A tea enthusiast asked: What is the difference between Anji white tea and Fuding white tea? Today, we will explain the distinctions between these two types of tea.

First, they belong to different tea categories. Fuding white tea is classified as white tea, while Anji white tea falls under the green tea category.

Fuding white tea is made from the buds and leaves of the Fuding white tea tree, characterized by their white hairs.

The tea retains its white appearance because the fine, hairy buds are sun-dried or gently baked without frying or rolling, preserving the white hairs on the surface.

Anji white tea, despite its name, is actually a green tea and does not belong to the white tea category.

Anji white tea is classified as green tea. It is called white tea because its young buds and leaves are jade-white or white in color.

The tea tree produces "white tea" for a very short period, usually only about a month. For example, in its native region of Anji, Zhejiang, the young buds that sprout before Qingming are white due to a lack of chlorophyll. Before Grain Rain, the color gradually fades, mostly appearing jade-white.

Anji white tea is picked, processed, and made during this specific whitening period, so after brewing, the tea leaves also appear jade-white, a unique characteristic of Anji white tea. Therefore, Anji white tea is named white tea but is actually green tea.

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