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'''China's Famous Teas''' (中国名茶) or the '''Ten Great Chinese Teas''' (中国十大名茶) is a list of ten notable Chinese [[tea]]s. Contrary to popular belief, there is no established list. The list varies considerably depending on the area where it is compiled and the current trend of tea consumption.
== Compilation of twenty lists ==
Different sources cite different teas, but the following table compiles twenty different such lists and ranks the teas upon recurrence.
{| class="wikitable"
! Translation
! Chinese
! Pinyin
! Occurrences
! Origin
! Type
|-
| [[Longjing tea|Dragon Well]]
| 西湖龙井
| lóngjǐng chá
| 20
| Xi Hu (West Lake)
| [[Green tea]]
|-
| [[Biluochun|Green Spring Snail]]
| 洞庭碧螺春
| Bìluó chūn
| 20
| Tai Hu (Tai Lake)
| Green tea
|-
| [[Tieguanyin|Iron Goddess]]
| 安溪铁观音
| tiěguānyīn
| 18
| Anxi County
| [[Oolong tea]]
|-
| [[Huangshan Maofeng|Yellow Mountain Fur Peak]]
| 黄山毛峰
| Huángshān máofēng
| 17
| Huang Shan (Yellow Mountain)
| Green tea
|-
| [[Junshan Yinzhen|Mount Jun Silver Needle]]
| 君山银针
| jūnshān yínzhēn
| 14
| Jun Shan
| [[Yellow tea]]
|-
| [[Keemun tea|Qi Men Red]]
| 祁门红茶
| qímén hóngchá
| 12
| Qimen County
| [[Black tea]]
|-
| [[Da Hong Pao|Big Red Robe]]
| 武夷大紅袍
| Dàhóng páo
| 11
| [[Wuyi Mountains]]
| Oolong tea
|-
| [[Liuan Leaf|Melon Seed]]
| 六安瓜片
| Lù'ān guā piàn
| 11
| Lu'an
| Green tea
|-
|[[Baihao Yinzhen|White Fur Silver Needle]]
| 白毫银针
| bái háo yín zhēn
| 10
| Fu Ding
| [[White tea]]
|-
| [[Pu-erh tea]]
| 云南普洱
| pǔ'ěr chá
| 10
| Simao District
| [[Post-fermented tea]]
|}
== Agriculture Department of China in 1959 ==
*[[Longjing tea]] (西湖龍井, West Lake Dragonwell)
*[[Bi Luo Chun tea]] (洞庭碧螺春, Dongting Green Snail)
*[[Huangshan Maofeng tea]] (黃山毛峰, Yellow Mountain Fur Peak)
*[[Mount Lu|Lu Shan Yun Wu]] (廬山雲霧, Lu Mountain Yunwu)
*[[Liuan Leaf]] (六安瓜片, Lu'an Melon Seed)
*[[Junshan Yinzhen tea]] (君山銀針, Mount Jun Silver Needle)
*[[Maojian tea]] (信陽毛尖, Xinyang Maojian tea)
*[[Da Hong Pao]] (武夷岩茶/武夷大紅袍, Wuyi Rock Tea/Wuyi Da Hong Pao)
*[[Tieguanyin]] (鐵觀音, Iron Goddess)
*[[Keemun tea|Qi Men Hong]] (祁門紅茶, Keemu tea)
==See also==
* [[Si Da Ming Cong tea|Si Da Ming Cong]] for a list of the 4 notable [[Mount Wuyi|Wuyi]] [[Oolong]] [[tea]]s.
==References==
[http://www.teavivre.com/info/china-top-ten-most-famous-teas/ Top Ten Chinese Teas Information]
Retrieved 15 June 2012
[[Category:China famous tea|China Famous Tea]]
[[de:10_berühmten_Tees_Chinas]]
== Compilation of twenty lists ==
Different sources cite different teas, but the following table compiles twenty different such lists and ranks the teas upon recurrence.
{| class="wikitable"
! Translation
! Chinese
! Pinyin
! Occurrences
! Origin
! Type
|-
| [[Longjing tea|Dragon Well]]
| 西湖龙井
| lóngjǐng chá
| 20
| Xi Hu (West Lake)
| [[Green tea]]
|-
| [[Biluochun|Green Spring Snail]]
| 洞庭碧螺春
| Bìluó chūn
| 20
| Tai Hu (Tai Lake)
| Green tea
|-
| [[Tieguanyin|Iron Goddess]]
| 安溪铁观音
| tiěguānyīn
| 18
| Anxi County
| [[Oolong tea]]
|-
| [[Huangshan Maofeng|Yellow Mountain Fur Peak]]
| 黄山毛峰
| Huángshān máofēng
| 17
| Huang Shan (Yellow Mountain)
| Green tea
|-
| [[Junshan Yinzhen|Mount Jun Silver Needle]]
| 君山银针
| jūnshān yínzhēn
| 14
| Jun Shan
| [[Yellow tea]]
|-
| [[Keemun tea|Qi Men Red]]
| 祁门红茶
| qímén hóngchá
| 12
| Qimen County
| [[Black tea]]
|-
| [[Da Hong Pao|Big Red Robe]]
| 武夷大紅袍
| Dàhóng páo
| 11
| [[Wuyi Mountains]]
| Oolong tea
|-
| [[Liuan Leaf|Melon Seed]]
| 六安瓜片
| Lù'ān guā piàn
| 11
| Lu'an
| Green tea
|-
|[[Baihao Yinzhen|White Fur Silver Needle]]
| 白毫银针
| bái háo yín zhēn
| 10
| Fu Ding
| [[White tea]]
|-
| [[Pu-erh tea]]
| 云南普洱
| pǔ'ěr chá
| 10
| Simao District
| [[Post-fermented tea]]
|}
== Agriculture Department of China in 1959 ==
*[[Longjing tea]] (西湖龍井, West Lake Dragonwell)
*[[Bi Luo Chun tea]] (洞庭碧螺春, Dongting Green Snail)
*[[Huangshan Maofeng tea]] (黃山毛峰, Yellow Mountain Fur Peak)
*[[Mount Lu|Lu Shan Yun Wu]] (廬山雲霧, Lu Mountain Yunwu)
*[[Liuan Leaf]] (六安瓜片, Lu'an Melon Seed)
*[[Junshan Yinzhen tea]] (君山銀針, Mount Jun Silver Needle)
*[[Maojian tea]] (信陽毛尖, Xinyang Maojian tea)
*[[Da Hong Pao]] (武夷岩茶/武夷大紅袍, Wuyi Rock Tea/Wuyi Da Hong Pao)
*[[Tieguanyin]] (鐵觀音, Iron Goddess)
*[[Keemun tea|Qi Men Hong]] (祁門紅茶, Keemu tea)
==See also==
* [[Si Da Ming Cong tea|Si Da Ming Cong]] for a list of the 4 notable [[Mount Wuyi|Wuyi]] [[Oolong]] [[tea]]s.
==References==
[http://www.teavivre.com/info/china-top-ten-most-famous-teas/ Top Ten Chinese Teas Information]
Retrieved 15 June 2012
[[Category:China famous tea|China Famous Tea]]
[[de:10_berühmten_Tees_Chinas]]