of China's most ancient green teas, with a cultivation history spanning over 1700 years. This "cloud-mist tea" from the Tiantai Mountains in Zhejiang Province holds an exceptional place in world tea culture: it was from here that tea seeds and technologies were transferred to Japan and…
— 907

Wénshān bāozhǒng chá

Wenshan Baozhong is one of the oldest and most elegant Taiwanese oolongs, occupying a unique niche between green tea and classic semi-oxidized oolongs. Its signature characteristic is the distinctive strip-style (not ball-shaped) rolling, minimal degree of oxidation, and exceptionally rich floral aroma, earning it…
— 908

Xiāngcǎo lán hóngchá

Xiangcao Lan Hong Cha is a unique scented red tea (black tea) from Hainan Province, combining a high-quality tea base with natural vanilla extract (香草兰, Vanilla planifolia), the "king of world food flavourings".
— 909

Xiāngxī huángjīn chá

Xiāngxī huángjīn chá (湘西黄金茶) is “the golden tea of Xiangxi”, the prefecture-wide name for tea from the local huangjincha (黄金茶) population and the varieties selected from it in the Xiangxi Tujia…
— 910

Xiàogǎn lóngjiàn chá

Xiàogǎn lóngjiàn chá (孝感龙剑茶) is a flat pan-fired green tea of Xiaogan prefecture-level city (孝感市) in Hubei Province, from the low mountains and hills of the Dabie Mountains north of the Yangtze.
— 911

Xìnyí hé luó hóngchá

Xinyi He Luo Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) (fully oxidized) manufactured from the raw material of the famous Hé Luó Chá (合箩茶, Hé Luó Chá), historically known as one of the fifteen famous teas of Guangdong Province.
— 912

Yánxīshān báimáojiān

Yánxīshān báimáojiān (沿溪山白毛尖) is a baked green tea from the Jiufeng Mountains (九峰山) of Lechang county-level city (乐昌市), Shaoguan prefecture, in the north of Guangdong Province.
— 913

Zhāopíng yínshān chá

Zhāopíng yínshān chá (昭平银杉茶), “the silver fir from Zhaoping”, is a green tea of Zhaoping County (昭平县) of Hezhou prefecture-level city in the east of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
— 914

zhè jiāng xiǎo zhǒng

Zhejiang xiaozhong (浙江小种, Zhèjiāng xiǎozhǒng) is a red tea (in Western terminology, black tea) of the xiaozhong type, produced in Zhejiang Province (浙江省, Zhèjiāng shěng) in eastern China.
— 915

Zhōngxiáng yúnwù chá

Zhōngxiáng yúnwù chá (钟祥云雾茶) is a mountain green tea of the county-level city of Zhongxiang (钟祥市), Jingmen prefecture-level city, in the center of Hubei Province.
— 916

bù lǎng shān shú bǐng

Bulangshan shu bing is a compressed post-fermented pu'er tea made from large-leaf raw material from the Bulang Mountain massif (布朗山, Bùlǎng Shān) in Menghai County in the south of Yunnan Province.
— 917

Dān cóng mì lán xiāng

The production technology of Dan Cong Mi Lan Xiang combines traditional methods of oolong tea production and characteristics specific to the Chaozhou region.
— 918

Dān cóng yā shǐ xiāng

The production technology of Dan Cong Ya Shi Xiang combines traditional methods of oolong tea making and features characteristic of the Chaozhou region.
— 919

Fújiàn xuě yá hóngchá

Fujian Xue Ya Hong Cha — "Fujian red tea (black tea) from snow buds" — is an elite tippy red tea (black tea) produced exclusively from unopened tea buds densely covered with silvery-white down. This delicate "fur" on the dry buds creates the impression of frost or snow dust, which gave the tea its poetic name.
— 920

Guānshān liánqiào chá

Guānshān liánqiào chá (冠山连翘茶) is “Guanshan forsythia tea”, a drink made from the young buds and leaves of forsythia (连翘, liánqiào) from Pingding County (平定县) of Yangquan prefecture-level city in…
— 921

Gùshǐ Huánggūshān chá

Gùshǐ Huánggūshān chá (固始皇姑山茶) is “the tea of Mount Huanggushan from Gushi”: a green tea from Mount Huanggushan (皇姑山) at the northern foot of the Dabie Mountains, in Wumiaoji Township of Gushi…
— 922

Huǒtián Dàmàoshān chá

Huǒtián Dàmàoshān chá (火田大茂山茶) is the tea of Mount Damaoshan (大茂山) in Huotian town (火田镇), Yunxiao County (云霄县), Zhangzhou prefecture-level city, in the south of Fujian Province.
— 923

jiāo lǐng chǎo lǜ chá

Jiaoling chao lücha (焦岭炒绿茶, Jiāolǐng chǎo lǜchá) is a green tea belonging to the large family of pan-fired green teas (炒青绿茶, chǎoqīng lǜchá), in which fixation of the leaf and final drying are carried
— 924

jīn guān yīn hóng chá

Jin Guanyin hongcha (金观音红茶, Jīn Guānyīn hóngchá) is a red (in Western terminology "black") fully oxidised tea produced from the leaves of the selectively bred tea cultivar Jin Guanyin.
— 925

jīn xuān gōng fu hóng

Jin Xuan Gongfuhong is a red tea (black tea by Western classification), made from leaves of the Jin Xuan cultivar bush (金萱, Jīn Xuān) using the fine red tea technology of the gongfu style.
— 926

Jīngxiàn lánxiāng chá

Jīngxiàn lánxiāng chá (泾县兰香茶) is a green tea of Jing County (泾县), Xuancheng prefecture-level city, in the south of Anhui Province.
— 927

měng hǎi wèi shú bǐng

Menghai Wei Shu Bing (勐海味熟饼, Měnghǎi wèi shú bǐng) is not a single commercial grade but a collective name for ripe (shu) pu-erh pressed into cake form that carries the characteristic "Menghai flavour"
— 928

Měnghǎi Zhānglǎng chá

Měnghǎi Zhānglǎng chá (勐海章朗茶) is a geographical mark for the tea of the Bulang village of Zhanglang (章朗) in the Bada area of Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
— 929

Píngjiāng gāoshān chá

Píngjiāng gāoshān chá (平江高山茶) is the “high-mountain tea” of Pingjiang County (平江县), Yueyang prefecture-level city, in the northeast of Hunan Province.
— 930

Píngshān chǎoqīng chá

Píngshān chǎoqīng chá (屏山炒青茶) is a pan-fired green tea of Pingshan County (屏山县), Yibin prefecture-level city, in the south of Sichuan Province.
— 931

Shàngguǎn xiān hú chá

Shàngguǎn Xiàn Hú Chá is a regional green tea from the Xianhu (仙湖) mountain range in Guangdong Province, a product with national geographical indication. Its distinctive feature is the «three greens» (三绿, sān lǜ): emerald-green twisted leaves, jade-green transparent liquor, and tender-green uniform spent leaves.
— 932

Shānlínxī hóng wūlóng

Shanlinxi Hong Oolong is a high-mountain Taiwanese red oolong, born at the intersection of two traditions: the heavy oxidation technology of «紅烏龍» (hong oolong), developed in eastern Taiwan in 2008, and the exceptional terroir of the Shanlinxi mountain range — one of the three great high-mountain tea regions of the…
— 933

Shénnóngjià chǎo qīng

Shénnóngjià Chǎo Qīng (神农架炒青, Shénnóngjià chǎo qīng) is a green tea from the "Birthplace of Tea": the protected forest district of Shénnóngjià (神农架林区, Shénnóngjià Línqū) in Hubei Province — the place where, according to legend, the mythical Divine Farmer Shénnóng (神农氏, Shénnóng Shì) first discovered the healing…
— 934

Shūchéng xiǎo lán huā

Shucheng Xiao Lan Hua is an Anhui green tea whose appearance resembles a freshly blooming orchid flower, while its aroma carries a genuine orchid note. Behind this remarkable coincidence of form and fragrance lies more than three centuries of craftsmanship tradition and the unique terroir of the eastern foothills of…
— 935

Sōngbǎi chángqīng chá

Songbai Changqing Cha (Sōngbǎi chángqīng chá, 松柏長青茶) is an oolong from the Songbailing plateau (松柏嶺, Sōngbǎilǐng) in Mingjian Township, Nantou County, Taiwan.
— 936

Tàimǔshān lǜxuěyá chá

Tàimǔshān lǜxuěyá chá (太姥山绿雪芽茶) is a protected name of the tea of Taimu Mountain in Fuding county-level city (福鼎市) of Ningde prefecture, Fujian Province.
— 937

Tàishùn sān bēi xiāng

Tàishùn Sān Bēi Xiāng is a regional green tea (绿茶) from Taishun County in southern Zhejiang Province, famous for its persistence: even after three infusions, the aroma remains expressive and full. This very property gave the tea its poetic name.
— 938

Táiwān qīngxīn báichá

Táiwān Qīngxīn Bái Chá is ān innovative Taiwanese white tea created using the classic oolong cultivar Qīngxīn Gànzhī (青心柑仔, Qīngxīn Gānzǐ), traditionally intended for producing oolongs and Oriental Beauty.
— 939

tóng mù guān hóng chá

Tongmu Pass Black Tea (桐木关红茶, Tóngmù Guān hóngchá) is a collective name for black teas (in Western terminology) that are born in Tongmu Village and around the Tongmu Pass mountain gateway, in the very
— 940

Xiāngxiāng shuǐfǔ chá

Xiāngxiāng shuǐfǔ chá (湘乡水府茶) is a tea of Xiangxiang county-level city (湘乡市), Xiangtan prefecture, in the center of Hunan Province, from gardens around the Shuifumiao Reservoir (水府庙水库).
— 941

Yífēng yíngkēquán chá

Yífēng yíngkēquán chá (宜丰盈科泉茶) is a green tea of the mountain townships of Yifeng County (宜丰县), Yichun prefecture-level city, in the northwest of Jiangxi Province, on the southern slope of the…
— 942

Yuánjiāng mòlìhuā chá

Yuánjiāng mòlìhuā chá (元江茉莉花茶) is a jasmine tea of Yuanjiang Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County (元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县), Yuxi prefecture-level city, Yunnan Province.
— 943

yún nán hóng máo fēng

Yunnan Red Mao Feng (云南红毛峰, Yúnnán hóng máofēng) is a style of Yunnan red tea belonging to the Dianhong (滇红, Diānhóng) family, characterised by an abundance of golden down on the buds and a twisted, c
— 944

Yúnnán gǔ shù hóngchá

Yunnan Gu Shu Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) (红茶) of the dianhong category (滇紅), produced from leaves of old and ancient tea trees (古樹, gǔ shù — trees aged 100+ years) in Yunnan Province. This is not a separate variety or brand, but a collective name for an entire class of premium Yunnan red teas united by one…
— 945

Yúnnán Jǐngmài wūlóng

Yunnan Jingmai Oolong is a bold experiment at the intersection of two great Chinese tea traditions: oolong processing technology brought by Taiwanese masters and the unique terroir of the ancient tea gardens of Jǐngmài Mountain (景迈山) — the world's first UNESCO World Heritage site dedicated exclusively to tea culture.
— 946

Yúnnán Xiàguān tuóchá

Yúnnán Xiàguān tuóchá (云南下关沱茶) is a pressed pu-erh in the shape of a thick-walled bowl from Xiaguan in Dali county-level city in the west of Yunnan Province.
— 947

Zhèn'ān Xiàngyuán chá

Zhèn'ān Xiàngyuán chá (镇安象园茶) is “the Xiangyuan tea of Zhen'an”, a green tea of Zhen'an County (镇安县) of Shangluo prefecture-level city on the southern slope of the Qinling range, Shaanxi Province.
— 948

Zhèng shān xiǎo zhǒng

Zhengshan Xiaozhong is the world's first red tea (black tea), the progenitor of all red (black) teas on the planet. Created accidentally in the Tongmu Mountains over 400 years ago, it has traveled from a mistake by village masters to a symbol of China in Europe, an inspiration for British tea culture, and the…
— 949

Zhī lán xiāng dāncóng

Zhi Lan Xiang Dan Cong is one of the most refined and recognizable aromatic types in the extensive family of Phoenix oolongs. Its signature orchid aroma — penetrating, floral, with light sweetness and mineral depth — has made this tea a standard of high-mountain Guangdong and an indispensable participant in Chaozhou…
— 950

Ānhuà tiān jiān hēichá

Tian Jian is the highest grade in the "San Jian" (三尖, Sān Jiān — "Three Points") system, the historical hierarchy of loose dark teas from Anhua County, Hunan Province. This is the only representative of Anhua Hei Cha that was made exclusively from first-grade raw material and intended for the imperial court.
— 951

bái yīng shān hóng chá

Baiyingshan Red Tea (白莺山红茶, Báiyīngshān hóngchá) is a Yunnan red tea (in Western terminology, black tea, fully oxidized) made from raw material harvested in the Baiyingshan Mountains on the western ba
— 952

Báiháo yínzhēn lǎo chá

Bai Hao Yin Zhen Lao Cha is an aged version of "silver needles." With age, the spring "crystalline" freshness disappears, but what aged white tea is valued for appears: honey-dried fruit depth, amber liquor, and soft, rounded texture without sharp astringency.
— 953

Báiháo yínzhēn xīn chá

Bai Hao Yin Zhen Xin Cha is "fresh" (current season) silver needle white tea made from select spring buds. Its value lies in maximum delicacy: light liquor, subtle floral-honey aroma, and almost silky sweetness when carefully brewed.
— 954

Báipénzhū Héngkēng chá

Báipénzhū Héngkēng chá (白盆珠横坑茶) is a green tea of Hengkeng village (横坑村), Baipenzhu town (白盆珠镇), Huidong County (惠东县), Huizhou prefecture-level city, Guangdong Province.
— 955

Fúdǐng vs Zhènghé

White tea ( báichá , 白茶) emerged as an independent category in Fujian, and two localities — Fuding ( Fúdǐng , 福鼎) and Zhenghe ( Zhènghé , 政和) — still share the title of its cradle.
— 956

guì zhōu hóng máo fēng

Guizhou hong mao feng (贵州红毛峰, Guìzhōu hóng máofēng) is a red (fully oxidized) tea produced in Guizhou province in southwestern China and crafted in the "maofeng" style, preserving buds and young leave
— 957

Jiāngxià Guāngmíng chá

Jiāngxià Guāngmíng chá (江夏光明茶) is a green tea of four villages of Shanpo subdistrict (山坡街), Jiangxia District, in the south of Wuhan, Hubei Province.
— 958

Máchéng guī shān lǜchá

Macheng Gui Shan Lü Chá (麻城龟山绿茶, Máchéng guī shān lǜchá) — "Green Tea of Turtle Mountain from Macheng City" — is a green tea (绿茶) from Mount Guifengshan (龟峰山, Guīfēngshān, "Turtle Peak," 1,320 m), located in the Dàbié Mountains (大别山) within Máchéng City (麻城市), Hubei Province.
— 959

Nántóushì Qīngshān chá

Nántóushì Qīngshān chá (南投市青山茶), “the tea of the green mountains of Nantou City”, is a low-mountain oolong from the Baguashan plateau (八卦山, Bāguà shān) in Nantou City of the county of the same…
— 960

Rénhuái gōngfu hóngchá

Rénhuái gōngfu hóngchá (仁怀功夫红茶) is a red tea of the county-level city of Renhuai (仁怀市) in Zunyi prefecture in the north of Guizhou Province, on the middle reaches of the Chishui River (赤水河).
— 961

Sānxiá qīngxīn hóngchá

Sanxi Qing Xin Hong Cha is a Taiwanese red tea (black tea) with a pronounced natural honey aroma (蜜香, Mìxiāng), produced in Sanxi District from leaves of the unique local cultivar Qing Xin Gan Zi.
— 962

wǔ yí shān méi zhàn yá

Wuyishan Meizhan Ya (武夷山梅占芽, Wǔyíshān Méizhàn yá) is a red tea (红茶, hóngchá) produced in the Wuyishan mountain range area in northern Fujian Province from raw material of the Meizhan (梅占, Méizhàn) cul
— 963

Xiāngyáng gāoxiāng chá

Xiāngyáng gāoxiāng chá (襄阳高香茶) is “the high-aroma tea of Xiangyang”, the common tea brand and geographical indication certification mark of Xiangyang (襄阳) prefecture-level city in the northwest of…
— 964

Yídū tiānrán fùxīn chá

Yídū tiānrán fùxīn chá (宜都天然富锌茶) is “naturally zinc-rich tea” from Yidu: a green tea from the mountainous west of Yidu county-level city (宜都市), Yichang prefecture, Hubei Province.
— 965

Yúnnán wúliàng hóngchá

Yunnan Wuliang Hong Cha is a high-altitude red tea (black tea) from the Wúliàng Mountains (无量山, Wúliàng Shān), one of the world's most ancient tea-growing regions, located in Jǐngdōng County (景东, Jǐngdōng) of Yunnan Province.
— 966

Yúnxiàn Dàcháoshān chá

Yúnxiàn Dàcháoshān chá (云县大朝山茶) is a geographical indication certification mark for tea from the Dachaoshan massif in the south-east of Yun County (云县), Lincang prefecture-level city, Yunnan…
— 967

Zhènkāng Mǎ'ānshān chá

Zhènkāng Mǎ'ānshān chá (镇康马鞍山茶) is the tea of the old gardens of Ma'anshan village (马鞍山村), Mangbing Township (忙丙乡), Zhenkang County (镇康县), Lincang prefecture-level city, Yunnan Province.
— 968

Bǎojìng huáng jīn lǜchá

Bǎojìng Huáng Jīn Chá (保靖黄金茶, Bǎojìng Huángjīn Chá — "Golden Tea from Baojing") — a legendary Húnán green tea (绿茶), nicknamed "tea that can be drunk like a museum artifact" (可以喝的文物, kěyǐ hē de wénwù).
— 969

Chángtài Tiānzhúyán chá

Chángtài Tiānzhúyán chá (长泰天竺岩茶) is an oolong of Changtai District (长泰区) of Zhangzhou prefecture-level city in the south of Fujian Province, named after Tianzhuyan (天竺岩) — an old temple on Mount…
— 970

Dān cóng xìng rén xiāng

The production technology of Dan Cong Xing Ren Xiang combines traditional oolong tea manufacturing methods and features characteristic of the Chaozhou region.
— 971

Fújiàn gāo shān hóngchá

Fujian Gaoshan Hongcha is a high-mountain red tea (black tea) from Fujian Province, produced from the Taiwanese cultivar Jīnxuān (金萱, Jīn Xuān). This tea represents a brilliant example of inter-regional exchange of tea technologies and varieties: the famous Taiwanese cultivar, traditionally used for oolong production,…
— 972

Guìzhōu léigōngshān chá

Leigongshan Cha is a collective name for high-mountain green teas produced on the slopes of Mount Leigongshan and adjacent territories of Leishan County in Guizhou Province. These teas are united by the misty mountain terroir of the national nature reserve, a mild amino acid profile, and the pure, "transparent"…
— 973

Guìzhōu māodòng hóngchá

Guizhou Maodong Hong Cha is a distinctive red tea (black tea) from the high-altitude Maodong district of Fenggang County in Guizhou Province. This tea stands out among Chinese red teas for its unusually light, citrus-floral profile with a complete absence of maltiness, which is explained by its reduced degree of…
— 974

Hǎifēng Liánhuāshān chá

Hǎifēng Liánhuāshān chá (海丰莲花山茶), “the tea of Lianhuashan Mountain from Haifeng”, is a green tea from Haifeng County (海丰县) of Shanwei prefecture-level city in the east of Guangdong Province.
— 975

Huáng méigui xiǎo zhǒng

Huang Mei Gui Xiao Zhong is a modern interpretation of the legendary Wuyi red tea (black tea) Zhèng Shān Xiǎo Zhǒng (正山小种, zhèng shān xiǎo zhǒng), known in the West as Lapsang Souchong. The uniqueness of this tea lies in the use of the Huáng Méi Guì (黄玫瑰, huáng méigui — "Yellow Rose") cultivar, originally developed…
— 976

Huáng zhī xiāng dāncóng

Huáng Zhì Xiāng Dàn Cóng is one of the ten main aromatic types (十大香型, Shí Dà Xiāng Xíng) in the Phoenix Dàn Cóng (凤凰单丛, Fènghuáng Dāncóng) family, considered the benchmark of the floral category among Guangdong oolongs.
— 977

Jīnhǎi Nǚ'érshān báichá

Jīnhǎi Nǚ'érshān báichá (金海女儿山白茶) is a tea of Mount Nü'ershan (女儿山) in the Jinhai (金海) District of Huangshi prefecture-level city in the south-east of Hubei Province.
— 978

Měnghǎi Bādá Mànmài chá

Měnghǎi Bādá Mànmài chá (勐海巴达曼迈茶) is a geographical mark for tea whose name joins the Bada area (巴达) and Manmai (曼迈) of Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
— 979

Měnghǎi Mànxīnglóng chá

Měnghǎi Mànxīnglóng chá (勐海曼兴龙茶) is a geographical mark for the tea of the village of Manxinglong in Menghai County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
— 980

Ményú fóyá · Yùluó gāngjí

Ményú fóyá · Yùluó gāngjí (门隅佛芽·玉罗冈吉) is a tea of Mama and Le townships in the south of the Tibet Autonomous Region, on the southern slope of the Himalayas.
— 981

Mì xiāng jīn yá hóngchá

Mi Xiang Jin Ya Hong Cha is a Taiwanese red tea (black tea) with a pronounced honey aroma, owing its unique flavor and aromatic profile to the tiny green leafhopper. The "Jin Ya" (golden buds) version represents a premium interpretation of Taiwanese honey red tea, with emphasis on select bud material that produces a…
— 982

Sōngxī jiǔlóng dàbáichá

Sōngxī jiǔlóng dàbáichá (松溪九龙大白茶) is a white tea of Songxi County (松溪县) in Nanping prefecture in the north of Fujian province, made from the local variety 九龙大白茶.
— 983

Suíníng qīngqiánliǔ chá

Suíníng qīngqiánliǔ chá (绥宁青钱柳茶) is a “tea” from the young leaves of cyclocarya, the tree 青钱柳 (Cyclocarya paliurus) of the walnut family, from Suining County (绥宁县) of Shaoyang prefecture-level…
— 984

Táiwān mì xiāng hóngchá

Taiwanese honey-scented red tea "Mi Xiang" is one of the most unusual red teas (black tea) in the world, whose famous honey aroma arises not through additives or flavoring, but as a result of natural interaction between the tea bush and a small green leafhopper.
— 985

Táiwān sìjìchūn hóngchá

Taiwan Si Ji Chun Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) made from the raw material of the famous Taiwanese oolong cultivar Sì Jí Chún (四季春, Sìjìchūn), "Four Seasons Spring." This tea represents a brilliant example of the innovative approach of Taiwanese masters, who reveal completely new facets of flavor in a…
— 986

Yuèyáng huáng chá zhuān

Yueyang yellow tea brick is one of the most unusual and paradoxical teas in Chinese tradition. This is a compressed yellow tea containing "golden flowers" (金花, jīn huā) — colonies of the beneficial fungus Eurotium cristatum, previously associated exclusively with dark teas (hei cha).
— 987

yún nán jīn yá hóng chá

Yunnan Jinya Hongcha is a premium red tea (in Chinese classification 红茶, hóngchá; in the Western tradition it is called "black") from Yunnan Province, made almost exclusively from single unopened buds
— 988

Yúnnán Dàlǐ chá yínzhēn

Yúnnán Dàlǐ Chá Yín Zhèn is a unique white tea (白茶) of the "silver needles" category, produced from buds of the wild relict species Camellia taliensis (大理茶, Dàlǐ Chá) — one of the most ancient representatives of the tea genus, which is considered a possible ancestor of cultivated tea Camellia sinensis.
— 989

Yúnxiàn Báiyīngshān chá

Yúnxiàn Báiyīngshān chá (云县白莺山茶) is a geographical indication certification mark for tea from Mount Baiying (白莺山) in Yun County (云县), Lincang prefecture-level city, Yunnan Province.
— 990

Zhènyuán Kǎnpénqìng chá

Zhènyuán Kǎnpénqìng chá (镇沅砍盆箐茶) is a geographical indication mark for the tea of Kanpenqing village (砍盆箐), Wenkuang village committee (文况村), Mengda Town, Zhenyuan County, Pu'er prefecture-level…
— 991

Zhōuxiàng fènghuáng chá

Zhōuxiàng fènghuáng chá (周巷凤凰茶) is a flat green tea from Zhouxiang Town (周巷镇) of Xiaochang County (孝昌县) of Xiaogan prefecture-level city in the northeast of Hubei Province, on the southern spurs…
— 992

Jīn xuān gāoshān hóngchá

Jin Xuan Gaoshan Hong Cha is a Taiwanese high-mountain red tea (black tea) produced from the raw material of the famous Jīn Xuān (金萱, Jīn Xuān) cultivar, better known as Tai Cha No. 12 (台茶12號, Táichá Shí'èr Hào).
— 993

liù bǎo · chá chuán gǔ dào

Liubao (liù bǎo, 六堡) is an aged dark tea (黑茶) from Guangxi, whose identity is composed of two inseparable parts: the high-mountain red-yellow soils of its native village and the waterborne export ar
— 994

Máchéng guī shān hóngchá

Macheng Guishan Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) produced on the slopes of Mount Guifengshan (龟峰山, "Turtle Peak") in Macheng County, Hubei Province. This region is one of the most ancient tea-producing areas of Central China: its tea history can be traced back to the Tang dynasty and was documented by Lu Yu himself…
— 995

Méngdǐngshān lǜ máo fēng

Mengdingshan Lü Máo Fēng (蒙顶山绿毛峰, Méngdǐngshān lǜ máo fēng) — "Green Downy Peak of Mount Mengding" — is a delicate baked green tea from Mount Méngdǐngshān (蒙顶山, Méngdǐng Shān, 1456 m) in Ya'an City (雅安市, Yǎ'ān Shì), Sichuan Province — the legendary "cradle of world tea cultivation," where, according to tradition, the…
— 996

shú pǔ lóng zhū měng hǎi

Shu pu'er Longzhu Menghai is a fermented ("ripe") pu'er from Menghai County (勐海, Měnghǎi) in the south of Yunnan Province, hand-rolled into small, dense balls—"pearls".
— 997

Táidōng Lùyě hóng wūlóng

Táidōng Lùyě hóng wūlóng (臺東鹿野紅烏龍) is a red oolong from Luye Township (鹿野鄉) of Taidong County in eastern Taiwan.
— 998

Tàishān hóngchá

Tàishān hóngchá (泰山红茶) is a red tea of Tai'an prefecture (泰安) near Mount Taishan in Shandong Province.
— 999

Tónglú xuěshuǐ yúnlǜ chá

Tónglú xuěshuǐ yúnlǜ chá (桐庐雪水云绿茶) is a single-bud green tea from Tonglu County (桐庐县) of Hangzhou prefecture-level city, Zhejiang Province.
— 1000

Yǒngchūn Mǐnnán shuǐxiān

Yǒngchūn Mǐnnán shuǐxiān (永春闽南水仙) is a southern Fujian oolong made from the shuǐxiān cultivar in Yongchun County (永春县) of Quanzhou prefecture-level city, Fujian Province.
— 1001

yún nán huāng yě bái chá

Yunnan Wild White Tea (云南荒野白茶, Yúnnán huāngyě báichá) is a white tea from the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan (云南, Yúnnán), made from the leaves of the large-leaf assam variety of the tea plan
— 1002

bǎiliǎng chá - shíliǎng chá

The family of "flower rolls" huajuan (花卷, huā juǎn) is a line of compressed dark tea cylinders from Anhua County, where the weight encoded in the name builds a ladder from the small Shiliang (十两茶, *
— 1003

Bǎojìng huáng jīn hóngchá

Baojing Huang Jin Hong Cha is a red tea (black tea) made from the raw material of the legendary cultivar Bǎojìng Huangjincha (保靖黄金茶, Bǎojìng Huángjīn Chá), an ancient and genetically unique variety from the depths of the mountainous region of Xiāngxī (湘西) in western Hunan Province.
— 1004

Gānkēng xiǎozhǒng hóngchá

Gānkēng xiǎozhǒng hóngchá (干坑小种红茶) is a red tea from the Gankeng forest tract of Siqian Township (司前乡), Guangze County (光泽县), Nanping prefecture-level city, Fujian Province.
— 1005

Guǎngdōng dāncóng hóngchá

Guangdong Dancong Hong Cha is a unique red tea (black tea) from Guangdong Province, produced from raw material of Dāncóng (单丛, Dāncóng) cultivars, traditionally intended for making the famous Fenghuang Dancong oolongs.
— 1006

Gǔshù, dàshù, yěshēng, táidì

In the world of pu'er (普洱 pǔ'ěr), there is no more important — and more speculative — characteristic than the age and origin of the tea tree.
— 1007

Míngjiān mì xiāng hóngchá

Mingjiān Mì Xiāng Hóng Chá is a Taiwanese red tea (black tea) with geographical designation to Mingjian Township in Nantou County, one of the most distinctive representatives of Taiwan's "honey" tea family.
— 1008

Yuèyáng huángchá zhī xiāng

Yueyang (岳阳, yuèyáng), in the north of Hunan Province, is the main production centre for yellow tea (黄茶, huángchá) in China: it accounts for around 70 % of the total volume, and it is this region
— 1009

bāng hǎi lǎo shù shēng chá

Banghai laoshui shengcha is a raw (sheng) pu'er made from leaves of old tea trees in the Banghai area of Yunnan Province, southwestern China.
— 1010

huá zhú liáng zi shēng chá

Huazhu Liangzi shengcha is a raw (green) pu-erh (生茶, shēngchá) made from material sourced from Mount Huazhu Liangzi (滑竹梁子, Huázhú Liángzi) and the surrounding tea gardens in the Mengsong tea area (勐宋,
— 1011

nán guǎng gāo shān bái chá

Nanguang high-mountain white tea (南广高山白茶, Nánguǎng gāoshān báichá) is a representative of the white tea category (白茶, báichá), produced from raw material sourced from high-mountain tea plantations in
— 1012

Táichá 23 hào qíyùn báichá

Taicha 23 Hao Qi Yun Bai Cha is a new-generation Taiwanese white tea produced from cultivar TTES No. 23 "Qi Yun" (祁韻, "Keemun Melody"), developed from seeds of the famous Chinese red tea (black tea) Keemun (Qimen).
— 1013

Táiwān Yúchí āsàmǔ hóngchá

Taiwan Yuchi Assam Hong Cha is a Taiwanese red tea (black tea) produced in the Sūn Moon Lake (日月潭, Rìyuètán) region from descendants of Indian Assam tea trees. This tea is a striking example of how an imported cultivar acquires a completely new character in the unique conditions of Taiwanese terroir.
— 1014

Yúnnán Mǎtái gǔshù hóngchá

Yunnan Matai Gushu Hong Cha is a premium Yunnan red tea (black tea) of the Diān Hóng (滇红, Diān Hóng) category, produced from raw material of centuries-old arborescent tea plants from Matai village in Lincang district.
— 1015

Yúnnán yěshēng zǐyá báichá

Yúnnán Yè Shěng Zī Yá Bái Chá is a rare white tea produced from wild (野生, yěshēng) Yunnan large-leaf raw material with natural purple pigmentation of shoots. This tea stands at the intersection of two unique phenomena: wild origin (raw material is collected from uncultivated, seed-propagated tea trees aged from…
— 1016

Zhōuníng gāoshān yúnwù chá

Zhōuníng gāoshān yúnwù chá (周宁高山云雾茶), “the high-mountain cloud tea of Zhouning”, is the county name for the tea of Zhouning County (周宁县) of Ningde prefecture-level city in the northeast of Fujian…
— 1017

Nánjiàn Wúliàngshān hóngchá

Nánjiàn Wúliàngshān hóngchá (南涧无量山红茶) is a red tea of Nanjian Yi Autonomous County (南涧彝族自治县) of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.
— 1018

Shàngyú Juénóng cuìmíng chá

Shàngyú Juénóng cuìmíng chá (上虞觉农翠茗茶) is a green tea from Shangyu District (上虞区) of Shaoxing prefecture-level city, Zhejiang Province, with the leaf rolled into a “flower roll” (花卷形).
— 1019

Táichá 18 hào hóngyù báichá

Taicha 18 Hao Hongyu Bai Cha is an experimental Taiwanese white tea produced from the famous cultivar TTES No. 18 "Hongyu" (紅玉, "Red Jade"), originally created for red tea (black tea) production.
— 1020

Táiwān sìjìchūn mòlì wūlóng

Taiwanese Jasmine Oolong Sijichun is a scented tea in which the natural floral character of the "Four Seasons Spring" cultivar (四季春, Sìjìchūn) is enhanced and enriched through multiple scenting processes with fresh jasmine buds (Jasminum sambac).
— 1021

tǔ lín fèng huáng shēng chá

Tulin Phoenix (土林凤凰, Tǔlín Fènghuáng) is a brand of raw pu'er produced by one of the large regional manufacturers in the city of Pu'er, Yunnan Province.
— 1022

Xiàochāng Fènghuángshān chá

Xiàochāng Fènghuángshān chá (孝昌凤凰山茶) is a flat green tea of Zhouxiang town (周巷镇), Xiaochang County, Xiaogan prefecture-level city, in the northeast of Hubei Province, at the southern foot of the…
— 1023

Yán sōng xiǎo zhǒng hóngchá

Yan Song Xiao Zhong Hong Cha is a rare unsmoked red tea (black tea) from the Wǔyí Mountains (武夷山), representing an original variation on the theme of the legendary Zhèng Shān Xiǎo Zhǒng (正山小种). While the classic "Lapsang Souchong" became famous for its powerful pine smoke aroma, Yan Song Xiao Zhong reveals a…
— 1024

Yúnnán yěshēng zǐyá hóngchá

Yunnan Yesheng Ziya Hongcha is a rare red tea (black tea) produced from leaves of wild tea trees with natural purple pigmentation of shoots. The purple color is due to high anthocyanin content — powerful natural antioxidants, making this tea unique both in biochemical composition and flavor-aroma profile.
— 1025

Tàiqīng shuāngshàng lǜyá chá

Tàiqīng shuāngshàng lǜyá chá (太青双上绿芽茶) is a bud green tea from Taiqing Mountain (太青山) in Lixian County (澧县) of Changde prefecture-level city in the northwest of Hunan Province.
— 1026

Táiwān yān xiǎozhǒng hóngchá

Taiwan Yan Xiao Zhong is a Taiwanese interpretation of the famous smoked red tea (black tea) Lapsang Souchong, known in international trade as Tarry Lapsang Souchong. It differs from the Fujian original through intensive hot smoking with added pine resin, use of large-leaf Assam raw material, and a pronounced…
— 1027

Yúnnán jīngdiǎn 1938 hóngchá

Yunnan Jingdian 1938 is a legendary Yunnan red tea (black tea) of the Diān Hóng (滇红, Diān Hóng) category, immortalizing in its name the birth year of the entire Yunnan red tea industry. This tea, created in the fire of World War II as an export product to save the national economy, became one of the benchmarks of…
— 1028

2003 chénnián qīng xīn wūlóng

A rare collectible Taiwanese oolong of the lǎo chá (老茶, lǎo chá — "old tea") category, harvested in 2003 from the high-mountain garden of Wùshè (霧社, Wùshè) in Nantou County and subjected to over twenty years of controlled aging with periodic charcoal roasting.
— 1029

Jīngdé Tiānshān zhēnxiāng chá

Jīngdé Tiānshān zhēnxiāng chá (旌德天山真香茶) is a green tea of Jingde County (旌德县), Xuancheng prefecture-level city, in the south of Anhui Province; in a descriptive translation, “the true aroma of…
— 1030

Lóng fèng xiá gāo shān wūlóng

A benchmark high-mountain Taiwanese oolong from Dragon and Phoenix Gorge — the highest and most prestigious point of the Shānlínxī (杉林溪, Shānlínxī) tea region. Produced from the noble Qīng Xīn (青心, Qīng Xīn) cultivar at altitudes up to 1800 meters, this tea embodies the concept of shan qi (山氣, shān qì) — "mountain…
— 1031

Táiwān 'jiǎ chūn' qīngxīn lǜchá

"False Spring" is a phenomenon tea, a mystery tea, a documentary tea.
— 1032

yún nán zǎo chūn xiǎo bái háo

Yunnan Early Spring White Xiaobaihao (云南早春小白毫, Yúnnán zǎochūn xiǎobáiháo) is a white tea from the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan, produced from the earliest spring harvest of local large-leaf
— 1033

Guǎngxī zǎochūn yínzhēn báichá

Guǎngxī Early Spring Yín Zhèn Bái Chá is a white tea (白茶) of the Bái Háo Yínzhēn (白毫银针) category, produced in the mountainous regions of Guǎngxī Zhuàng Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区) from raw material of the Fúdǐng Dà Bái Háo (福鼎大白毫) cultivar, harvested at the very beginning of spring.
— 1034

Táiwān yěshēng shānchá hóngchá

Taiwanese wild tea "Shan Cha" (山茶, "mountain tea") is one of the rarest and most unusual red teas (black teas) in the world, produced from leaves of Camellia formosensis — an endemic Taiwanese species of tea plant, genetically distinct from the familiar Camellia sinensis and Camellia sinensis var. assamica.
— 1035

yǒu jī yún nán lóng zhū lǜ chá

Organic Yunnan Green Dragon Pearl (有机云南龙珠绿茶, yǒujī Yúnnán lóngzhū lǜchá) is a green tea from the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan, whose leaves are hand-rolled into tight round "pearl" balls.
— 1036

Yúnnán Jǐngmài yěshēng hóngchá

Yunnan Jingmai Ye Sheng Hong Cha is a unique red tea (black tea) produced from leaves of wild and semi-wild tea trees growing in the ancient tea forests of Mount Jǐngmàishān (景迈山, Jǐngmàishān) — the world's first UNESCO World Heritage site dedicated to tea culture.
— 1037

lǎo pǐn zhǒng lǎo shù sōng zhēn

Lao Pinzhong Laoshu Songzhen (老品种老树松针) is a Chinese black tea (红茶, hóngchá) whose name literally reveals its three defining characteristics: old cultivar type (老品种, lǎo pǐnzhǒng), old tea trees (老树, l
— 1038

Zhāngpíng shuǐxiān hóngchá bǐng

Zhāngpíng Shuì Xiān Hóng Chá Bìng is a modern variety of the famous pressed tea from Zhāngpíng (漳平, Zhāngpíng) city, Fujian Province. Unlike the classic Zhangping Shui Xian, which is traditionally an oolong and the world's only pressed tea in the oolong category, this version represents a fully oxidized red tea (black…
— 1039

zhè jiāng míng qián huáng jīn yá

Huangjin ya (黄金芽, huángjīn yá — "golden bud") is a tea from Zhejiang province (浙江, Zhèjiāng), the raw material for which is a rare light-sensitive tea cultivar with naturally yellow-golden foliage.
— 1040

guǎn yáng gāo shān rì shài bái chá

Guanyang gaoshan rishai baicha (管阳高山日晒白茶) is a high-mountain sun-dried white tea originating from Guanyang Township (管阳镇, Guǎnyáng zhèn) in the county-level city of Fuding (福鼎市, Fúdǐng shì) in northea
— 1041

měng hǎi qiáo mù yuán chá shú bǐng

Menghai ripe pu-erh from large trees (勐海乔木圆茶熟饼, měnghǎi qiáomù yuánchá shúbǐng) is a fermented (shu) pu-erh produced in Menghai County in the south of Yunnan Province from raw material sourced from ta
— 1042

Tóngmù yěshēng zhèng shān xiǎo zhǒng

Tongmu Yesheng Zhengshan Xiaozhong is the supreme embodiment of wild red tea (black tea) from the protected heart of the Wuyi Mountains. "Wild-growing true mountain small variety from Tongmuguan" — as its full name literally translates — is produced from raw material of semi-wild tea bushes aged 60 to 100 years and…

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