Tea Foundations
An encyclopedia of tea and teaware: what tea is made from, how the types and named teas differ, and how to brew them and in which vessels.
6 types · 21 teas · 89 guides on teaware and brewing
The six types of tea
All tea typesThe six types of Chinese tea: green, white, yellow, oolong, black and dark. What sets them apart is how the leaf is processed and how far it oxidizes.
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绿茶
Green tea
water 75–85° · 3–4 g per 150 ml
- Longjing龙井
- Bi Luo Chun碧螺春
- Huangshan Mao Feng黄山毛峰
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白茶
White tea
water 85–90° · 5 g per 100 ml
- Bai Hao Yin Zhen白毫银针
- Bai Mu Dan白牡丹
- Shou Mei寿眉
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黄茶
Yellow tea
water 80–85° · 3 g per 150 ml
- Jun Shan Yin Zhen君山银针
- Meng Ding Huang Ya蒙顶黄芽
- Huo Shan Huang Ya霍山黄芽
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乌龙茶
Oolong
water 95–100° · 7 g per 100 ml
- Tie Guan Yin铁观音
- Da Hong Pao大红袍
- Feng Huang Dan Cong凤凰单丛
- Rou Gui肉桂
- Dong Ding凍頂烏龍
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红茶
Black tea
water 90–95° · 4–5 g per 100 ml
- Dian Hong滇红
- Qimen祁门红茶
- Zheng Shan Xiao Zhong正山小种
- Jin Jun Mei金骏眉
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黑茶
Dark tea
water 95–100° · 6 g per 100 ml
- Pu-erh普洱茶
- Liu Bao六堡茶
- Anhua dark tea安化黑茶
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