Limchuan White Tea

In Lichuan County, Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province, there is a national geographical indication agricultural product — Limchuan White Tea.

Some of you may not know what white tea is. Here’s a quick primer: China has the most comprehensive range of tea varieties in the world, encompassing six major types — green tea, yellow tea, white tea, black tea, oolong tea, and dark tea. The differences between these teas lie in their processing methods.

White tea is made by picking the tea leaves and then allowing them to wither for an extended period at low temperatures with slight fermentation. It undergoes no pan-firing or rolling, and is simply dried directly to produce this fermented tea. Its appearance features fine fuzz, known as “white down.”