So where does tea come from? There are many producing countries
across the planet mostly focused in the sub tropics. For this article I
am going to delve into the world of Chinese tea and learn more about some of the most famous tea producing regions of the country.
Fujian - This Chinese province is situation on the South East of the country on the coast. It is the closest province in China to Taiwan. The most processed Chinese tea from Fujian are Oolong teas. These are made using a broadleaf variety of the Camellia Sinensis plant and are only partially oxidised. The level of oxidation per type of Oolong can vary by up to 60%.
The landscape of Fujian is beautiful and has been described as 1 part water, 1 part farmland and 8 parts mountain due to the large proportion of mountain range in the province.
The dialect spoken in Fujian is Fuzhou (also the name of the capital of the province) and the natives refer to themselves as Fujianese.
It is one of Chinas richest provinces.
Zhejiang - This is another coastal Chinese province situated on the East coast of China. One of the worlds (if not the) most famous Chinese teas comes from Zhejiang and is known Dragonwell tea.
Dragonwell is grown only in Hangzhou which is the capital of Zhejiang and is always number 1 in top ten lists of Chinese tea. A myth surrounds the tea of a dragon who brought water to a village during a drought and saved the crop therefore having the tea named after it. Genuine Dragonwell from the original plants is extremely rare and never makes it out of China.
Zhejiang and especially Hangzhou is known for its beauty and is a popular tourist attraction. Visitors from all over the world will go to Hangzhou to visit the famous West Lake.
Zhejiang was only created in 1368 when the Ming Dynasty conquered the Mongols.
A lot of green teas are produced all over Zhejiang, the most famous is obviously in Hangzhou but some green teas are grown in Anji too.
Yunnan - this southerly Chinese province borders Laos, Burma and Vietnam making it quite a poor area.
All Puerh teas come from Yunnan - Puerh can only be Puer if it is grown and processed in Yunnan. Puerh is a special type of post fermented tea that unlike others, actually gets better with age.
I hope that you agree that it is beneficial to know a little bit about where our food and drinks come from and that you enjoyed this article!
Fujian - This Chinese province is situation on the South East of the country on the coast. It is the closest province in China to Taiwan. The most processed Chinese tea from Fujian are Oolong teas. These are made using a broadleaf variety of the Camellia Sinensis plant and are only partially oxidised. The level of oxidation per type of Oolong can vary by up to 60%.
The landscape of Fujian is beautiful and has been described as 1 part water, 1 part farmland and 8 parts mountain due to the large proportion of mountain range in the province.
The dialect spoken in Fujian is Fuzhou (also the name of the capital of the province) and the natives refer to themselves as Fujianese.
It is one of Chinas richest provinces.
Zhejiang - This is another coastal Chinese province situated on the East coast of China. One of the worlds (if not the) most famous Chinese teas comes from Zhejiang and is known Dragonwell tea.
Dragonwell is grown only in Hangzhou which is the capital of Zhejiang and is always number 1 in top ten lists of Chinese tea. A myth surrounds the tea of a dragon who brought water to a village during a drought and saved the crop therefore having the tea named after it. Genuine Dragonwell from the original plants is extremely rare and never makes it out of China.
Zhejiang and especially Hangzhou is known for its beauty and is a popular tourist attraction. Visitors from all over the world will go to Hangzhou to visit the famous West Lake.
Zhejiang was only created in 1368 when the Ming Dynasty conquered the Mongols.
A lot of green teas are produced all over Zhejiang, the most famous is obviously in Hangzhou but some green teas are grown in Anji too.
Yunnan - this southerly Chinese province borders Laos, Burma and Vietnam making it quite a poor area.
All Puerh teas come from Yunnan - Puerh can only be Puer if it is grown and processed in Yunnan. Puerh is a special type of post fermented tea that unlike others, actually gets better with age.
I hope that you agree that it is beneficial to know a little bit about where our food and drinks come from and that you enjoyed this article!
Find out more about where your Chinese tea comes from by visiting LuLin Teas - read about Oolong tea from Fujian here.
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