Chinese Famous Teas


China is homeland of tea, and tea is the national drink in China.With  a long history, Chinese tea serves as an important part of Chinese long-standing history and culture. If people talk about China and Chinese culture, Chinese tea will be surely mentioned or connected inevitably.In China, there are many kinds of tea, here we will introduce top ten Chinese  famous teas.


No.1: Xihu Longjing Tea in Hangzhou
Chinese name: 西湖龙井(xi hu long jing)
Type: green tea
Planting region: Longjing Village, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, east China

The super West Lake Longjing tea is flat, smooth and straight. The color is light green. The leaves are delicate. The taste is fresh, clear and sweet. It is known as "the queen of green tea"; one of the main reasons is the efficacy and function of this famous Chinese tea: cooling heat and helping you on diuresis.


No.2: Biluochun Tea in Jiangsu
Chinese name: 碧螺春(bi luo chun)
Type: green tea
Planting region: Dong Ting Mountain, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, southeast China

Biluochun is a traditional Chinese tea of more than 1,000 years. Superior Biluochun appears to be green and covered by a layer of white hair. The shape is slender or curled like a snail. After brewing, the tea water is green and clear, giving off a strong pleasant fragrance; the fresh and thick flavor can last for a long time. This famous Chinese tea contains a lot of healthy compounds such as catechin, vitamin C and A, caffeine, flavanols, tea polyphenols, etc.


No.3: Huangshan Maofeng Tea in Anhui
Chinese name: 黄山毛峰(huang shan mao feng)
Type: green tea
Planting region: Huangshan, Anhui Province, east China

Maofeng literally means the leaves with fine hairs and a sharp edge. This tea is one of the best Chinese tea beneficial to your body: it can excite your central nervous system so that bring you a high working and learning efficiency, make your heart stronger, inhibit arteriosclerosis, resist bacteria, lose weight, put off aging and more.


No.4: Junshan Yinzhen Tea (Silver Needles of the Gentleman Mountain) in Yueyang,Hunan
Chinese name: 君山银针(jun shan yin zhen)
Type: yellow tea
Planting region: Jun Mountain, Dong Ting Lake, Hunan Province, central south China

As one of the top 10 popular Chinese tea, Silver Needles of the Gentleman Mountain is strong in bud head and even in length and size. The inner side of tea leaf gives us a gold color while the outer layer is covered by fine hairs completely, looking like silver needles. However, it is not suitable for everyone. Pregnant women, people with cardiac disease and constipation should avoid it.


No.5: Anxi Tieguanyin Tea in Fujian
Chinese name: 铁观音(tie guan yin)
Type: black tea
Planting region: Xinping Town, Anxi County, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province

Tieguanyin is native to Fujian Province, which belongs to a semi-fermented tea and the taste is in the middle of green tea and black tea. As one of the best Chinese tea, it has a natural orchid fragrance after brewing. The pure and thick flavor can last for a long time. Besides the general health-caring function, it can also defy age, fight arteriosclerosis, prevent and cure diabetic, reduce weight and sober you up.


No.6: Puer Tea in Yunnan
Chinese Name: 普洱茶 (pu er cha)
Type: black tea
Planting region:  Pu'er City in Yunnan Province,southwest China

The unique fragrance of Pu’er tea can last for a long time, the taste is strong and mellow, the soup is orange, and the Pu erh leaves can be brewed several times. The aged Pu erh tea is widely considered to have better taste. The best Pu erh tea brands include Dayi, Chensheng, Fujin, Lancang, Douji and Baohexiang.


No.7: Lushan Yunwu Tea (Lushan Cloud-Mist Tea) in Jiangxi
Chinese Name: 庐山云雾茶 (lu shan yu wu cha)
Planting region:  Lushan Mountain, Jiujiang, Jiangci Province

The rich hydration of Lushan Mountain results in sweet, tender buds and leaves that are filled with sweetness and abundant plant nutrient. The tea leaf features delicate jade green color and luster, unveiled silver pekoe, and lingering fragrance, and contains a high concentration of chlorophyll and nutrients. It has higher content of alkaloid and Vitamin C than that of common green teas. 


No.8: Xinyang Maojian Tea in Henan
Chinese name: 信阳毛尖(xin yang mao jian)
Type: green tea
Planting regions: Shihe and Pingqiao District, Xinyang City, Henan Province, central China.

Xinyang Maojian is welcomed by its unique features: slender shape; round edge; quite smooth surface; much more fine hairs; strong taste; and clear and green soup. The fragrance travels far. The tea has a relaxing and calming effect.


No.9: Keemun Black Tea in Anhui
Chinese name: 祁门红茶(qi men hong cha)
Planting region: Qimen County, Huangshan City, Anhui province, central China

Keemun Black Tea contains ample microelements and organic matters. By drinking it you can get more calcium, more fluent cardiac circulation and look younger. The leaf of this kind of Chinese black tea is tight and thin and covered by lots of fine hairs. The brewed tea is dark red and smooth with long-lasting fragrance which is similar to orchids.


No.10:  Luan Guapian Tea ( Lu'an Melon Seed Tea)in Anhui
Chinese name: 六安瓜片(lu’an guan pian)
Type: green tea
Planting region: Dabie Mountain, Lu’an City, Anhui Province

Of all the tea leaves worldwide, Lu’an Melon Seed is the only one that has no buds or stems and made from single leaves. If you get fatigued, poisoned or heat stroke, this popular Chinese tea can help you relieve the pain.


 



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