Black Tea

Title

Black Tea

Subject

Chinese Black Tea
Black Tea
Tea

Description

Chinese black tea comes from the leaves of the tea shrub after the processes of withering, rolling, fermenting, and drying. It contains more oxidized and stronger in flavour than green tea and white tea.

Creator

Unknown

Date Created

1590

Format

Leaves

Type

Physical object

References

https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-tea/black-tea.htm;
https://www.teavivre.com/info/black-tea-history.html

Items in the Black Tea Collection

Yingde hong tea (英德红茶)
The history of Yingde hong tea can refer back to the Tang Dynasty which noted in "The Classic of Tea"(茶经·八之出) by Lu Yu. Ying De Hong Tea is one of the most famous black tea in China. Farmers use the big arbour tea tree from Yunnan to…

Keemun tea (祁门红茶)
The name of Keemun comes from Qi Men in southern An Hui province. This tea created in 1875 during the Qing Dynasty and quickly gained popularity especially in England.

Yunnan black tea (雲南紅茶)
Yunnan black tea also called Dianhong tea. Dianhong tea is one of the most famous teas in China. The main difference between Dianhong and other Chinese black teas is the number of fine leaf buds, or "golden tips," which present in the dried tea.