China has been a leading tea producer and boasts numerous varieties of tea. There are at present more than 1000 kinds of tea that have names in China. The most well known ones are the 10 types listed below.

1.Hangzhou Lung Ching Lung Ching, once the name of a place and later that of a spring, is now mainly the tea's name. Lung Ching Tea comes from the Lung Ching Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province and was divided into four types from history-"lion, dragon, cloud, tiger", among which the tea from the Old Well of the Lion Peak is regarded as the best.

Lung Ching is a kind of fried green tea and has always been famous for its four matchless characteristics - green color, fragrant aroma, mellow flavour and graceful shape. Lung Ching Tea should be brewed in a glass. Since it is transparent, the slow extension, the ups and downs of the leaves in the water, and the bright green color all come clearly into view. To observe this is a kind of artistic enjoyment indeed.

2. Anxi Tieguanyin Tieguanyin is grown in Anxi, south of Fujian Province. Its manufacturing procedures are quite complicated. The leaves of the manufactured tea are tight and are dark green. First-class Tieguanyin is coated with a thin layer of frost because caffeine evaporates with the water during its processing. When brewed by water, a natural fragrance of orchid comes out and the tea has a pure and heavy aroma. If it is served in a small and exquisite tea set, by smelling it first and then tasting it, you will have endless aftertaste in your mouth. Since Oolong Tea was found to be good for health and beauty in recent years, Tieguanyin has become very popular in Japan and South East Asia.

3.Wuyi Rock Tea Grown in Wuyi Mountain located in Chong'an County, Fujian Province, Wuyi Rock Tea is semifermented and its way of processing falls between that of green tea and black tea. Its major types are "Big Red Gown", "White Cockscomb", "Narcissus", "Black Dragon", "Cinnamon" and so on.

Wuyi Rock Tea has unique characteristics. It is not scented with jasmine, but the beverage has a rich fragrance of flowers and endless sweet aftertaste. It was introduced to Europe in the 18th century. Loved by people there, Wuyi Rock Tea has once been crowned as "the medicine to cure all kinds of disease".

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