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.

Chinese teas

Types

Growing areas

Styles

Infusions

Tea varieties

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" (simplified Chinese: 中国十大名茶; traditional Chinese: 中國十大名茶; pinyin: Zhōngguó shí dàmíng chá).

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

See also

• Chinese tea by province (category)
• Chinese tea culture
• Chinese tea classic texts (category)
• History of tea in China
• Lists of beverages

References

External links

• Tea at the Wikibooks Cookbook subproject