中国十大名茶

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Tea Knowledge | Top Ten Famous Teas in China

1. West Lake Longjing
西湖龙井

Origin: West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province
Tea: Green Tea
Features: West Lake Longjing tea is flat, smooth and straight, with a tender green and shiny color, fresh and noble aroma, fresh and mellow taste, and delicate and tender leaves.

2. Biluochun
碧螺春

Origin: Taihu Lake, Wuxian, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province
Tea: Green Tea
Features: White hair is exposed, silver-green color, attractive emerald green, curled into a snail. After brewing, white clouds roll in the cup, and the fragrance is refreshing.

3. Huangshan Maofeng
黄山毛峰

Origin: Huangshan (Huizhou) area, Anhui Province
Tea: Green Tea
Features: The appearance is slightly curled, like a sparrow tongue, yellowish green, silver hair is exposed, and there are golden fish leaves. After brewing, the fog is on the top, the soup is clear and slightly yellow, the bottom of the leaves is yellow-green and energetic, the taste is mellow, the aroma is like orchid, and the charm is deep.

4. Lushan Clouds
庐山云雾

Origin: Lushan, Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, China
Tea: Green Tea
Features: The tea buds are fat, green and hairy, the strips are compact and beautiful, the aroma is fresh and lasting, the taste is mellow and sweet, the soup is clear and bright, and the bottom of the leaves is tender and green.

5. Lu'an Guapian
六安瓜片

Origin: Dabie Mountain, Lu'an, Anhui Province
Tea: Green Tea
Features: Single pieces shaped like melon seeds, naturally flat, slightly warped leaf edges, emerald green color, uniform size, refreshing fragrance, fresh and mellow taste, clear and bright soup, and green and bright leaves.

6. Junshan Silver Needle
君山银针

Origin: Junshan in Dongting Lake, Yueyang, Hunan
Tea: Yellow Tea
Features: Strong buds with many hairs, even strips, white hairs like feathers, golden and shiny buds, light yellow hairs, thick and bright leaves, clear tea aroma, yellow soup, mellow and sweet taste.

7. Xinyang Maojian
信阳毛尖

Origin: Dabie Mountain, Henan Province
Tea: Green Tea
Features: Thin, round, smooth, straight, with many white hairs, emerald green color, high and lasting fragrance after brewing, rich taste, sweet aftertaste, bright and clear soup color.

8. Wuyi Rock Tea
武夷岩茶

Origin: Wuyi Mountain, Fujian Province
Tea: Green Tea
Features: The leaf tip is twisted, like a dragonfly head, the color is iron green with brown oily, the internal quality is lively, sweet, clear and fragrant. There is a distinct rock bone flower fragrance.

9. Anxi Tieguanyin
安溪铁观音
Origin: Anxi County, Fujian Province
Tea: Green Tea
Features: The leaf shape is oval, with obvious rib shape, slightly curled back to the back, the leaf flesh is thick, and the leaf color is dark green and shiny. It includes two major fragrance types: light fragrance type and strong fragrance type.

10. Qimen Black Tea
祁门红茶
Origin: Qimen County, Anhui Province
Tea Type: Black Tea
Features: The tea leaves are tight and small like eyebrows, with fine hairs and dark color; the tea leaves have a long-lasting fragrance, like fruit and orchid, the tea soup and leaves are bright red, and the taste is fresh, mellow and rich.