Pu’er 普洱 City in Yunnan famous for Pu’er Tea

Qingming Festival 清明节 Grave Sweeping Festival, usually around April 5-6

Shu Pu’er 熟普洱 Ripe Pu’er Tea

Wodui 渥堆 The process to speed up the ripening of Pu’er tea

Longjing tea 龙井茶 The famous green tea from the West Lake area in Hangzhou

Qianlong 乾隆帝 Qing dynasty emperor. No need to get into an detail

Hugong Temple 胡公庙 Temple in Longjing Village

Shanzhai 山寨 Slang for cheap imitation consumer goods

Maojian 毛尖 “Downy tip” or “Fur tip” tea leaves consisting of a bud and single leaf

Maofeng 毛峰 The classic bud set consisting of a bud and the two top leaves

Zhucha 珠茶 “Pearl” Tea or Gunpowder Tea

Pingshui 平水 Pingshui, just south of Shaoxing 紹興

Huangshan Maofeng 黄山毛峰 The most famous “maofeng” tea from the Huangshan area in Anhui

Huangshan 黄山 One of China’s sacred mountains, located in Anhui

Lu’an 六安 City in Anhui

Lu’an Guapian 六安瓜片 The specialty of Lu’an, Melon Seed Tea

Shanghai Tianshan Chacheng 上海天山茶城 A tea shopping center located in Shanghai

Chacheng 茶城 A tea city, the name given to these “tea malls”

Yan cha 岩茶 Rock Tea from the cliffs of Wuyi Shan

Xinyang Maojian 信阳毛尖 The specialty of Henan province, the most northerly grown tea in China

Jiān 尖 Tip



Tsim Sha Tsui 尖沙咀 The district at the southern tip of Kowloon in Hong Kong

Xishuangbanna 西双版纳 City in southern Yunnan, ground zero for wild tea trees

Ankang 安康 Prefectural-level city located at the southeast corner of Shaanxi province. Known as the city of folk songs

Ziyang Maojian 紫阳毛尖茶 Selenium rich tea from Ziyang County in Shaanxi

Xī 硒 Selenium

Taiping Houkui 太平猴魁 Tea grown near Huangshan in Anhui

Houkui 猴魁 Monkey King

Bai Mudan 白牡丹 White Peony tea

Baihao Yinzhen 白毫银针 Silver Needle tea

Tieguanyin 铁观音 Iron Goddess or Iron Buddha Tea named for Guanyin

Anxi 安溪 City in southern Fujian famous for their Tieguanyin Tea

Dancong 单枞 The most famous tea coming from Guangdong province

Chaozhou 潮州 City bordering Shantou on the southeast coast of Guangdong

Shantou 汕头 City bordering Chaozhou on the southeast coast of Guangdong



Shaxian 沙县 County in west central Fujian province famous for, among other things, their snack foods

Sanming 三明市 city located next to Sha County

Jinjunmei 金骏眉 A kind of black tea from Tongmu Village in Wuyi Shan Fujian

Tongmu Village 桐木村 Village near Wuyi Shanknown as the birthplace of black tea

Rougui 肉桂茶 Another famous and beloved Rock Tea from the Wuyi Shan area

Da Hong Pao 大红袍茶 “Big Red Robe” tea. One of the greatest and renowned Rock Teas

Tieluohan 铁罗汉茶 Another famous and beloved Rock Tea from the Wuyi Shan area

Shuixian 水仙茶 Another famous and beloved Rock Tea from the Wuyi Shan area

Shui Jin Gui 水金龟茶 Another famous and beloved Rock Tea from the Wuyi Shan area

Bai Ji Guan 白鸡冠茶 Another famous and beloved Rock Tea from the Wuyi Shan area

Li Chunsheng 李春生 A Fujianese, called Co-father of the Taiwan Tea industry. Left a great legacy in early Taiwan history

Duyun Maojian 都匀毛尖 Tea from Duyun, Guizhou, about two hours by car west of the capital Guiyang

Yugou Cha 鱼勾茶 Fish Hook Tea, former name of Duyun Maojian Tea



Guiding Yunwu 贵顶云雾茶 A famous tea of Guizhou Province

Meijiang Cuipian 眉江翠片茶 Another great Guizhou green tea

Liubao 六堡 in the eastern part of Guangxi near the border with Guangdong. Famous for their black tea. Particularly popular in Malaysia and among most all Pu’er lovers

Guiping Xishan tea 桂平西山茶 Another great and much loved Guangxi Tea

Gan Lu Tea 露茶 Sweet Dew Tea, the famous tea of Mengding Shan

Wu Lizhen 吴理真 Buddhist Monk credited with the cultivation of tea on Mengding Shan

Mengding Shan 蒙顶山 Mountain in Sichuan where tea cultivation began in China

Biancha 边茶 Border Tea, tea destined for the markets bordering China. They weren’t choosy

Renmin Gongyuan 人民公园 Nice park in central Chengdu where you can kick back, drink tea and groove on a little Chengdu traditional culture



Cháng zuǐhú 长嘴壶 A long spouted tea pot

Chama Gudao 茶马古道 the Ancient Tea Horse Road

Tú 荼 The old borrowed character for tea

Chá 茶 The character for tea, beginning around Lu Yu’s time in the Tang

Mengding shan Xueya 蒙顶山雪芽 One of the big teas of the Mengding Shan area

Zhuyeqing 竹叶青茶 A great green tea from the E’Mei Shan area in Sichuan

Qingcheng shan Snow Bud 青城山雪芽茶 Another great Sichuan Tea from the Dujiangyan area

E’mei Shan Maofeng 峨眉山毛峰 Yet another great green from Sichuan’s E’Mei Shan region

E’Mei Shan Bai Ya 峨眉山白牙 Same with this one. Another famous Sichuan tea

Biluochun 碧螺春茶 “Green Snail Spring” tea from Jiangsu province

Kangxi 康熙 Grandfather of Qianlong. Both of these emperors were great partons of imperial tea culture

Ming Mei tea 茗眉茶 a.k.a Lady’s Slender Eyebrows Tea, grown in Wuyuan County just east of Jingdezhen and just south of



Wuyuan County 婺源县 County in Jiangxi famous for, among other things, tea



Lushan Yunwu 庐山云雾茶 Jiangxi’s famous Lushan Cloud and Mist tea



Jiujiang City 九江市 City on the western side of Lake Poyang in northwest Jiangxi

Zhu De 朱德 Mao’s oldest comrade and PLA Founder. A living legend in his time and beloved by the people

Zhu De’s poem about Lushan Yunwu Tea, with Pinyin: Lúshān yúnwù chá, wèi nóng xìng pōlà, ruò dé chángshí yǐn, yánnián yìshòu fǎ.”

庐山云雾茶，味浓性泼辣，若得长时饮，延年益寿法 The flavor of Lushan Yunwu tea is strong and intense. If you drink it for long it is a way to attain longevity.



Yichang 宜昌 Historic city in southern Hubei

Jingmen 荆门 Another ancient Hubei city located north of Yichang

Yuan’an County 远安县 County in Hubei. Yichang is the administrative seat. Famous for their Yuan’an Lu Yuan Tea

Yuan’an Lu Yuan 远安鹿苑茶 The local specialty of Hubei Yuan’an County. A famous yellow tea

En’shi Yu Lu 恩施玉露茶 A Hubei green tea from the city of Enshi near the Wufeng Mountains

Junshan Yinzhen 君山银针 “Gentleman Mountain Silver Needle Tea”, a yellow tea only found on Junshan Island in Hunan

Dongting Hu 洞庭湖 Lake Dongting, located in northern Hunan

Hu 湖 Lake

Nan 南 south

Bei 北 north

Ba Shu 巴蜀 The ancient state in Sichuan who brought us tea cultivation