Type
of tea: White Process
immature tea leaves (picked just before buds blossom) Example - Bai Hao Yinzhen
白毫银针
Type
of tea: Green
Process
no fermentation Examples
- Longjing tea 龙井茶lóng jǐng chá
- Biluochun 碧螺春 bì luó chūn or pi
lo chun Type of tea: Black /
Crimson / Red Process
fermentation of leaves Examples
- Keemun black tea Qi Hong 祁红 qí hóng
- Yunnan black tea 滇红diān hóng Type of tea: Oolong
乌龙茶wū lóng chá Process
partial fermentation Example
- Tie Guan Yin 铁观音tiě guān yīn Type of tea: flower
or scented tea Process
mixture of flowers and one of the above tea Example
- Jasmine tea 香片xiāng piàn