This is a list of Chinese teas. Chinese tea is a beverage made from the leaves of tea plants (Camellia sinensis) and – depending on the type of tea – typically 60–100 °C hot water. Tea leaves are processed using traditional Chinese methods. Chinese tea is drunk throughout the day, including during meals, as a substitute for plain water, for health, or for simple pleasure.
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Black tea (紅茶) | |
Green tea (綠茶) | |
Oolong (also known as Wulong) | |
White tea (白茶) | |
Yellow tea (黃茶) | |
Fermented / Dark tea (黑茶) | |
Scented tea | |
Herbal / Medicinal tea (tisane) |
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Flowering tea (香片, 工艺茶, or 开花茶) | |
Ground tea (Lei cha) (擂茶) | |
Gunpowder tea (珠茶) | |
Jasmine tea (茉莉花茶 or 香片) | |
Kombucha (昆布茶) |
Several types of tea have been listed as one of the "Ten Famous Chinese Teas" or "China Famous Teas" (simplified Chinese: 中国十大名茶; traditional Chinese: 中國十大名茶; pinyin: Zhōngguó shí dàmíng chá).
While no authoritative lists exists per se, teas commonly considered one of the ten include:[2][3]
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West Lake Longjing tea (Dragon Well Tea) (西湖龍井茶) | |
Dongting Biluochun (Snail Spring Tea) (洞庭碧螺春) | |
Huangshan Maofeng (Yellow Mountain Fur Peak) (黄山毛峰) | |
Junshan Yinzhen (Silver Needle Tea) (君山銀針) | |
Qimen Red Tea (祁門紅茶) | |
Lu'an Melon Seed Tea or Luan Leaf (六安瓜片) | |
Xinyang Maojian tea (信阳毛尖) | |
Duyun Maojian (都匀毛尖) | |
Wuyi Tea, also known as Bohea (武夷岩茶), including Da Hong Pao | |
Anxi County Iron Goddess of Mercy (安溪鐵觀音) | |
Peaceful Monkey Leader (太平猴魁) | |
Lushan Cloud tea (庐山雲雾) |
1959年全国'十大名茶'评比会选出的中国十大名茶(西湖龙井、洞庭碧螺春、黄山毛峰、庐山云雾、六安瓜片、君山银针、信阳毛尖、武夷岩茶、安溪铁观音、祁门红茶)中,有六款[...]为绿茶。 [Of the ten teas selected by the 1959 All-China 'Ten Great Tea' Appraisal Committee (West Lake Longjing, Dongting Biluochun, Huangshan Maofeng, Lushan Yunwu, Lu'an melon seed, Junshan Yinzhen, Wuyi Yancha, Anxi Tieguanyin, Keemun), six [...] were green teas.]
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