The tea atlas
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Current collection: 49 teas across 8 tea families.
安吉白茶Leaf study · illustration
green tea · Zhejiang
Ān jí bái chá
freshsweetpersistent
flat, straight, strip (phoenix-shape) leafBrewing difficulty 2/5
白鸡冠Leaf study · illustration
oolong tea · Fujian
Bái jī guàn
cleandistinctivesweet
stout, uniform leafBrewing difficulty 4/5
白牡丹Leaf study · illustration
white tea · Fujian
Bái mǔ dān
floralhaygentle sweetness
bud-and-leaf, two leaves and a bud, slightly curled leafBrewing difficulty 2/5
白毫乌龙Leaf study · illustration
oolong tea · Taiwan
Bái háo wū lóng
honeyripe fruitmusk
natural, slightly twisted leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
白毫银针Leaf study · illustration
white tea · Fujian
Bái háo yín zhēn
floralhaymelon
needle, bud leafBrewing difficulty 2/5
白芽奇兰Leaf study · illustration
oolong tea · Fujian
Bái yá qí lán
floralmellow
granular, strip leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
本山Leaf study · illustration
oolong tea · Fujian
Běn shān
cleanlightclean
tight, granular leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
碧螺春Leaf study · illustration
green tea · Jiangsu
Bì luó chūn
floralfruitysweet
curled leafBrewing difficulty 2/5
大红袍Leaf study · illustration
oolong tea · Fujian
Dà hóng páo
roastedmineralfloral
twisted, strip, slightly curled leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
滇红Leaf study · illustration
black tea · Yunnan
Diān hóng
honeymaltycocoa
twisted, tip leafBrewing difficulty 1/5
冻顶乌龙Leaf study · illustration
oolong tea · Taiwan
Dòng dǐng wū lóng
floralosmanthus-likesweet
semi-ball, tightly rolled leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
凤凰单丛Leaf study · illustration
oolong tea · Guangdong
Fènghuáng dān cōng
honey-floralfloralfruity
tightly knotted, strip, granular (rolled style) leafBrewing difficulty 4/5
茯砖茶Leaf study · illustration
dark tea · Hunan
Fú zhuān chá
fungal-floral (菌花香, from the golden flowers)pureearthy
compressed brick, block, loose within brick leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
贡眉Leaf study · illustration
white tea · Fujian
Gòng méi
haywoodymild floral
leafy, slightly curled, mixed-size leafBrewing difficulty 2/5
狗牯脑茶Leaf study · illustration
green tea · Jiangxi
Gǒu gǔ nǎo chá
floralsharphigh
fine, slightly curled, slender leafBrewing difficulty 2/5
绿宝石绿茶Leaf study · illustration
green tea · Guizhou
Lǜ bǎo shí lǜ chá
grassybrisk
coiled granule, visible down leafBrewing difficulty 2/5
珠茶Leaf study · illustration
green tea · Zhejiang
Zhū chá
grassybrisk
round, compact granule leafBrewing difficulty 2/5
黄金桂Leaf study · illustration
oolong tea · Fujian
Huáng jīn guì
penetrating florallightfresh
tight leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
黄山毛峰Leaf study · illustration
green tea · Anhui
Huáng shān máo fēng
freshpersistentfloral
sparrow-tongue, plump bud leafBrewing difficulty 2/5
茉莉花茶Leaf study · illustration
scented tea · Fujian
Mòlì huāchá
jasminefloralsweet
twisted, fine, sometimes with flower petals leafBrewing difficulty 2/5
金骏眉Leaf study · illustration
black tea · Fujian
Jīn jùn méi
floralfruityhoney
tight, elegant, heavy leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
君山银针Leaf study · illustration
yellow tea · Hunan
Jūn shān yín zhēn
sweettoastedmild floral
straight buds, slender, needle-like leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
祁门红茶Leaf study · illustration
black tea · Anhui
Qímén hóngchá
fruityfloralmalty
twisted, fine, short strips leafBrewing difficulty 2/5
正山小种Leaf study · illustration
black tea · Fujian
Zhèng shān xiǎo zhǒng
longan dried fruitpine smokemellow
thick, tight leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
六堡茶Leaf study · illustration
dark tea · Guangxi
Liù bǎo chá
pure aged aroma (陈香纯正, the national standard's actual wording)earthybetel-nut-like (a widely used trade/folk description not found in the standard's own text)
twisted, loose, sometimes compressed, coarse leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
龙井Leaf study · illustration
green tea · Zhejiang
Lóng jǐng
nuttyvegetalfloral
flat leafBrewing difficulty 2/5
green tea · Anhui
Lù ān guā piàn
nuttyvegetalsweet
leaf leafBrewing difficulty 1/5
庐山云雾茶Leaf study · illustration
green tea · Jiangxi
Lú shān yún wù chá
cleanlastingfresh
tight, fine, visible tips leafBrewing difficulty 2/5
毛蟹Leaf study · illustration
oolong tea · Fujian
Máo xiè
florallightclean
tight, granular leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
蒙顶甘露Leaf study · illustration
green tea · Sichuan
Méng dǐng gān lù
sweetcleanpersistent
curled, fine, silver down leafBrewing difficulty 2/5
蒙顶黄芽Leaf study · illustration
yellow tea · Sichuan
Méng dǐng huáng yá
sweetpuresweet
bud, needle leafBrewing difficulty 2/5
宁红Leaf study · illustration
black tea · Jiangxi
Níng hóngchá
maltysweetfruity
twisted, fine, strips leafBrewing difficulty 2/5
桂花龙井Leaf study · illustration
scented tea · Zhejiang
Guìhuā lóngjǐng
osmanthusfloralsweet
flat, smooth, sometimes with flower petals leafBrewing difficulty 2/5
普洱茶Leaf study · illustration
puer tea · Yunnan
Pǔ'ěr chá
earthywoodycamphor
compressed cake, tuo, brick, loose leafBrewing difficulty 4/5
千两茶Leaf study · illustration
dark tea · Hunan
Qiān liǎng chá
fungal-floralpine smokefull
cylindrical, tightly compressed leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
green tea · Shandong
Rì zhào lǜ chá
vegetalnuttysweet
strip leafBrewing difficulty 1/5
肉桂Leaf study · illustration
oolong tea · Fujian
Ròu guì
cassia-bark-likefloralroasted
tightly knotted, robust, heavy leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
寿眉Leaf study · illustration
white tea · Fujian
Shòu méi
haywoodysweet dried fruit
broad leaves, leafy, slightly twisted leafBrewing difficulty 2/5
水金龟Leaf study · illustration
oolong tea · Fujian
Shuǐ jīn guī
plumroastedmineral
twisted, strip leafBrewing difficulty 4/5
水仙Leaf study · illustration
oolong tea · Fujian
Shuǐ xiān
orchid-likefloralroasted
robust, compact, compressed square (Zhangping style) leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
green tea · Anhui
Tài píng hóu kuí
floralvegetalsweet
flat leafBrewing difficulty 2/5
天尖Leaf study · illustration
dark tea · Hunan
Tiān jiān
pine smokethickrich
loose, lightly pressed clumps leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
铁罗汉Leaf study · illustration
oolong tea · Fujian
Tiě luó hàn
rock charmlong-lastingmellow
strip, uniform leafBrewing difficulty 4/5
铁观音Leaf study · illustration
oolong tea · Fujian
Tiě guān yīn
floralorchidroasted
rolled, ball leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
湘西黄金茶Leaf study · illustration
green tea · Hunan
Xiāng xī huáng jīn chá
tenderrichlasting
tight, fine strip leafBrewing difficulty 2/5
green tea · Henan
Xìn yáng máo jiān
vegetalnuttyumami
needle leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
佛手Leaf study · illustration
oolong tea · Fujian
Fó shǒu
varietal aromacitron-likemellow
curled, round and compact, unusually large leaf leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
雨花茶Leaf study · illustration
green tea · Jiangsu
Yǔ huā chá
vegetalfloralsweet
needle leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
漳平水仙茶Leaf study · illustration
oolong tea · Fujian
Zhāng píng shuǐ xiān chá
floralmellow
compressed square, loose leaf leafBrewing difficulty 3/5
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