1, green tea

Green tea is China's largest production of a class, the country has 18 tea-producing provinces, the main places of origin for the Anhui, Zhejiang, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, etc., China's green tea color varieties of the world's first, accounting for about 80% of the world tea market green tea trade. The basic process of green tea is divided into three steps: greening, kneading and drying.

There are two kinds of greening methods: heating greening and steaming greening, and the green tea made by steaming steam greening is called "steaming green tea". Drying to the final drying method of different frying, drying and sun-drying difference, the final frying of green tea is called "frying", the final drying of green tea is called "drying", the final sun-drying of green tea is called "sun-drying".

The green tea that is dried in the sun is called "sun-dried green tea".

Research over the years has found that green tea is the most healthful of the many types of tea. Famous green teas commonly found on the market include Xihu Longjing, Huangshan Maofeng, Dongting Biluochun, and Nanjing Yuhua Tea.

China's top ten famous green tea is the West Lake Longjing, Taihu Lake Biluochun, Huangshan Mao Feng, Liu'an Gua Pian, Junshan Silver Needle, Xinyang Mao Jian, Taiping Monkey Kui, Lushan Yunwu, Sichuan Mengding, Guzhu Purple Bamboo Shoots tea.

2, black tea

Basic process of black tea is withering, kneading, fermentation, drying. The quality characteristics of black tea red soup and red leaves are mainly formed through the "fermentation".

The so-called fermentation, in essence, is the original colorless polyphenols in the tea, under the catalytic effect of polyphenol oxidase, oxidation after the formation of red oxidized polymers - black tea pigment. Part of this pigment can dissolve in water, after brewing the formation of a red tea broth, part of the insoluble in water accumulated in the leaves, so that the leaves become red, black tea red broth red leaves are so formed.

China's black tea first appeared in Fujian Chong'an around the small species of black tea, later development and evolution of the work of black tea. 1875, the work of black tea production methods from Fujian to Anhui Qimen area, followed by Jiangxi, Hubei, Sichuan, Taiwan and other provinces vigorously develop the work of black tea. Worker's black tea is China's traditional export tea, exported to Eastern Europe, Western Europe and more than 60 countries and regions.

Produced in anhui qihong and yunnan yunnanhong has long been famous overseas, enjoy a good reputation. China's famous black tea is also Hubei Xuanhong, Sichuan Chuanhong and so on.

The main black teas on the market are Qi Hong, Dian Hong, Sichuan Hong, Jin Jun Mei, Tanyang Kung Fu, Wang Yang Kung Fu and so on.

3, green tea

Green tea, also known as oolong tea, is a semi-fermented tea. Is between the unfermented tea (green tea) and fully fermented tea (black tea) between a class of tea, its shape color green and brown.

4, oolong tea

Oolong tea after brewing, the leaves have red and green, the traditional craft of oolong tea, the middle of the leaf is green, the edge of the leaf is red, known as the "green leaves red edging" of the reputation. The soup color is yellowish-red, with natural floral aroma and rich taste, which has a unique flavor. Oolong tea is mainly produced in Fujian, Guangdong, Taiwan, three provinces, because of the differences in varieties, oolong tea is divided into Minbei oolong, Minnan oolong, Guangdong oolong and Taiwan oolong four categories.

North Fujian Oolong: produced in Fujian Province, Wuyi Mountain area, mainly Wuyi Rock Tea, Minbei Narcissus, Minbei Oolong.

Southern Fujian Oolong: Southern Fujian is the birthplace of oolong tea, from which it spreads to northern Fujian, Guangdong and Taiwan. The most famous and best quality oolong tea produced in southern Fujian is Anxi Tieguanyin.

Guangdong Oolong: The Phoenix single fir and Phoenix daffodil produced in the Chaozhou region of Guangdong are the most famous.

Taiwan Oolong: There are mainly Frozen Top Oolong, Alishan Oolong, Wenshan Bao Seed and Oriental Beauty.

5, black tea

Basic process of black tea is killing, kneading, stacking, drying. Black tea is generally older raw materials, coupled with the manufacturing process is often piled up fermentation time is longer, so the leaf color oil black or black brown, so called black tea. Black tea is mainly used by ethnic minorities in border areas, so it is also known as border tea. Black tea is the main raw material for pressing all kinds of pressed tea, all kinds of black tea pressed tea is the necessities of daily life of Tibetans, Mongols and Uyghurs and other brotherly ethnic groups, there is "rather one day without food, not one day without tea".

Black tea due to the differences in production areas and processes are Yunnan Pu'er tea, Hunan black tea, Hubei old green tea, Guangxi Liu Bao tea, Sichuan border tea.

6, white tea

White tea is a slightly fermented tea, the basic process is withering, drying or drying. White tea is often selected from the buds on the white fluffy varieties, such as Fuding large white tea, buds strong hair, made of finished tea full of white hair, very elegant, light soup color, taste fresh alcohol. With a natural flavor, the tea is divided into large white, narcissus white, mountain white and other categories, so the name white tea. Silver Needle White Tea, the most valuable, characterized by white hairs all over, and with silver luster, soup color slightly yellow and sweet taste.

White tea is mainly produced in Fujian Province, Fuding, Zhenghe, Songxi and Jianyang.

The main white teas in the market are White Hair Silver Needle and White Peony.

7, yellow tea

Yellow tea processing technology for killing, kneading, smothering yellow, drying. The quality of yellow tea is characterized by "yellow soup and yellow leaves", which is the result of smothering in the process of tea making.

The main representative of the yellow tea famous tea Meng Ding Huangya, Huangshan Huangya, Junshan Silver Needle and so on.

The above are the six major types of tea in China, the basic tea as raw materials for the reprocessing of the products after the collectively referred to as reprocessed tea. Mainly flower tea, fruit flavored tea, medicinal health tea. In short, there are many types of tea in China, consumers can combine their own hobbies and different seasons, choose the right tea for themselves.