Types and Origins of Dark Tea
Dark tea is a unique tea category in China, named for its dark, blackish color. It primarily includes Hunan dark tea, Hubei old green tea, Sichuan border tea, and Yunnan-Guangxi dark tea (such as Pu-erh and Liupao . Each type has distinct production regions and processing methods. For instance, Huna...
Tea News · Dec 15, 2025
Seven Questions for Beginners of Dark Tea
In recent years, with the rapid development of China's intellectual property industry, some intangible cultural heritages, such as the production techniques of Anhua Dark Tea Qianliang Tea and Fuzhuan Tea, have also begun to strengthen patent protection. This initiative has become a powerful support...
Tea News · Dec 13, 2025
Wuzhou Specialty - Cangwu Liubao Tea
Liubao Tea is a historically famous dark tea originating from Liubao Township in Cangwu County, Wuzhou City, with a production history dating back over 1,500 years. It was listed as a national famous tea during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. The tea is processed from one bud with two or thr...
Tea News · Dec 12, 2025
Fuzhuan Tea Will Be a Special Health Beverage for Urban Populations in the Future
Fuzhuan tea is a high-grade variety of the ancient dark tea category. As a fully fermented tea, it features the most complex processing, the longest production cycle, and unique techniques among all tea types. Through processes like pile-fermentation and 'flowering,' it develops golden-yellow Euroti...
Tea News · Dec 11, 2025
The Father of Dark Tea Theory - Peng Xianze
Peng Xianze (1902-1951 , a native of Anhua, Hunan, was a pivotal figure in Chinese tea history. After studying agriculture in Japan, he returned to teach and research. During the Sino-Japanese War, he pioneered the local production of dark tea bricks in Anhua, breaking the centuries-old practice of...
Tea News · Dec 10, 2025
Tea Culture - Chinese Dark Tea
Dark tea, one of the six major tea categories, is a fully fermented tea with a history of nearly a thousand years since its emergence in 1034. Due to the use of relatively coarse and old raw materials and a prolonged piling fermentation process during production, the leaves typically exhibit a dark...
Tea News · Dec 09, 2025
Getting to Know Dark Tea - Tibetan Tea
Tibetan tea, with recorded history dating back to the Tang Dynasty, is an ancient tea over a thousand years old. It is the primary daily beverage for nearly three million Tibetan compatriots and is known as their 'livelihood tea.' Classified as a typical dark tea, it is made from mature tea leaves a...
Tea News · Dec 08, 2025
How much do you know about dark tea?
Dark tea, named for its black appearance, is one of the six major tea categories and a fully fermented tea. Its main production areas include Sichuan, Yunnan, Hubei, and Hunan. Made from relatively coarse and old leaves, it is the primary raw material for compressed teas. The production process gene...
Tea News · Dec 05, 2025
Differences in Production Processes between Pu-erh Tea and Dark Tea
Pu-erh tea and dark tea are distinct concepts. Pu-erh tea refers specifically to one type of tea, classified under the broader category of dark tea, which is one of China's six major tea classes. Although Pu-erh is considered a dark tea, there are notable differences in their production methods. Som...
Tea News · Dec 03, 2025
Identifying Dark Tea: Essential Tasting Terminology
Dark tea is a fully fermented tea primarily produced in Sichuan, Yunnan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, and Guangxi. Its basic processing involves fixation, initial rolling, pile fermentation, re-rolling, and baking. The leaves are typically coarse and undergo extended fermentation, resulting in a dark brow...
Tea News · Nov 30, 2025