Tea is classified into six categories: green tea, white tea, yellow tea, blue tea (Oolong tea), black tea, and dark tea. This Site introduces various teas that CHAMART has drunk.

Green tea
Unfermented tea
Xifu Longjing is one of the representative Chinese green teas. Tea leaves of Xifu Longjing are roasted while pressing them by hand in a cauldron. The shape of the tea leaves is flat and slender.
Production area: Longjing Village, Hangzhou City, China
Flavor:
Freshness and mild flavor with a slight sweetness and umami
History:
The Classic of Tea (茶経 Chajing) written by Luyu (陸羽) (773-804) describes the tea, which was produced around Xi Hu (西湖 West Lake) in the Tang (唐) Dynasty (1644-1912). Tradition says that Longjing tea has been produced since the Ming (明) Dynasty (1368-1644) and the tea was presented to the Emperor during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912).

Bus station of Longjing Village, Hangzhou City, China (May 2017)

A tea farmer in Longjing Village, Hangzhou City, China (May 2017)

Xifu Longjing tea in Longjing Village, Hangzhou City, China (May 2017)

A tea farmer and his hand in Longjing Village, Hangzhou City, China (May 2017)

China National Tea Museum http://www.teamuseum.cn

Related article on the site:  “Tea of China“, “China National Tea Museum“

Reference: 
工藤佳治、兪向紅 著 中国茶図鑑(2017) 第6版発行 文春新書
工藤佳治主編者(2007) 中国茶事典(初版) 勉誠出版
高橋忠彦著 茶経・喫茶養生記・茶録・茶具図賛(平成25)初版 淡交社
「世界の歴史」編集委員会 (編集) もういちど読む山川世界史 (2009) 1版 山川出版社

*The site does not describe all “Teas of Japan” or all “Teas of the World”. Additionally, each article expresses the writer’s personal experience and feelings.
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