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China's six major tea categories:

green tea, yellow tea, white tea, oolong tea, black tea, dark tea

Fermentation levels of the six major tea categories:

Approximate distribution map of the six major tea categories:

Green tea

Green tea is the only unfermented tea among the six major tea categories. Production areas: from Shandong, Shaanxi and Gansu in the north to Hainan in the south, green tea is produced everywhere. The rest also include: Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, Henan, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Fujian, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou, covering almost every province in the south.

White tea

White tea is a lightly fermented tea, mainly produced in Fuding in eastern Fujian and Zhenghe in northern Fujian, and is made from the fresh leaves of tea tree varieties such as Fuding Dabaicha, Fuding Dahao tea and Zhenghe Dabaicha.

Yellow tea

Yellow tea is a lightly fermented tea. According to the tenderness of the fresh leaves when picked, it is divided into three types: yellow bud tea, small yellow tea and large yellow tea. The main representatives include Junshan Yinzhen from Yueyang, Hunan, Mengding Huangya from Sichuan, Mogan Huangya from Zhejiang, and Huoshan Huangya from Anhui.

Oolong tea

Oolong tea, also known asqingcha, combines the fresh fragrance of green tea with the mellow richness of black tea. It is a semi-fermented tea, mainly produced in Fujian, Guangdong, Taiwan, China, and other places.

Black tea

Black tea originated near Tongmu Pass (village) in the Wuyi Mountains of Fujian Province. The earliest black tea was Souchong black tea. It is also distributed in places such as Qihong Gongfu in Anhui and Dianhong Gongfu in Yunnan, Minhong Gongfu in Fujian, Ninghong Gongfu in Jiangxi, Yihong Gongfu in Hubei, Huhong Gongfu (Xianghong Gongfu) in Hunan, Chuanhong Gongfu in Sichuan, Yuehong Gongfu in Zhejiang, Yixing black tea in Jiangsu, and Yingde black tea in Guangdong.

Dark tea

Dark tea is a post-fermented tea, mainly produced in Yunnan, Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei, Guangxi, Shaanxi, Anhui (ancient Yixian dark tea) and other places.

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