Encyclopedia of Chinese and Taiwanese Tea Chinese name Tea Category Elevation (meters) As the second most widely consumed beverage, second only to water, tea has a lot Classification of Tea Aroma level Xueqing tea 雪青茶 Laoshan Green tea崂山绿茶 Taste level more varieties than you would think. Like wine where the taste and smell of the nal 600 product is determined by the terroir, the soil and the elevation of the plantation White tea Yellow tea Green tea Oolong tea Black tea Dark (Pu-erh) tea Thick Long Bold determines the unique characteristics specic to that tea. In fact, all of the world’s tea 白茶 黄茶 绿茶 乌龙茶 红茶 黑茶 Mellow Sweet (about , types) is produced from one species of the tea tree, the Camellia sinensis. 500 The two major varietals within this specie is the China bush (Camellia sinensis var. 0 < 8 12 - 80 100 Fresh Brief Brisk sinensis) and Assam bush (Camellia sinensis var. assamica). The China bush is grown PERCENTAGE OF FERMENTATION (%) SCENT DURATION RAW 400 throughout China, Taiwan and Japan. FERMENTED China, the origin of the tea plant and the world’s top tea producing country, grows 1 Elevation 75 80 85 < 95 range of more than types of tea. Depending on the location of the bush, the terrior, the 300 leaves tenderness and size, time of harvest, and its production method (amount of PREFERED WATER TEMPERATURE (°C) plantation Prefrecture fermentation), the resulting leaves develop its own distinct shape, color, aroma and Glass Purple Clay 1 1 taste that cannot be be produced elsewhere. The fermentation process, or the 200 Porcelain lack-thereof, determines the type of tea: White, Yellow, Green, Oolong, Black, RECOMMENDED TEA-WARE and Dark. Province 100 Each type of tea requires a specic type of tea pot in order to fully appreciate the The teas below are grouped the province they originate from. Each province is listed Shandong color of the tea and to get the best avor. As white, yellow, and green tea are made from North to South. Within these regions, the teas are listed according to the elevation Prefecture 1 from more tender leaves, its recommended temperature is slightly lower compared to of the tea plantation. Both English and Chinese names are listed. The color block Rizhao others. A simplied aroma and taste level is included. A white dot on the left indicates the category and the bar on the right marks the range of the elevation. Under represents the aroma, and the right, taste. A single dot means the tea tastes or smells each tea is a number which, when matched with the accompanying provincial map, fresh, the more dots, the stronger the aroma and taste. shows the prefecture. SOURCES www.teaencyclopedia.com baike.baidu.com www.csh.gov.cn The Story of Tea by May Lou Heiss & Robert J. Heiss Provinces of China Elevation (meters) Shandong Sichuan Zhejiang 16 Taiwan Shaanxi Hubei 12 Fujian 2000 Henan Guizhou 13 Yunnan 1900 Jiangsu Hunan 14 Guangxi Ziyang Mao Jian 紫阳毛尖tea 1800 Fuzhou Jiangxi 15 Guangdong 1700 Ziyang Cuifang tea紫阳翠峰 1600 1500 2 1400 1300 1 2 1200 Elevation 1100 (meters) Elevation 1000 1000 (meters) Yangtian Green Snow仰天绿雪 tea Wuzi Xianhao tea 午子仙毫 900 900 900 1 Jinshan Cui Ya tea金山翠芽 Huaguoshan Yunwu花果山云雾茶 tea Han River Silver Shuttle汉水银梭 tea 800 800 800 2 2 1 Saishan Jade Lotus赛山玉莲 tea 700 700 3 700 4 Xinyang Mao Jian信阳毛尖 tea 600 600 600 1 Bi Luo Chun 碧螺春 500 500 500 1 Henan 400 400 Shaanxi 400 Jiangsu Jintan Que She 金坛雀舌 Xinyang 300 300 300 12 Lianyungang 1 Hanzhong 200 200 Zhenjiang 200 16 13 15 2 Ankang 14 100 100 Changzhou 100 Suzhou Sichuan Dazhou 1 3 2 Guangan 4 Chengdu 5 6 Ya’an Elevation (meters) Le’an Chuanhong Gongfu川红工夫 tea 1800 Yibin 1700 1600 Mengding stone ower蒙顶石花 tea 1500 6 Elevation (meters) 1400 Jiuhua Fo tea 九华佛茶 Kang brick tea 康砖 Qingcheng Xue Ya青城雪芽 tea Emei Mountain Maofeng峨眉毛峰 1300 1300 1200 1200 Emei snow buds tea峨眉雪芽 Erui tea 峨蕊茶 Baoding green tea宝顶绿茶 Wenjun tender green文君嫩绿 tea Emei Zhu Ye Qing峨眉竹叶青 5 1100 1100 Yongxi Huoqing tea涌溪火青茶 1000 1000 3 1 Lu’an Guapian tea六安瓜片 Xiuning Song Luo休宁松萝茶 tea Huoshan Huang Ya霍山黄芽 Mengding Huangya蒙顶黄芽 tea Bashan Que She 巴山雀舌tea 4 900 900 3 Laozhu Dafang tea老竹大方 Tianzhu Jian Hao天柱剑毫 tea 2 800 800 Wanxi Huang Da 皖西黄大茶tea Shucheng Orchid舒城兰花 tea Huang Shan Mao黄山毛峰 Feng tea Yuexi green orchid岳西翠兰 tea 700 700 Taiping Hou Kui tea太平猴魁 Tingxi Lanxiang tea汀溪兰香茶 Tun green tea 屯绿 600 600 5 Anhui 500 500 Jingting Green Snow敬亭绿雪 tea Keemun black tea祁门红茶 Jinzhai Cuimei tea金寨翠眉 Rui Cao Kui tea 瑞草魁 Mee tea 眉茶 Huangshan Green黄山绿牡丹 Peony 2 4 Xuancheng 400 400 Huangshan 6 300 300 Chizhou 200 Anqing 200 Lu’an 100 100 Suzhou Elevation (meters) Haimagong tea 海马宫茶 1800 Elevation Leigongshan Silver雷公山银球茶 ball tea Duyun Mao Jian 都匀毛尖tea Guiding Yun Wu tea贵定云雾茶 (meters) 1700 Leigongshan Qingming雷公山清明茶 tea Tianxiang Yulu tea天香御露 1600 1600 1500 1500 Laoqing dark tea 老青茶 1400 1400 1300 1300 1 Jinshui Cui Feng tea金水翠峰 2 1200 1200 梵净山佛茶 凤冈锌硒茶 Dengcun green tea邓村绿茶 Wufeng Mao Jian tea五峰毛尖 Xia Zhou Bi Feng 峡州碧峰tea Yihong Gongfu tea宜红功夫 Fanjingshan Buddha tea Fengang zinc and selenium tea 1100 1 1100 4 2 Meijiang Cui Pian湄江翠片 tea 3 5 6 Zunyi Mao Feng tea遵义毛峰茶 1000 1000 7 3 Caihua Mao Jian采花毛尖 tea Shuangqiao Mao 双桥毛尖Jian tea Guishan Yanlv tea龟山岩绿 8 900 4 900 Luyuan Mao Jian鹿苑毛尖 tea Enshi Yu Lu tea 恩师玉露 Narcissus Rong Gou水仙茸勾茶 tea 800 5 800 Hubei 700 700 Longzhong tea 隆中茶 Che Yun Shan Mao车云山毛尖茶 Jian tea Xiangyang 600 600 Suizhou 500 500 Yichang 400 Guizhou 400 Xiaogan Zunyi 300 300 Wuhan Tongren Huang’gang 200 Bijie 200 7 Enshi 100 Qiandongnan 100 8 Xian’ning Qiannan 1 4 2 4 1 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 Elevation (meters) 1800 Hunan 1700 Jiangxi Xiangxi Jietan tea 碣滩茶 Jiujiang 1600 Changde Yichun Yiyang 1500 Shang’rao Elevation Yueyang 1400 Jingdezhen (meters) 九龙茶 井冈翠绿 Changsha Guzhang Mao Jian古丈毛尖 tea Weijiang Bai Mao 沩江白毛尖Jian Hu Hong Gongfu湖红工夫茶 tea Xiangjian tea 湘尖茶 Hua brick tea 花砖茶 Jianghua Mao Jian江华毛尖 tea Jiulong tea Jinggang Cui Lv tea 1300 Fuzhou 1300 Hengyang 东湖银毫 Gougunao tea 狗牯脑 East Lake Yin hao tea Hengyang 1200 1200 Yongzhou Qianliang tea 千两茶 婺源仙芝 庐山云雾茶 资溪白茶 Junshan Silver Needle君山银针 Nanyue Yun Wu tea南岳云雾茶 Fu brick tea 茯砖茶 Ji’an Wuyuan Xianzhi tea Xiaobu Yan tea 小布岩茶 Lushan Yun Wu tea Zixi white tea 1100 1100 Chenzhou Ganzhou Xuefeng Mao Jian雪峰毛尖 tea 1000 1000 Wo Keng tea 窝坑茶 Shuangjing Green双井绿茶 tea Fuyao Xianzhi tea浮瑶仙芝 Magu tea 麻姑茶 Qujiang bopian tea渠江薄片 Anhua Gold Coin安化金币茶 tea 900 900 Yunlin tea 云林茶 800 800 700 700 Guidong Ling Long桂东玲珑茶 tea Zanlin tea 攒林茶 Long Wu tea 龙舞茶 600 600 Gaoqiao Silver Peak高桥银峰 tea 500 500 Zhou Da Tie tea 周打铁茶 Wugaishan Rice tea五盖山米茶 400 400 Hexi Yuan tea 河西园茶 300 300 200 200 100 100 1 2 6 3 5 4 8 Elevation (meters) 7 9 Dong Bai Chun Ya东白春芽茶 tea Taibai Ding Ya tea 太白顶芽 Tianmu Qing Ding天目青顶 tea 1400 10 Jingshan tea 径山茶 Xianju Bi Lv tea 仙居碧绿 Jiangshan Green 江山绿牡丹Peony tea 1300 11 1200 Yan Dang Mao Feng雁荡毛峰 tea Green Sword tea 绿剑茶 Kaihua Long Ding开化龙顶茶 tea Huading Yun Wu tea华顶云雾茶 Qinshun Yunwu tea秦顺云雾茶 1100 Lanxi Mao Feng tea兰溪毛峰 Yuehong Gongfu tea越红工夫茶 1000 Big Buddha Dragon大佛龙井 Well tea Huiming tea 惠明茶 Panan Yun Feng tea磐安云峰 Pingshui Gunpowder平水珠茶 tea Jiukeng Mao Jian鸠坑毛尖 tea Zhejiang 900 千岛银针 Huzhou Gunpowder tea 珠茶 Rizhu Snow Buds日铸雪芽 tea Jiuqu red plum tea九曲红梅 Wuniuzao tea 乌牛早 Anji white leaf tea安吉白片 Mee tea 眉茶 Thousand Islands Silver Needle tea 800 Jiaxing West Lake dragon 西湖龙井well tea Yuyao Falls tea 余姚瀑布茶 Wenzhou yellow soup温州黄汤 700 Hangzhou Guzhu Zisun tea顾渚紫笋 Tianzun Gongya 天尊贡芽tea Shaoxing Putuo Fo tea 普陀佛茶 600 Ningbo 500 Zhoushan 400 Quzhou Jiande Bao tea 建德苞茶 300 Jinhua 200 Taizhou 10 Lishui 100 11 Wenzhou Elevation (meters) Iron Lohan tea 铁罗汉 Jin Jun Mei 金骏眉 1800 1700 Tianshan green tea天山绿茶 1600 1500 1400 Longyan Xiebei tea龙岩斜背茶 Tie Guan Yin tea铁观音 Big-leaf Oolong tea大叶乌龙茶 Dwarf Oolong 矮脚乌龙 Tan Yang Gongfu tea坦洋工夫红茶 1300 1 Lapsang Souchong正山小种 2 White tip silver needle白毫银针 tea 1200 Hairy crab tea 毛蟹茶 Jiuhong Gongfu tea鹫红工夫红茶 White Peony tea 白牡丹茶 Zhenghe Gongfu政和工夫茶 tea Wuyi Chelan tea 武夷奇兰 White bud Chelan白芽奇兰 tea 1100 3 Water gold tortoise水金龟 tea White crest tea 白鸡冠 Bai Lin Gongfu tea白琳工夫茶 1000 Zhangping narcissus漳平水仙茶饼 tea Wuyi Rougui tea 武夷肉桂茶 Gong Mei tea 贡眉 5 4 Minbei narcissus tea闽北水仙 Robe tea 大红袍 Ben shan tea 本山茶 Gold Gui 黄金桂 Yongchun foshou 永春佛手tea Lotus Core tea 莲心茶 900 Wuyi Rock tea 武夷岩茶 Narcissus tea 水仙茶 6 800 Shoumei tea 寿眉 Qi Jing Tang green七境堂绿茶 tea 700 600 Fujian 500 Nanping 400 Ningde 300 Fuzhou 200 Quanzhou 100 Longyan Zhangzhou Elevation Elevation (meters) (meters) Cangshan Xuelv tea 苍山雪绿茶 2000 2000 1900 1900 Jinggu moonlight white景谷月光白 tea Guihong Gongfu桂红工夫 tea 1800 1800 Nannuo white tip 南糯白毫tea Fengpai black broken凤牌红碎茶 tea Yunnan tuo tea 云南沱茶 1700 1700 1 1600 1600 Tian Green tea 滇绿 Luchun Ma Yu tea绿春玛玉茶 1500 1500 Tantang Mao Jian覃塘毛尖 tea 2 1400 1400 3 4 5 Liu Bao tea 六堡茶 Lingyun Pekoe tea凌云白毫 1300 1 1300 6 1200 1200 8 2 7 昭平银杉 南山白毛茶 Da Guan Cui Hua大关翠华茶 tea Zhaoping silver r tea Nanshan white hair tea 1100 5 1100 9 Baohong tea 宝洪茶 Yunnan Pekoe tea 云南白毫 Dianhong Gongfu滇红工夫茶 tea 3 Guiping Xishan tea桂平西山茶 Chess Yunwu tea 象棋云雾 1000 4 1000 Yun Hai Pekoe tea云海白毫 6 900 900 800 800 Yunnan 700 700 Zhangtong Hua Fo tea 化佛茶 Dali 600 600 500 500 Chuhong Mojiang Yun Zhen墨江云针 tea Guangxi Guilin Mao Jian tea桂林毛尖茶 Kunming 400 Guilin 400 Qujing Hezhou 300 300 Lincang Wuzhou 200 200 Simao Guigang Honghe 100 Baise 100 9 Xixhuangbanna Nanning Elevation (meters) Da Yu Ling Oolong大禹岭乌龙茶 tea 2500 2400 2300 2200 2100 2000 Jin Xuan Oolong金萱乌龙 1900 1800 Elevation (meters) 1700 1600 1600 Lishan high mountain梨山高山茶 tea 1500 1500 Phoenix Narcissus凤凰水仙 tea 1 1400 1400 2 Shiguping Oolong石古坪乌龙 Song species honey宋种蜜兰香单丛 orchid dancong tea Lingtou Dancong岭头单丛 tea Guangdong Da Ye广东大叶青 Qing Shy jih chuen tea四季春茶 1300 1300 3 1200 1200 Chelan tea 奇兰茶 4 1100 1100 1000 5 1000 Phoenix Dancong凤凰单丛 tea 新工艺白茶 New craft white tea Sun Moon Lake black日月潭红茶 tea Dongding Oolong冻顶乌龙茶 tea 900 900 1 Yingde black tea 英德红茶 800 800 2 Wenshan pouchong文山包种茶 tea 700 700 Oriental Beauty tea东方美人茶 600 600 3 古劳茶 Gu Lao tea 500 500 400 Taiwan 400 Taoyuan 300 300 Guangdong Hsinchu 200 200 Shaoguan Taichung Chaozhou 100 Nantou 100 Jiangmen Chiayi.