How is tea classified?

Mainly divided into green tea, black tea, oolong tea, white tea, yellow tea, dark tea and reprocessed tea

Green tea -

Also known as unfermented tea. It is made from suitable new shoots of tea trees and is made through typical processes such as greening, rolling and drying. According to different drying and fixing methods, it is generally divided into fried green tea, roasted green tea, sun-dried green tea and steamed green tea. Green tea has the characteristics of "clear soup and green leaves, strong astringent taste".

Green tea is the earliest tea in history, dating back more than 3,000 years. It is also the tea with the largest output in my country. The production areas are mainly distributed in Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi and other provinces.

Representative teas include West Lake Longjing, Xinyang Maojian, and Biluochun

Black tea -

Also known as fermented tea. It is made from the new buds and leaves of the tea tree suitable for making this product, and is refined through typical processes such as withering, rolling, fermentation, and drying. Its soup color is mainly red, hence its name. Black tea can be divided into souchong black tea, gongfu black tea and broken black tea, which is the second largest tea category in my country.

Representative teas include Dianhong and Yixing black tea

Oolong tea -

Also known as green tea, semi-fermented tea. It is a unique and distinctive tea category among the major tea categories in my country. Oolong tea combines the production methods of green tea and black tea. Its quality is between green tea and black tea. It has the strong flavor of black tea, the refreshing fragrance of green tea, and has the reputation of having green leaves with red edges.

The pharmacological effects of oolong tea are highlighted in the aspects of fat decomposition, weight loss and bodybuilding. It is called beauty tea and bodybuilding tea in Japan.

Representative teas include Wenshan Baozhong tea, Anxi Tieguanyin, Dongding Oolong tea, and Wuyi Dahongpao

White tea -

White tea is a slightly fermented tea. A special treasure among our country's teas. It is named because the finished tea is mostly buds, covered with pekoe, like silver and snow.

The main production areas are in Jianyang, Fuding, Zhenghe, Songxi and other counties in Fujian Province (there is also a small amount of production in Taiwan Province). The production process of white tea is generally divided into two processes: withering and drying, and the key is withering. The characteristic of the white tea production method is that it neither destroys the activity of enzymes nor promotes oxidation, and maintains the aroma and freshness of the soup.

The main varieties are White Peony and Baihao Yinzhen

Yellow tea -

People have found from fried green tea that due to insufficient drying or insufficient drying after rolling, In time, the leaves turned yellow, and a new category - yellow tea was born.

Yellow tea is a type of fermented tea. The production of yellow tea is similar to that of green tea. The difference is that there is an additional simmering process. This stale heaping process is the main feature of the yellow tea production method and is also the basic difference between it and green tea.

Yellow tea is divided into three categories: yellow bud tea, yellow small tea and yellow large tea according to the tenderness of the fresh leaves and the size of the buds and leaves.

Representative teas include Mengding Huangya and Huoshan Huangya

Dark tea -

It is a unique tea with a long production history in my country. During the processing, the fresh leaves are fermented and turned black, so it is called dark tea. Black tea can be brewed and drank directly, or it can be pressed into pressed tea (such as various brick teas). Mainly produced in Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan and Guangxi provinces and autonomous regions. Because it is mainly sold to border areas, the pressed tea made from black tea is also called border-marketed tea.

Representative teas include Pu'er tea

Reprocessed tea -

Basic teas - green tea, black tea, oolong tea, white tea, yellow tea and dark tea Products made from raw materials that have been reprocessed are called reprocessed tea. It includes scented tea, pressed tea, extracted tea, fruity tea and medicinal health tea, etc., each with different tastes and effects.

Representative teas: Scented teas include jasmine tea and pearl orchid tea; pressed teas include Tuocha and Liubao tea