He made detailed records of his research. He wrote the most comprehensive and authoritative book on tea in which was recorded his vast knowledge on tea including planting, processing, tasting and brewing. By his book he had given us the benefit of his years of research on tea and enable us to enjoy the great variety of excellent tea of to-day. Six types of Chinese tea Of hundreds of varieties of Chinese tea, there are six major types. They are green tea, black tea, Wulong tea, white tea, scented tea, and tightly pressed tea.
Green tea has the longest history and still ranks first in output and variety today.
People like its freshness and natural fragrance. Tea from Lushan Mountain. Black tea is also popular both at home and abroad. Different from green tea, black tea is thoroughly fermented. In the fermentation, the tea turns from green to black.