White Hair Silver Needle: The "Beauty" in Tea (Image)
White Hair Silver Needle, also known as Silver Needle or Baihao, is revered as the "Beauty" or "King" of teas. Made exclusively from tea buds, the finished tea resembles needles, densely covered with white hairs and silvery in color, hence its name. The needle-shaped tea, about 3 centimeters long, i...
Tea News · Dec 12, 2025
Precious Pre-Qingming Fuding White Tea
Pre-Qingming Fuding White Tea, harvested before the Qingming Festival (around April 5th , is highly prized for its rarity and quality. The tender buds, rich in aromatic and flavorful compounds, grow slowly in the cool early spring, resulting in a very limited yield. While often considered superior,...
Tea News · Dec 12, 2025
Tea Knowledge: Tea Sensory Evaluation
Tea sensory evaluation is the work of judging the color, aroma, taste, and shape of tea leaves through human sensory organs such as smell, taste, vision, and touch. It requires evaluators to have keen senses and strong discernment. Currently, the grading, classification, and pricing of tea worldwide...
Tea News · Dec 09, 2025
Types of Traditional Chinese Black Tea
Chinese black tea is primarily categorized by leaf shape into Zhengshan Xiaozhong and Waishan Xiaozhong. Zhengshan Xiaozhong originates from Tongmuguan in Xingcun Village, Chong'an County, while Waishan Xiaozhong is mainly produced in areas like Zhenghe, Tanyang, Gutian, and Shaxian in Fujian. In re...
Tea News · Dec 09, 2025
Fuding White Tea Improves with Age
Fuding White Tea, represented by varieties like Baihao Yinzhen, is harvested in early spring and is rich in nutrients such as free amino acids and antioxidants like tea polyphenols. Its unique processing involves natural withering and drying without fermentation or heating, preserving active enzymes...
Tea News · Dec 05, 2025
Tea Knowledge and Culture (Questions 66-75)
This section explores Chinese tea culture through historical anecdotes and traditions. It includes the famous Seven Bowls of Tea poem by Tang poet Lu Tong, the origin of the 'Tea and Ink Both Fragrant'典故 involving Su Dongpo, and the etymology of 'TEA' from Fujian dialect. It explains Chinese tea vir...
Tea News · Nov 30, 2025
Debunking Misconceptions: Those Years, The Lies Tea Merchants Told You
This article exposes common misleading statements used by tea merchants to deceive consumers. It clarifies misconceptions such as 'all teas are equal, just find what suits you' by explaining that while different tea categories have unique merits, quality variations exist within each type. The piece...
Tea News · Nov 27, 2025
Places in China Abundant in Tea Production
China boasts a profound tea culture with diverse tea-producing regions across the country. The main tea-growing areas are divided into four zones: Jiangbei, Jiangnan, Southwest, and South China. Jiangbei, north of the Yangtze River, primarily produces green tea despite colder winters. Jiangnan, sout...
Tea News · Nov 24, 2025
Viewing the Fujianese Spirit of 'Smuggling' Through Tea
The article explores the deep connection between Fujianese culture and tea, framing their historical and commercial dynamism as a 'smuggling spirit.' It traces how the opening of Quanzhou Port integrated Fujian into global trade, establishing tea, porcelain, and silk as key Chinese exports. Fujianes...
Tea News · Nov 23, 2025
Introduction to Tea Polyphenols
Tea polyphenols are a general term for compounds in tea including catechins, acetone compounds, phenolic acids, and anthocyanins. Also known as tea tannins, they are easily soluble in water and ethanol with a bitter taste. Extracted from teas like Fuding White Tea, they appear as brownish-yellow or...
Tea News · Nov 17, 2025