There are fifteen major tea-producing provinces in the Chinese Mainland, and Taiwan also produces tea. Chinese teas are generally divided into six major types, mainly according to the method of production. These types are green tea, black tea, Oolong tea, white tea, yellow tea, and dark tea.

中国大陆有十五个主要产茶省份，台湾也产茶。中国的茶叶一般分为六大类，主要是根据生产方法来划分的。这些类型是绿茶、红茶、乌龙茶、白茶、黄茶和黑茶。

红茶 black tea  

绿茶 green tea

白茶 white tea  

黄茶 yellow tea

乌龙茶 oolong tea

黑茶 dark tea

Besides these, there are processed sorts such as jasmine tea and compressed tea. Each type has its representative “celebrity tea”, each with its unique appearance and aroma, and some are even associated with beautiful legends.

除此以外，还有一些经过加工的种类，如茉莉花茶和压缩茶。每种类型都有其代表性的 "名人茶"，每一种都有其独特的外观和香气，有些甚至与美丽的传说有关。

1. Green Tea

Green tea is the oldest type of tea in China, and it is also produced there in the greatest quantities. Many provinces and cities are renowned for their production of green tea, the most eminent provinces being Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Anhui. In green tea the leaves are not fermented, so they largely retain the original flavor of tea, which is simple, elegant, and enduring. At first sip, green tea may taste a little thin, but after a while, it gains a fragrance in the mouth that lingers.

绿茶是中国最古老的茶叶类型，也是中国产量最大的茶叶。许多省市都以生产绿茶而闻名，最突出的省份是浙江、江西和安徽。在绿茶中，茶叶没有经过发酵，所以它们在很大程度上保留了茶的原始味道，即简单、优雅和持久。刚开始喝的时候，绿茶的味道可能有点淡，但过了一会儿，它的香味就会在口中萦绕。

①West Lake Longjing Tea  龙井茶

②Maojian Tea of Mount Huangshan （Anhui Province） 毛尖

③Pilochun （Suzhou, Jiangsu Province）碧螺春

④Sweet Dew of Mengding (Sichuan province) 蒙顶甜露

2. Black Tea

Black tea is a type of fermented tea; originating from green tea after it is mixed, kneaded, fermented, dried, and otherwise processed. Tea made from green tea leaves is a fresh green while that made using black tea is orange-red. What is more important is that black tea does not undergo the processes of green steaming or green frying, but is fermented, during which time the tea leaves go through chemical reactions. While green tea retains the thin and refreshing flavor of the leaves, the fermented black tea gives a stronger and thicker flavor. 

红茶是一种发酵茶；起源于绿茶，经过混合、揉捏、发酵、干燥和其他处理。用绿茶叶制成的茶是鲜绿色的，而用红茶制成的茶是橙红色的。更重要的是，红茶没有经过绿色蒸煮或绿色炒制的过程，而是经过发酵，在此期间，茶叶经历了化学反应。绿茶保留了茶叶的薄而清爽的味道，而发酵后的红茶则有更强更厚的味道。

3. Oolong Tea

Oolong tea is somewhat intermediate between green and black tea. The finishing technique is that of green tea, but the preparation involves fermentation like black tea – it is a semi-fermented tea. It, therefore, has characteristics of both green and black tea: the fresh and clear flavor of green tea and the thick and luscious fragrance of black tea.

乌龙茶在某种程度上介于绿茶和红茶之间。它的加工技术是绿茶的加工技术，但准备工作涉及像红茶一样的发酵--它是一种半发酵的茶。因此，它兼具绿茶和红茶的特点：绿茶的清新味道和红茶的浓郁香味。

Fenghuang Dancong (Phoenix Mountain Select) tea,  is one of the three great varieties of Oolong tea, all equally famous, the other two being the tea from the slopes of Wuyi Mountain, and Tieguanyin tea from Anxi.

凤凰单丛（凤凰山精选）茶是乌龙茶的三大品种之一，与另外两个是武夷山山坡的茶和安溪的铁观音同样出名。

4. Dark Tea

Dark tea was invented by accident. Long ago, in order to supply tea to the ethnic groups of the northwest, tea produced in Yunnan, Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, and other places had to be transported to the north by sea, and then to the northwest via the Silk Road. In ship cabins and on horseback, the alternating damp and dry conditions caused major changes to the chemical composition of the leaves, and also turned them blackish-brown. In spite of this, they still give off a rare fragrance, and this type of tea quickly came to be appreciated by the locals.

黑茶的发明是个意外。很久以前，为了向西北民族供应茶叶，云南、四川、湖北、湖南等地生产的茶叶必须通过海路运到北方，然后再通过丝绸之路运到西北地区。在船舱和马背上，潮湿和干燥交替的环境使茶叶的化学成分发生重大变化，也使它们变成了黑褐色。尽管如此，它们仍然散发出罕见的香味，这种类型的茶很快就受到了当地人的喜爱。

①Pu’er tea (Yunnan Province) 普洱茶

②Six Castle tea （Guangxi Province） 六堡茶

5. Yellow Tea

Like dark tea, yellow tea was also a chance discovery when making green tea. People found that if leaves were not dried promptly after being finished, kneaded, and twisted, they would turn yellow in color, forming yellow tea. At first, people regarded yellow tea simply as bad-quality green tea. But some came to prefer the flavor of yellow tea, which gradually became one of the six major tea types. It's a type of fermented tea.

和黑茶一样，黄茶也是在制作绿茶时偶然发现的。人们发现，如果茶叶在加工、揉捻后没有及时干燥，就会变成黄色，形成黄茶。起初，人们把黄茶简单地视为质量不好的绿茶。但有些人开始喜欢黄茶的味道，逐渐成为六大茶类之一。它是发酵茶的一种。

 Junshan Silver Needle of Hunan and Mengdi Yellow Shoot of Sichuan are two representatives of yellow tea. 

湖南的君山银针和四川的蒙地黄芽是黄茶的两个代表。

6. White Tea

White tea is slightly fermented. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, people regarded white tea as very valuable, but at that time white tea was just a rare kind of tea tree whose leaves were white, not the same as the white tea we know today.

白茶是经过轻微发酵的。在唐宋时期，人们将白茶视为非常珍贵的东西，但当时的白茶只是一种罕见的茶树，其叶子是白色的，与我们今天知道的白茶不一样。

White Hair Silver Needle and White Peony produced in Fujian are representatives of white tea.

福建生产的白毛银针和白牡丹是白茶的代表。

In China, tea is believed to be a drink that connects and bonds people together with care, respect, honor, and affection.

在中国，茶被认为是一种饮料，它以关怀、尊重、荣誉和亲情将人们联系在一起。

Apart from happy occasions alone, tea also replaced alcohol in ritual occasions such as funerals and for offerings deities.

除了高兴的场合外，在葬礼和供奉神灵等礼仪场合，茶也取代了酒。

As such, tea can be found throughout a raft of occasions in china, meaning tea is a part of almost every formal and informal occasion in China.

因此，在中国的许多场合都可以看到茶。这意味着茶是中国几乎所有正式和非正式场合的一部分。