Green tea, also known as unfermented tea.It is made from the new tops of suitable tea trees as raw materials, through the typical process of greening, kneading, drying and other processes. The color of the dried tea and the tea broth and the bottom of the leaves after brewing are mainly green, hence the name.
The characteristics of green tea retain more of the natural substances within the fresh leaves. Among them, the tea polyphenol caffeine retains more than 85% of the fresh leaves, chlorophyll retains about 50%, and the loss of vitamins is also less, thus forming the green tea “clear soup and green leaves, strong astringent flavor” characteristics. The most scientific research results show that the natural substances retained in green tea have special effects on anti-aging, anti-cancer, anti-cancer, sterilization, anti-inflammatory and so on, which are not as good as other types of tea.
Chinese green tea, the most famous products, not only high flavor, long, excellent quality, and unique shape, has a high artistic appreciation value, green tea according to its drying and greening methods are generally divided into fried green, baked green, sun green and steamed green tea.
Fried green tea: due to the drying process by mechanical or manual manipulation of different roles, the tea formed a long strip, ball-shaped, fan-shaped, needle-shaped, screw-shaped and other different shapes, so it is divided into long fried green, round fried green, flat fried green and so on. Long fried green refining called eyebrow tea, the finished product of the flower color has a precious eyebrow, Gong Xi, rain tea, needle eyebrow, show eyebrow, etc., each with different quality characteristics. Such as:
Zhen Mei: thin and tight straight or its shape like a lady’s eyebrow, color green and frost, high fresh aroma, taste strong and fresh, soup color, leaf green yellowish bright;
Gong Xi: is a long fried green in the round tea, after refining called Gong Xi. Shape particles similar to pearl tea, round leaf bottom is still tender uniform;
Rain tea: the original department of the long tea separated from the bead tea, now rain tea most of the tea from the eyebrow tea in the acquisition, the appearance of thin and short, still tight, color green uniform, pure aroma, taste is still strong, soup color yellow-green, the leaf bottom is still tender uniform;
Round fried green: the appearance of particles round and tight, due to the different places of origin and harvesting methods, but also divided into flat fried green, Quan Gang Hui Bai and Yongxi fire green.
Flat fried green: produced in Sheng County, Xinchang, Shangyu and other counties in Zhejiang Province. Because the gross tea is concentrated in Shaoxing Pingshui Town for refining and distribution, the finished tea has the appearance of fine round and tightly knotted pearls, so it is called “Pingshui Pearl Tea” or flat green, and the gross tea is called flat fried green;
Flat fried green: due to the different places of origin and production methods, mainly divided into three kinds of Longjing, Flag Gun, and Dafang.
Longjing: produced in the West Lake District of Hangzhou, also known as West Lake Longjing. Fresh leaves are picked tenderly, and the buds and leaves are required to be uniformly formed, and the workmanship of high-level Longjing is particularly fine, with “green color, fragrance. It has the quality characteristics of “green color, lush fragrance, sweet taste and beautiful shape”.
Flag gun: produced in Hangzhou Longjing tea area around and adjacent to Yuhang, Fuyang, Xiaoshan and other counties.
Fangtang: produced in Anhui Province, Shexian County and Zhejiang Lin’an, Chun’an adjoining areas, Shexian old bamboo Fangtang is the most famous.
In the fried green tea, because of its different tea-making methods, also known as special fried green tea, in order to maintain the integrity of the leaf shape, the final process is often drying. Its tea products are Dongting Biluochun, Nanjing rain tea. Gold Award Huiming, Gaoqiao Yinfeng, Shaoshan Shaofeng, Anhua pine needles. Guzhang Mao Jian, Jianghua Mao Jian, Dayong Mao Jian, Xinyang Mao Jian, Guiping Xishan tea, Mount Lu Yunwu and so on. Here only a brief description of the two products, such as Dongting Biluochun: produced in Jiangsu Wu County, Taihu Lake, Dongting Shanchuan Biluofeng the best quality. The shape of the cord is slender, uniform, curled like a snail, white hair exposed, color and lustre silver green hidden green light and moist; internal quality of the fragrance persistent, soup color tender green and clear, taste fresh and sweet; leaf bottom young soft uniform bright. Gold Prize Huiming: produced in Yunhe County, Zhejiang Province. It was awarded the gold medal at the 1915 Panama World’s Fair and named after it, with the appearance of thin, tight and even strands, Miao Xiu with peak hair, green color; the internal quality of the fragrance is high and long-lasting, with the fragrance of flowers and fruits, the soup color is clear and bright, the taste is sweet and refreshing, and the bottom of the leaf is tender and green and bright.
Roasted green tea: drying cage, roasted green tea after reprocessing and refining most of the tea billets for smoked tea, the aroma is generally not as high as the fried green, a small number of roasted green tea quality is excellent. The shape of the tea can also be divided into strip tea, pointed tea, piece of tea, needle-shaped tea. Strip baking, the country’s major tea-producing areas have production; pointed, slice-shaped tea is mainly produced in Anhui, Zhejiang and other provinces and cities. One of the special baking, mainly Huangshan Mao Feng, Taiping Monkey Kui, Liu’an Gua Pian, Jingting Green Snow, Tianshan Green Tea, Guzhu Purple Bamboo Shoots. Jiangshan green peony, Emei Maofeng, Jinshui CuiFeng, Xiazhou Bifeng, Nannuo White Hair and so on. Such as Huangshan Mao Feng: produced in Anhui soft county Huangshan. The appearance of tender and slightly curled, buds fat, uniform, with the front of the hair, similar to the “bird’s tongue”, the color of golden yellow oil, commonly known as ivory, aroma fresh and long, soup color apricot yellow clear and bright, taste mellow fresh and sweet, the bottom of the leaf buds and leaves into a dozen, thick and bright.
Sun-dried green tea: is sun-dried by sunlight. Mainly distributed in Hunan, Hubei. Guangdong. Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other provinces have a small amount of production. Sun green green tea to Yunnan large-leafed species of the best quality, known as “Dianqing”; others, such as Sichuan green, Guizhou green, Guiqing, Eqing and other qualities of their own, but not as good as Dianqing.
Steam green tea: Steam greening is an ancient method of greening in China. Tang Dynasty to Japan, along with the present; and our country since the Ming Dynasty that is changed to pot frying greening. Steaming is the use of steam to destroy the amount of enzyme activity in the fresh leaves, the formation of a thousand tea color dark green, tea soup light green and tea bottom green: ‘three green’ quality characteristics, but the aroma is more boring with green gas, astringent taste is also heavier, not as fresh as the pot frying green tea as fresh and crisp. Due to the needs of foreign trade, China from the mid-80s, also produces a small amount of steamed green tea. The main varieties are Enshi Yulu, produced in Hubei Enshi; Chinese fried tea, produced in Zhejiang. Fujian and Anhui provinces.
Green tea is the earliest tea in history. Ancient human collection of wild tea tree buds and leaves in the sun in the collection, can be regarded as the beginning of green tea processing in a broad sense, at least three thousand years from now. But the real meaning of green tea processing, from the invention of the 8th century A.D. steaming system, to the 12th century and the invention of fried green system, green tea processing technology has been relatively mature, has been used until now, and constantly improve.
Green tea for China’s largest production of tea, producing areas distributed in the tea-producing provinces, cities and autonomous regions. Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi provinces with the highest yield, the best quality, is the main base of green tea production in China. In the international market, China’s green tea accounted for more than 70% of international trade. Marketing area throughout North Africa, West Africa countries and France, the United States, Afghanistan and more than 50 countries and regions. Green tea sales in the international market accounted for more than 1/3 of the total domestic sales. At the same time, green tea is the main raw material for the production of flower tea.
Various types of green tea name: West Lake Longjing; Huiming tea; Dongting Biluochun; Guzhu purple tea; Wuzi Xianhao; Huangshan Mao Feng; Xinyang Mao Jian; Pingshui Zhu tea; Bao Hong tea; Shangrao White Eyebrows; Path Mountain Tea; Emei Bamboo Leaf Green; Nan’an Shiting Green; Yangtian Snow Green; Mengding Tea; Yongxi Fire Green; Cactus Tea; Tianshan Green Tea; Yongchuan Xiuya; Huoning Songluo; Enshi Yulu; Duyun Maojian; Hatoukeng Maojian; Guiping Xishan Tea; Old Bamboo Generous Quan Gang Hui Bai; eyebrow tea; Anji white slice; Nanjing rain tea; Jing Ting green snow; Tian Zun Gong Ye; beach tea; Double Dragon Silver Needle; Taiping Monkey Kui; source of Ming tea; Xiazhou Bifeng; Qinba fog milli; Kaifa Longshu; Lushan Yunwu; Anhua Pine Needle; Ri casting snow buds; Ziyang Mao Jian; Jiangshan green peony; Liu’an Gua Slices; Gaoqiao Silver Peak; Yunfeng and Pangshao; Hanshui Silver Shuttle; Yunnan White Hair; Zunyi Maofeng; Jiuhua Maofeng; Wugaishan Rice Tea; Jinggang Cui Green; Shaofeng; Gulao tea; Shucheng Orchid; Zhou Biyun; Xiaobu Rock Tea; Huading Yunwu; Nanshan White Hair Sprout; Tianzhu Jianhao; Huangzhu White Hao; Ma Gu Tea; Cheyunshan Mao Jian; Guilin Mao Jian; Jiande Bao Tea; Ruizhou Phellodendron Tea; Shuangqiao Mao Jian; Qintang Mao Jian; Donghu Yinhao; Jianghua Mao Jian; Long Dance Tea; Guishan Rock Green; Wuxi Hao Tea; Guidong Linglong Tea; Tianmu Qingdian; Xinjiang Yuyu Tea; Jinsui Cui Feng; Jintan Bird’s Tongue; Guzhang Mao Jian; Shuangjing Green; Zhouda Tie Tea; Wenjun Tender Green; Qianfeng Snow Lotus; Lion’s Mouth Silver Sprout; Yandang Mao Feng; Jiulong Tea; Emei Mao Feng; Nanshan Shoumei; Xiangbo Green; Sunshine Green; Shanyan Cui Green; Mengding Ganlu; Ruicao Kui; Heshi Round Tea; Putuo Buddha Tea; Xue Feng Mao Jian; Qingcheng Xueya; Baoding Green Tea; Longzhong Tea; Songyang Silver Monkey; Longyan Slantback Tea; Meilong Tea; Lanxi Mao Feng; Guanzhuang Mao Jian; Yunhai Baixiao; Lianxin tea; Jinshan Cuibao; Erui; Niuweng tea; Huafo tea; Guiding Yunwu tea; Tianchi Minghao; Tongtianyan tea; Lingyun white tea; Steaming green pancha; Yunlin tea; Pan’an Yunfeng tea; Luchunma Yu tea; Dongbai spring buds; Taibai top buds; Qiandao Yuye; Qingxi Yuyao buds; Zaolin tea; Xianju Bilvia; Qiyangtang green tea; Nanyue Yunwu tea; Daguan Cuihua tea; Meijiang Cuixiao; Cuiluo; Wukeng tea; Yuyao waterfall tea; Cangshan Snow Green; Xiangqi Yunwu; Huaguo Mountain Yunwu Tea; Shuixian Furry Hook Tea; Suichang Silver Monkey; Mojiang Cloud Needle. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
