The six major categories of tea are green tea, white tea, green tea, black tea, dark tea and yellow tea.

1. Green tea

Green tea is the tea with the largest output and the most varieties, and it is also the tea with the largest number of drinkers. Green tea is a non-fermented tea and can be divided into fried green tea, steamed green tea, roasted green tea and sun-dried green tea according to the production method.

Representative teas: Longjing, Biluochun, Lu'an Guapian, Huangshan Maofeng, Taiping Houkui, Xinyang Maojian, etc. The origin is throughout central and southern China.

2. Black tea

Black tea is exactly the opposite of green tea. It is a fully fermented tea and has a complicated production process. It needs to go through withering, rolling, fermentation, drying, screening, winnowing, and sorting. , refire, assembly and other more than ten processes can be completed.

Representative teas: Souchong black tea (Lapsang Souchong, Yan Souchong); Gongfu black tea (Qimen black tea, Dian black tea); broken black tea. The main producing areas are in Yunnan, Anhui, Fujian and other places.

3. White tea

White tea is a lightly fermented tea with fewer varieties and output. The production process is relatively simple. It does not require frying or rolling. The fresh tea leaves undergo two processes of withering and drying. That is, the production is completed.

Representative teas: Baihao Silver Needle, White Peony, Gongmei and Shoumei. The main producing areas are Fuding, Zhenghe, Jianyang and other places in Fujian.

4. Yellow tea

Yellow tea is also a lightly fermented tea. Its production process is similar to that of green tea. It is made through the processes of fresh leaves, spreading to dry, greening, rolling, stuffing, and drying. Become.

Representative teas: Junshan Silver Needle, Mengding Huangya, Huoshan Huangya. Junshan Silver Needle from Yueyang, Hunan Province is a premium yellow tea.

5. Green tea

Green tea, also called oolong tea, is a semi-fermented tea between green tea and black tea. The production process of green tea is the most complex among the six types of tea. The most time-consuming thing is the soaking method.

Representative teas: Northern Fujian Oolong (Dahongpao, Tieluohan); Southern Fujian Oolong (Tieguanyin); Guangdong Oolong (Fenghuang Dancong); Taiwan Oolong (Fengding Oolong).

6. Dark tea

Dark tea is a post-fermented tea and is the only tea whose value increases with time. The production process includes fresh leaves, greening, initial kneading, pile fermentation, re-kneading, baking and drying.

Representative tea: Yunnan Pu'er tea, Hunan Anhua dark tea. The main producing areas are in Yunnan and Hunan.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-China’s Six Major Tea Categories