# The ten famous teas of China

Based mainly on the list from the 1959 national 'Ten Famous Teas' evaluation, with reference to the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition and other versions, these are China's most famous teas.

- 37 votes · 12 items
- Dec 25, 2024 · 陈欣怡
- https://even.best/en/l/422/the-ten-famous-teas-of-china

## Top 10

1. **Xihu Longjing (West Lake Dragon Well)** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Flat green tea from Hangzhou's West Lake: green colour, rich aroma, sweet taste and beautiful shape; first among the famous teas.
2. **Dongting Biluochun** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Curly green tea from the Dongting hills on Lake Tai near Suzhou, with a fruity floral aroma; listed five times.
3. **Huangshan Maofeng** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Green tea from Anhui's Yellow Mountains, shaped like a sparrow's tongue.
4. **Lu'an Guapian** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Single-leaf green tea from Lu'an, Anhui, with no buds or stems.
5. **Keemun black tea** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Black tea from Qimen, Anhui, with a unique 'Keemun aroma', one of the world's three great aromatic black teas.
6. **Duyun Maojian** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Green tea from Duyun, Guizhou, awarded at the 1915 Panama Exposition.
7. **Lushan Yunwu** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Green tea grown in the clouds and mist of Mount Lu, Jiangxi.
8. **Wuyi rock tea (Da Hong Pao)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rock-grown oolong from the Wuyi mountains; the mother Da Hong Pao bushes are world famous.
9. **Junshan Yinzhen** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Yellow tea from Junshan Island, Hunan, whose buds stand upright in the cup.
10. **Anxi Tieguanyin** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Semi-oxidised oolong from Anxi, Fujian, with orchid notes.
11. **Pu-erh** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Post-fermented tea from Yunnan pressed into cakes, better with age.
12. **Xinyang Maojian** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — Fine, straight green tea from Xinyang, Henan.

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