List of Chinese teas



This is a list of Chinese teas. Chinese tea is a beverage made from the leaves of tea plants (Camellia sinensis) and – depending on the type of tea – typically 60–100 °C hot water. Tea leaves are processed using traditional Chinese methods. Chinese tea is drunk throughout the day, including during meals, as a substitute for plain water, for health, or for simple pleasure.

Growing areas

 * Cloud tea
 * Wuyi tea ("Bohea")

Infusions

 * Chrysanthemum tea
 * Gynostemma pentaphyllum
 * Kuding

Tea varieties

 * 24 flavors &mdash; herbal
 * Anji bai cha &mdash; green
 * Baihao Yinzhen &mdash; white
 * Bai Jiguan &mdash; oolong
 * Bai Mudan &mdash; white
 * Baimao Hou &mdash; green
 * Ban Tian Yao &mdash; oolong
 * Biluochun &mdash; green
 * Bu Zhi Chun &mdash; oolong
 * Chun Mee &mdash; green
 * "Congou" &mdash; black
 * Da Fang &mdash; green
 * Da Hong Pao &mdash; oolong
 * Dianhong &mdash; black
 * Fo Shou &mdash; oolong
 * Golden Monkey tea &mdash; black
 * Huang Guanyin &mdash; oolong
 * Huang Meigui &mdash; oolong
 * Huangshan Maofeng &mdash; green
 * Huoshan Huangya &mdash; yellow
 * Jin Fo &mdash; oolong
 * Jin Jun Mei &mdash; black
 * Jin Suo Chi &mdash; oolong
 * Junshan Yinzhen &mdash; yellow
 * Keemun &mdash; black
 * Lapsang souchong &mdash; black
 * Longjing tea &mdash; green
 * Lu'an Melon Seed tea &mdash; green
 * Mengding Ganlu &mdash; green
 * Panda dung tea
 * Pouchong &mdash; green/oolong
 * Pu'er &mdash; fermented
 * Qilan &mdash; oolong
 * Rougui &mdash; oolong
 * Ruan Zhi &mdash; oolong
 * Shou Mei &mdash; white
 * Shui Hsien &mdash; oolong
 * Shui Jin Gui &mdash; oolong
 * Taiping houkui &mdash; green
 * Tieluohan &mdash; oolong
 * Tieguanyin &mdash; oolong
 * Wong Lo Kat &mdash; herbal
 * Yingdehong &mdash; black
 * Zhuyeqing &mdash; green

Types of Pu'er

 * Sticky rice pu'er, infused with leaves of Semnostachya menglaensis native to Mengla.
 * Banzhang
 * Jingmai
 * Bamboo roasted pu'er
 * Bulang

Ten Famous Teas
Several types of tea have been listed as one of the "Ten Famous Chinese Teas" or "China Famous Teas".

While no authoritative lists exists per se, teas commonly considered one of the ten include: