yellow tea

For many people, nothing beats greeting the morning with a nice cup of tea. Its refreshing, clean taste evokes a feeling of calmness and mindfulness. For more than four millennia, tea has delighted, inspired, and satisfied countless drinkers in all corners of the world. Olivia Yang, the author of The Art of Drinking Tea, said that “the Chinese are, without any doubt, the right people to understand everything about tea.” For thousands of years, the Chinese have practiced and maintained the art of tea cultivation, preparation, and consumption. As tea is deeply ingrained in Chinese culture, it is best to learn about it from them. Keep reading to know more about the utterly rich Chinese tea culture. Traditional Chinese Tea: The Basics There are several main types of Chinese tea, each one with distinct characteristics. Though all tea came from the same plant source - Camellia sinensis - they can be easily referred to as green tea, yellow tea, white tea, oolong tea, black tea, and dark tea. Here’s a brief description of each tea. Green Tea When you hear the word "tea," green tea is probably what first comes to your mind. After all, this is not just the oldest…

Mogan Yellow Bud is a precious type of yellow tea produced in Deqing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, grown among the bamboo forests in the Moganshan area. Located to the northwest of Deqing County, Moganshan is a renowned summer resort in China and is said to be where the legendary swordsmiths Gan Jiang and Mo Ye crafted their swords. The bamboo forests in Moganshan are vast, and the natural environment is exceptional. Monks have been known to reside on Moganshan and grow tea since the Jin Dynasty, with this practice gradually fading away by the end of the Qing Dynasty. According to the "Moganshan Gazetteer," "The tea from Moganshan is meticulously picked and processed. The bud tea harvested around the Qingming Festival has a slightly yellowish hue due to its young buds. During the baking process, tea farmers capitalize on this characteristic by covering the leaves slightly, using low temperatures for a longer duration, resulting in a unique aroma and flavor, hence it is called Mogan Yellow Bud." In the spring of 1956, Professor Zhuang Wanfang from Zhejiang Agricultural College, who was staying at Moganshan for rest and recuperation, accidentally discovered a tea with an excellent aroma in the…

Yellow Tea VarietiesYellow tea shares similarities with green tea in its production, differing only in the additional process of "wet piling." This wet piling process is the main characteristic of yellow tea's manufacturing method and its fundamental distinction from green tea. Green tea is unfermented, whereas yellow tea belongs to the category of lightly fermented teas. Yellow teas are classified into three categories based on the tenderness and size of the fresh leaves: yellow bud tea, small-leaf yellow tea, and large-leaf yellow tea. Each category has specific requirements for the new shoots and leaves. The distinctions are as follows: 【Yellow Bud Tea】 Made from very tender leaves, usually single buds or one bud with one leaf. Notable examples include "Junshan Silver Needle" from Junshan Island in Dongting Lake, Hunan Province; "Mengding Yellow Bud" from Mingshan County, Ya'an, Sichuan Province; and "Heshan Yellow Bud" from Huoshan, Anhui Province. 【Small-Leaf Yellow Tea】 Made from fine and tender young leaves. Examples include "Beigang Maojian" from Yueyang, Hunan Province; "Weishan White-tipped Yellow Tea" from Ningxiang, Hunan Province; "Yuanan Deer Yard Yellow Tea" from Yuanan, Hubei Province; and "Pingyang Yellow Infusion" from Pingyang, Zhejiang Province. 【Large-Leaf Yellow Tea】 Made from more mature leaves, such as…