China's Famous Teas

China's Famous Teas (中国名茶) or the Ten Great Chinese Teas (中国十大名茶) is a list of the ten most notable Chinese teas. The list varies considerably depending on the area where it is compiled and the current trend of tea consumption.

Compilation of top ten list

Different sources cite different teas, but the following table compiles ten different such lists and ranks the teas upon recurrence.

	Translated English name	Chinese	Pronunciation	Place of origin	Type	Occurrences
1	Dragon Well	西湖龙井	Xī Hú Lóng Jǐng	Hangzhou, Zhejiang	Green tea	10
2	Spring Snail	洞庭碧螺春	Dòng Tíng Bì Luó Chūn	Suzhou, Jiangsu	Green tea	10
3	Yellow Mountain Fur Peak	黄山毛峰	Huáng shān Máo Fēng	Huang Shan, Anhui	Green tea	10
4	Mount Jun Silver Needle	君山银针	Jūn shān Yín Zhēn	Yueyang, Hunan	Yellow tea	10
5	Qi Men Red	祁门红茶	Qí Mén Hóng Chá	Qimen, Anhui	Black tea	10
6	Big Red Robe	武夷大红袍	Wǔ Yí Dà Hóng Páo	Wuyi Mountains, Fujian	Oolong tea	10
7	Melon Seed	六安瓜片	Liǔ ān Guā Piàn	Lu'an, Anhui	Green tea	10
8	Iron Goddess	安溪铁观音	Ān xī Tiě Guān Yīn	Anxi, Fujian	Oolong tea	10
9	Houkui tea	太平猴魁	Tài Píng Hóu Kuí	Huang Shan, Anhui	Green tea	10
10	Maojian tea	信阳毛尖	Xìn yáng Máo Jiān	Xinyang, Henan	Green tea	9

Compilation of twenty lists

The following table compiles twenty different such lists and ranks the teas upon recurrence.

	Translated English name	Chinese	Pronunciation	Place of origin	Type	Occurrences
1	Dragon Well	西湖龙井	Xī Hú Lóng Jǐng	Hangzhou, Zhejiang	Green tea	20
2	Spring Snail	洞庭碧螺春	Dòng Tíng Bì Luó Chūn	Suzhou, Jiangsu	Green tea	20
3	Iron Goddess	安溪铁观音	Ān xī Tiě Guān Yīn	Anxi, Fujian	Oolong tea	18
4	Yellow Mountain Fur Peak	黄山毛峰	Huáng shān Máo Fēng	Huang Shan, Anhui	Green tea	17
5	Mount Jun Silver Needle	君山银针	Jūn shān Yín Zhēn	Yueyang, Hunan	Yellow tea	14
6	Qi Men Red	祁门红茶	Qí Mén Hóng Chá	Qimen, Anhui	Black tea	12
7	Big Red Robe	武夷大红袍	Wǔ Yí Dà Hóng Páo	Wuyi Mountains, Fujian	Oolong tea	11
8	Melon Seed	六安瓜片	Liǔ ān Guā Piàn	Lu'an, Anhui	Green tea	11
9	White Fur Silver Needle	白毫银针	Bái Háo Yín Zhēn	Fuding, Fujian	White tea	10
10	Pu-erh tea	云南普洱	Yúnnán Pǔ'ěr Chá	Simao, Yunnan	Post-fermented tea	10

Agriculture Department of China 1959 list

• Longjing tea (西湖龍井, West Lake Dragonwell)
• Bi Luo Chun tea (洞庭碧螺春, Dongting Green Snail)
• Huangshan Maofeng tea (黃山毛峰, Yellow Mountain Fur Peak)
• Lu Shan Yun Wu (廬山雲霧, Lu Mountain Yunwu)
• Liuan Leaf (六安瓜片, Lu'an Melon Seed)
• Junshan Yinzhen tea (君山銀針, Mount Jun Silver Needle)
• Maojian tea (信阳毛尖, Xinyang Maojian tea)
• Da Hong Pao (武夷岩茶/武夷大紅袍, Wuyi Rock Tea/Wuyi Da Hong Pao)
• Tieguanyin (鐵觀音, Iron Goddess)
• Qi Men Hong (祁門紅茶, Keemun tea)

See also

• Si Da Ming Cong for a list of the 4 notable Wuyi Oolong teas.
• Chinese teas
• List of Chinese teas

External links

• Top Ten Chinese Teas Information (accessed 15 June 2012)

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