Tea by Region

Guangdong grows Phoenix dancong on Chaozhou's mountains and black tea at Yingde. Learn its two tea worlds and why the province drinks so much.

Sichuan has grown tea for over a thousand years, from Mengding greens to Tibetan border tea. Learn the basin climate and its three tea lines.

Taiwan grows oolong from lowland Muzha to high-mountain Dayuling, plus Red Jade black tea. Learn its elevations, cultivars and picking seasons.

Yunnan grows large-leaf assamica tea, makes pu-erh and Dianhong, and holds some of the oldest tea trees. Learn its districts and picking seasons.

Zhejiang is China's most valuable green tea region, home to Longjing, Anji baicha and Pingyang. Learn its gardens, seasons and tea districts.

Yunnan produces pu-erh, black tea and white tea from large-leaf bushes. Explore the historic and modern growing regions and what makes them distinct.

Anhui produces Keemun black tea, Huangshan Maofeng and Lu'an Guapian. Learn how the province's geography shapes its famous teas and how to buy them.

Zhejiang is a green tea province: Longjing, Anji white tea and Gunpowder. What each one is, when it is picked, and how to brew it fresh.

Fujian produces Wuyi rock oolong, Anxi Tieguanyin, northern white tea and Lapsang Souchong. Learn how geography created four distinct tea traditions.