Knowing Tea from the Very Beginning

Today, the number of tea drinkers in the world is on the rise. Iced black tea, iced green tea, chrysanthemum tea, Oolong tea and other tea and other tea-contained drinks are replacing carbonated ones and becoming the dominant health drinks in the 21st century. As the cradle of world tea plants, China enjoys affluent tea resources producing tea in 20 provinces (regions). Tea leaves are plucked from plants and processed into various tea through different technologies.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Two Clues For Modern Tea Classification

Since ancient times, tea has been used as medicine, food and drink. Over the years, people's demands for tea has increased, and the tea process has also continuously changed. From eating fresh tea leaves to sun-drying for collection, from braising fresh green tea, tea cakes and fannings to green tea, black tea, blue tea (Oolong tea), yellow tea, dark tea, white tea and scented tea in Ming (1368-1644) and Qing( 1644-1911) dynasties, the tea-processing technology has been constantly improved and upgraded.

At the end of the 20th century, tea liquids appeared in the market, along with various tea food and articles, witnessing wider and wider tea application.

Next, well study tea classification following the two dues of basic tea and pressed tea.