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| Green Tea: Probably the most popular tea in China. It is best drunk in hot summers as it is very cooling. The tea should be brewed in water of a temperature at 80-90°C. The finest teas are picked between April 4-6th, known as 'Pure Brightness' and also at 'Grain Rain' between April 19-21st. | |
| Chun Mee | Gunpowder |
| Gunpowder Temple of Heaven | Young Hyson |
| Black Tea: These are fully fermented teas. They are believed to warm the stomach and are said to be beneficial in autumn and winter. Black tea is also known as red tea in China. These teas should be brewed using freshly boiled water. | |
| Pu-erh | Yunnan FOP |
| Keemun | |
| Oolong Tea: Oolong tea is a partially-fermented tea and is unique to China. These semi green teas can have flavours varying from delicate to strong. The tea should be taken without milk or sugar to avoid damaging the natural flavour. | |
| Oolong Kwai Flower | |
| White Tea: This is the rarest type of tea in the world and is only produced on a limited scale. | |
| Japanese Cherry Blossom Tea | Mao Feng |
| Pai Mu Tan | |
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China produces the widest range of excellent quality teas in the World. China has the earliest records of tea drinking, dating back to the 1st Millennium BC. For a long time tea was used as herbal medication. It was not until the Tang dynasty (618-907 A.D.) that tea as a drink became popular. In 1610 tea arrived in Europe via the European traders, encouraging tea to become an international drink. Find out more about the History of Tea Geography Jiangnan Region: Lying South of the lower end of the Yangtze River is China's most prolific tea producing region. Most tea produced here is green but black tea is also produced. Jiangbei Region: This is north of the Yangtze and has a slightly cooler air temperature. Green tea is mainly produced here. Yunnan Region: Produces black tea as well as green. Pu-erh tea comes from the Yunnan province. Lingnan Region: Produces Oolong tea. |
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