What is Chinese Green Tea?

Chinese green tea is certainly a class in itself in terms of the diverse ways it supports good health.

Nevertheless, tea cultivation began well before the birth of Christ and in the past, during then merchants recognized more than 8,000 types of tea. They were classified according to the methods of manufacture, grades of quality of manufacture, and different leaf grades. Chinese tea crops used to be grown wherever a peasant or a farmer had a space on their family's area. But now,there are large tea farms in the Fujian province catering to export markets.

Until the nineteenth century, techniques used for cultivation were much the same way as they had always been. During October, seeds were collected and then germinated through the winter months. After that, they are planted out during the spring rains in rows.

Today, there are at least 18 regions in China where it is grown. These estates produce good quality brew. These teas are not normally sold by garden names but rather by names that denote the method of manufacture and quality.

The names can be confusing, depending on whether you prefer to address the tea by its Wades-Giles names or Hanyu Pinyin names. Names like Fukienese (or Fujian Province in Hanyu Pinyin designation), Cantonese (Or Guangdong in Hanyu Pinyin Pronunciation), and standard Chinese has been used for tea over the centuries.

Each province has its own name for each tea, its own spelling, and its own pronunciation.

Consequently, names that look and sound completely different may refer to the same tea. So, a tea that is marketed in the West as Chunmee (or Chin Mei), is Zhenmei in Pinyin, Janmei in Cantonese, and is often known as Eyebrow Tea because of the appearance of the processed leaf.

Export of Chinese green tea is gaining momentum with increased interest among tea connoisseurs who have recently discovered the amazing variety of types and flavors and recognize their very fine qualities.

Chinese green tea has beneficial effects on your health as well as Japanese green tea.

Almost every system of the body is beneficially affected by green tea, since this wonder drink lowers cholesterol and blood pressure, which reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke; prevents cancer from starting and spreading; boosts immunity and fights infection; and even helps prevent dental cavities.

China manufactures 700,000 tons of tea annually and is the oldest exporter of Chinese green tea in the world and the second largest in terms of volume.

Tea plantations represent more than half the total area of tea plantations in Asia.

The Chinese consume 80 percent of the green tea they produce. High altitude plantations flourish under the mist, and benefit from regular rainfall that guarantees an ideal level of humidity for the processing and manufacture of Chinese green tea.


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