This is a list of Chinese teas.

Chinese tea Tea is a beverage made from the leaves of tea plants (''Camellia sinensis'') and boiled water. Tea leaves are processed using traditional Chinese methods. Chinese tea is consumed throughout the day, including during meals, as a substitute for p ...

is a beverage made from the leaves of

tea Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of ''Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of southwestern China and north ...

plants ('' Camellia sinensis'') and – depending on the type of tea – typically 60–100 °C hot water. Tea leaves are processed using traditional Chinese methods. Chinese tea is drunk throughout the day, including during meals, as a substitute for plain water, for health, or for simple pleasure.

Chinese teas

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* Cloud tea *

Wuyi tea Wuyi tea, also known by the trade name Bohea in English, is a category of black and oolong teas grown in the Wuyi Mountains of northern Fujian, China. The Wuyi region produces a number of well-known teas, including Lapsang souchong and Da Hon ...

("Bohea")

Styles

Infusions

Chrysanthemum tea Chrysanthemum tea is a flower-based infusion beverage made from the chrysanthemum flowers of the species ''Chrysanthemum morifolium'' or '' Chrysanthemum indicum'', which are most popular throughout East and Southeast Asia. First cultivated in ...

Gynostemma pentaphyllum ''Gynostemma pentaphyllum'', also called jiaogulan (, Pinyin: jiǎogǔlán, literally "twisting blue plant"), is a dioecious, herbaceous climbing vine of the family Cucurbitaceae (cucumber or gourd family) widely distributed in South and East A ...

Kuding Kuding or kuzding (; pronounced ) is a particularly bitter-tasting Chinese infusion, which due to their similarities in appearance is derived from several plant species.Tam CF, Peng Y, Liang ZT, He ZD, Zhao ZZ., 2006.,''Application of microscopi ...

Tea varieties

* 24 flavors — herbal *

Anji bai cha Anji may refer to: Places *Hu Prefecture, known as Anji Prefecture between 1225 and 1276 *Anji County, in Huzhou, Zhejiang, China *Anji Bridge, or Zhaozhou Bridge, an ancient stone bridge in Hebei, China *Anji, a village in Balasore (Orissa), Indi ...

— green *

Baihao Yinzhen Baihao Yinzhen (; pronounced ), also known as White Hair Silver Needle, is a white tea produced in Fujian Province in China. Silver Needle or Bai Hao Yin Zhen or usually just Yin Zhen is the Chinese type of white tea. Amongst white teas, this is t ...

— white *

Bai Jiguan Bai Ji Guan or Bai Jiguan (; pronounced ) is a very light ''Si Da Ming Cong'' tea, a well-known oolong tea of Wuyi, in Fujian, China. Legend has it that the name of this tea (which translates to 'white rooster' or more literally 'white cocksco ...

— oolong *

Bai Mudan Bai Mudan or Baimudan or White Peony () may refer to: *Baimudan tea, white tea made from the ''Camellia sinensis'' plant *Bai Mudan (mythology), character from Chinese mythology, lover of the Taoist immortal Lü Dongbin * Bai Mudan (1900–1968), P ...

— white *

Baimao Hou Baimao Hou or white monkey () is a green tea made from the leaves and bud of the green tea leaf when harvested during the first two weeks of the season (late March to early April). It originates from the Taimu Mountains in Fujian Province, Chi ...

— green * Ban Tian Yao — oolong *

Biluochun Biluochun or Bi Luo Chun (; pronounced ) is a famous green tea originally grown in the Dongting mountain region near Lake Tai in Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. Also known as ''Pi Lo Chun'', it is renowned for its delicate appearance, fruity taste, flo ...

— green * Bu Zhi Chun — oolong *

Chun Mee Chun Mee (; pronounced ) is a popular green tea. It has a dusty appearance and is generally more acidic and less sweet than other green teas. It was originally produced only in the Chinese Jiangxi province, but is nowadays also grown elsewhere. ...

— green * "

Congou Congou () is a description of a black Chinese tea variety used by 19th-century tea importers in America and Europe. It was the base of the 19th-century English Breakfast tea blend. Name The etymology of the tea is the same as kung fu, from the C ...

" — black * Da Fang — green *

Da Hong Pao Da Hong Pao (Big Red Robe, 大紅袍) is a Wuyi rock tea grown in the Wuyi Mountains of Fujian Province, China. Da Hong Pao has a unique orchid fragrance and a long-lasting sweet aftertaste. Dry Da Hong Pao has a shape like tightly knotted rope ...

— oolong *

Dianhong Dianhong tea (; pronounced ) is a type of relatively high-end, gourmet Chinese black tea sometimes used in various tea blends and grown in Yunnan, Yunnan Province, China. The main difference between Dianhong and other Chinese black teas is the a ...

— black * Fo Shou — oolong * Golden Monkey tea — black * Huang Guanyin — oolong * Huang Meigui — oolong *

Huangshan Maofeng Huangshan Maofeng tea (; pronounced ) is a green tea produced in south eastern interior Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial ...

— green * Huoshan Huangya — yellow * Jin Fo — oolong * Jin Jun Mei — black * Jin Suo Chi — oolong * Junshan Yinzhen — yellow *

Keemun Keemun () is a famous Chinese black tea. First produced in the late 19th century, it quickly became popular in the West and is still used for a number of classic blends. It is a light tea with characteristic stone fruit and slightly smoky note ...

— black *

Lapsang souchong Lapsang souchong (; ) or Zhengshan xiaozhong () is a black tea consisting of leaves that are smoke-dried over a pinewood fire. This smoking is accomplished either as a cold smoke of the raw leaves as they are processed or as a hot smoke of pr ...

— black *

Longjing tea Longjing tea (; Standard Chinese pronunciation ), sometimes called by its literal translated name Dragon Well tea, is a variety of pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. It is produced mos ...

— green *

Lu'an Melon Seed tea Lu'an Melon Seed (; pronounced ), also known as Lu'an Leaf, is a green tea from Lu'an City, Anhui Province, China. This is a famous green tea and is listed on virtually all lists of famous Chinese teas. The literal translation for Lu'an Guapi ...

— green * Mengding Ganlu — green * Panda dung tea *

Pouchong Baozhong tea, sometimes romanized as pouchong, is a lightly oxidized tea, twist shape, with floral notes, and usually not roasted, somewhere between green tea and what is usually considered oolong tea, though often classified with the latter du ...

— green/oolong *

Pu-erh ''Pu'er'' or ''pu-erh'' is a variety of fermented tea traditionally produced in Yunnan Province, China. In the context of traditional Chinese tea production terminology, fermentation refers to microbial fermentation (called 'wet piling'), and ...

— fermented * Qilan — oolong * Rougui — oolong * Ruan Zhi — oolong * Shou Mei — white * Shui Hsien — oolong *

Shui Jin Gui Shui Jin Gui is a Wuyi oolong tea from Mount Wuyi, Fujian, China. Its name literally means 'golden water turtle'. The tea produces a bright green color when steeped and is much greener than most other Wuyi oolong teas. It is one of the ''Si Da M ...

— oolong *

Taiping houkui Taiping houkui (; pronounced ) tea is grown at the foot of Huangshan ( 黄山) in the former Taiping Prefecture, Anhui. It has been grown since the Ming Dynasty and was harvested for emperors during the Qing Dynasty. The tea has been produced c ...

— green *

Tieluohan Tieluohan or Tie Luo Han (; pronounced ) is one of the Four Great Oolongs and a light Wuyi tea. Tieluohan is the cultivar responsible for one of the four best known ''Yán chá'', "rock teas" grown on cliffs in the Wuyi Mountains in northern Fu ...

— oolong *

Tieguanyin ''Tieguanyin'' (; Standard Chinese pronunciation ) is a variety of Chinese oolong tea that originated in the 19th century in Anxi in Fujian province. Tieguanyin produced in different areas of Anxi have different gastronomic characteristics. N ...

— oolong *

Wong Lo Kat Wong Lo Kat (), or Wanglaoji in Mandarin pinyin, is a Chinese herbal tea, and one of the most popular tea drinks in China today. It is sold in many forms and different types of cans or cardboard containers. Ingredients Wong Lo Kat contains a num ...

— herbal * Yingdehong — black * Zhuyeqing — green File:HGY Oolong tea leaf close.jpg, A close-up of Huang Guanyin tea File:Shou Mei tea.JPG,

Shoumei tea Shoumei (; Standard Chinese pronunciation ) 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 Fujian Province and Guangxi Province in Ch ...

is a

white tea White tea may refer to one of several styles of tea which generally feature young or minimally processed leaves of the ''Camellia sinensis'' plant. Currently there is no generally accepted definition of white tea and very little internationa ...

that is produced from naturally withered upper leaf and tips, with a stronger flavor reminiscent of lighter

Oolong Oolong (, ; (''wūlóngchá'', "dark dragon" tea)) is a traditional semi-oxidized Chinese tea ('' Camellia sinensis)'' produced through a process including withering the plant under strong sun and oxidation before curling and twisting.Zhonggu ...

teas. It is mostly grown in the

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capi ...

province or

Guangxi Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...

province in China. File:Fresh Hou Kui Green Tea Leaves.jpg, Fresh

taiping houkui Taiping houkui (; pronounced ) tea is grown at the foot of Huangshan ( 黄山) in the former Taiping Prefecture, Anhui. It has been grown since the Ming Dynasty and was harvested for emperors during the Qing Dynasty. The tea has been produced c ...

green tea leaves

Types of Pu'er

* Sticky rice pu'er, infused with leaves of Semnostachya menglaensis native to Mengla. * Banzhang * Jingmai * Bamboo roasted pu'er * Bulang

Ten Famous Teas

Several types of tea have been listed as one of the "Ten Famous Chinese Teas" or "China Famous Teas" ( zh, s=中国十大名茶, t=中國十大名茶, p=Zhōngguó shí dàmíng chá). While no authoritative lists exists per se, teas commonly considered one of the ten include:

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Chinese teas

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Types of Pu'er

Ten Famous Teas

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