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Chinese tea is a beverage made from the leaves of tea plants (Camellia sinensis) and – depending on the type of tea – typically 60–100 °C hot water. Tea leaves are processed using traditional Chinese methods. Chinese tea is drunk throughout the day, including during meals, as a substitute for plain water, for health, or for simple pleasure.
Chinese tea culture, especially the material aspects of tea cultivation, processing, and teaware also influenced later adopters of tea, such as India, the United Kingdom, and Russia (even though these tea cultures diverge considerably in preparation and taste). Tea is still consumed regularly in modern China, both on casual and formal occasions.
The different words for tea fall into two main groups: "te-derived" and "cha-derived" (Cantonese and Mandarin). [2]Most notably through the Silk Road; [25] global regions with a history of land trade with central regions of Imperial China (such as North Asia, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East) pronounce it along the lines of 'cha', whilst most global maritime regions ...
World map of tea exporters and importers, 1907. Chinese small-leaf-type tea was introduced into India in 1836 by the British in an attempt to break the Chinese monopoly on tea. [51] In 1841, Archibald Campbell brought seeds of Chinese tea from the Kumaun region and experimented with planting tea in Darjeeling.
Tieguanyin (simplified Chinese: 铁 观 音; traditional Chinese: 鐵觀音; pinyin: tiěguānyīn; Cantonese Yale: titgūnyām; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thih-koan-im; lit. 'Iron Goddess of Mercy'; Standard Chinese pronunciation [tʰjè.kwán.ín]) is a variety of Chinese oolong tea that originated in the 19th century in Anxi in Fujian province ...
Baihao Yinzhen (simplified Chinese: 白 毫 银 针; traditional Chinese: 白 毫 銀 針; pinyin: báiháo yínzhēn; Wade–Giles: pai 2-hao 2 yin 2-chên 1; pronounced [pǎɪ.xǎʊ ǐn.ʈʂə́n]), also known as White Hair Silver Needle, is a white tea produced in Fujian Province in China. [1]
4 g of lapsang souchong tea in a porcelain tea vessel. Lapsang souchong (/ ˌ l æ p s æ ŋ ˈ s uː tʃ ɒ ŋ /; Chinese: 立山小種) or Zhengshan xiaozhong (Chinese: 正山小種; pinyin: zhèngshān xiǎozhǒng, 'Proper Mountain Small Varietal') is a black tea consisting of Camellia sinensis leaves that is smoke-dried over a pinewood fire.
Chun Mee (Chinese: 珍 眉; pinyin: zhēn méi; lit. 'precious eyebrows'; pronounced [ʈʂə́n.měɪ]) is a popular green tea. It has a dusty appearance and is generally more acidic and less sweet than other green teas. It was originally produced only in the Chinese Jiangxi province, but is nowadays also grown elsewhere. The tea is divided ...