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) | 
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| Green tea (綠茶) | 
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| Oolong (also known as Wulong) | 
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| White tea (白茶) | 
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| Yellow tea (黃茶) | 
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| Fermented / Dark tea (黑茶) | 
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| Scented tea | |
| Herbal / Medicinal tea (tisane) |
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| Flowering tea (香片, 工艺茶, or 开花茶) | 
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| Ground tea (Lei cha) (擂茶) | 
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| Gunpowder tea (珠茶) | 
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| Jasmine tea (茉莉花茶 or 香片) | 
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| Kombucha (昆布茶) | 
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A close-up of Huang Guanyin tea
![Shoumei tea is a white tea that is produced from naturally withered upper leaf and tips, with a stronger flavor reminiscent of lighter Oolong teas. It is mostly grown in the Fujian province or Guangxi province in China.[1]](/en/File:Shou_Mei_tea.JPG)
Fresh taiping houkui green tea leaves
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) |
