China Famous Tea
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 teas. 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. Sometimes is Tai Ping Hou Kui listed in the Top 10 instead of Pu-Erh.
Translation | Chinese | Pinyin | Occurrences | Origin | Type |
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Dragon Well | 西湖龙井 | lóngjǐng chá | 20 | Xi Hu (West Lake) | Green tea |
Green Spring Snail | 洞庭碧螺春 | Bìluó chūn | 20 | Tai Hu (Tai Lake) | Green tea |
Iron Goddess | 安溪铁观音 | tiěguānyīn | 18 | Anxi County | Oolong tea |
Yellow Mountain Fur Peak | 黄山毛峰 | Huángshān máofēng | 17 | Huang Shan (Yellow Mountain) | Green tea |
Mount Jun Silver Needle | 君山银针 | jūnshān yínzhēn | 14 | Jun Shan | Yellow tea |
Qi Men Red | 祁门红茶 | qímén hóngchá | 12 | Qimen County | Black tea |
Big Red Robe | 武夷大紅袍 | Dàhóng páo | 11 | Wuyi Mountains | Oolong tea |
Melon Seed | 六安瓜片 | Lù'ān guā piàn | 11 | Lu'an | Green tea |
White Fur Silver Needle | 白毫银针 | bái háo yín zhēn | 10 | Fu Ding | White tea |
Pu-erh | 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)
- 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)
- Qi Men Hong (祁門紅茶, Keemu tea)
See also
- Si Da Ming Cong for a list of the 4 notable Wuyi Oolong teas.
References
Top Ten Chinese Teas Information Retrieved 15 June 2012