Green Tea

Green tea 

(simplified Chinese: 绿茶; traditional Chinese: 綠茶; pinyin: lǜchá; Japanese: 緑茶; ryokucha) is a “true” tea, meaning it is made solely with the leaves of Camellia sinensis, that has undergone minimal oxidation during processing. Green tea originates from China and has become associated with many cultures in Asia from Japan to the Middle East. Recently, it has become more widespread in the West, where black tea is traditionally consumed. Many varieties of green tea have been created in countries where it is grown that can differ substantially due to variable growing conditions, processing and harvesting time. Over the last few decades green tea has begun to be subjected to many scientific and medical studies to determine the extent of its long-purported health benefits, with some evidence suggesting regular green tea drinkers may have lower chances of heart disease and developing certain types of cancer.

Zhejiang Province

Zhejiang is home to the most famous of all teas, Xi Hu Longjing, as well as many other high-quality green teas.

Longjing

The most well-known of famous Chinese teas from Hangzhou, its name in Chinese means dragon well. It is pan-fried and has a distinctive flat appearance. Falsification of Longjing is very common, and most of the tea on the market is in fact produced in SichuanProvince^{[citation needed]} and hence not authentic Longjing.

Hui Ming

Named after a temple in Zhejiang.

Long Ding

A tea from Kaihua County known as Dragon Mountain.

Hua Ding

A tea from Tiantai County and named after a peak in the Tiantai mountain range.

Qing Ding

A tea from Tian Mu, also known as Green Top.

Gunpowder

A popular tea also known as zhuchá. It originated in Zhejiang but is now grown elsewhere in China.

Jiangsu Province

 

A plate of Bi Luo Chun tea, from Jiangsu Province in China.

Bi Luo Chun

A Chinese famous tea also known as Green Snail Spring, from Dong Ting. As with Longjing, falsification is common and most of the tea marketed under this name may, in fact, be grown in Sichuan.

Rain FlowerA tea from Nanjing.

Shui Xi Cui Bo

Hubei Province

Yu Lu

A steamed tea known as Gyokuro (Jade Dew) made in the Japanese style.

Henan Province

Xin Yang Mao Jian

A Chinese famous tea also known as Green Tip, or Tippy Green.

Jiangxi Province

Chun Mee

Name means “precious eyebrows“; from Jiangxi, it is now grown elsewhere.

Gou Gu Nao

A well-known tea within China and recipient of numerous national awards.

Yun Wu

A tea also known as Cloud and Mist.

Anhui Province

Anhui Province is home to three Chinese famous teas.

Da Fang

A tea from Mount Huangshan also known as Big Square.

Huangshan Mao Feng

A Chinese famous tea from Mount Huangshan.

Lu An Guapian

A Chinese famous tea also known as Melon Seed.

Hou Kui

A Chinese famous tea also known as Monkey tea.

Tun Lu

A tea from Tunxi District.

Huo Qing

A tea from Jing County, also known as Fire Green.

Hyson

A medium-quality tea from many provinces, an early-harvested tea.