“The West will say that red teas are black teas because this tea is oxidised so that the leaves look black. But in China, it is classified as red tea because this fully oxidised tea is reddish ...

Pu-erh tea originates from the Yunnan province in southern China. Its flavor is earthy and ... pu-erh (sometimes mistakenly ...

Explorer Jeff Fuchs travels to tea forests in China’s southern Yunnan province in search of a perfect cup of tea. Most of the world’s teas are grown on plantations on bushes arranged in ...

but it is actually nothing other than red tea from southern China. It is characterised by an exceptionally short fermentation process, which gives it its distinctive flavour and properties.

Tea in China was originally thought to be purely medicinal ... Oolong tea, dark tea and red tea. Although the practice of drinking Chinese tea would likely have been introduced by new Chinese ...