White tea belongs to micro-fermented tea, not black tea, not green tea, is one of the six major types of tea in China, but also the special treasures of Chinese tea. White tea is not killed or twisted, only after the sun or fire drying processed white tea, with the appearance of buds and hair intact, full of body capillary milli, milli aroma fresh, soup color yellow-green and clear, taste light and sweet quality characteristics.
The main varieties of white teaWhite Hair Silver Needle: referred to as Silver Needle, also known as White Hair, because of its white hair dense phi, color white as silver, the external shape of the needle and so named. Its aroma is fresh, soup color yellowish, taste fresh, is the best white tea. It is the best white tea in the world. It is known as the beauty of tea and the king of tea.
White Peony: It is named after its green leaves with silver-white centers, which resemble flowers, and the green leaves holding the buds after brewing, just like buds in their first bloom. It is made from one bud and two leaves of the short buds of the large white tea or Shui Xian species, and is the best white tea.
Gongmei: sometimes called Shoumei, is one of the most productive varieties of white tea, and is made from the buds and leaves of the vegetable tea tree. The picking standard for the fresh leaves used to make Gongmei is one bud and two leaves to one bud and three leaves, and the picking requires that the tea buds contain young, strong buds.