What kind of tea does white tea belong to?

White tea is a kind of micro-fermented tea, which is a traditional famous tea created by tea farmers in China. One of the six famous teas in China. It refers to a kind of tea that is picked and processed only by sun drying or slow fire drying without fixing and twisting.

It has the quality characteristics of complete appearance buds, full hair, fresh and tender Qing Xiang, clear yellow-green soup color and light sweet taste. It belongs to micro-fermented tea and is a wonderful flower in China tea. Because its finished tea is mostly bud head, full of white hair and silver as snow, it is named.

The main producing areas are Fuding, Zhenghe, Songxi, Jianyang and Jinggu in Yunnan. The basic technology includes withering, baking (or drying in the shade), picking and blending. The main technology of Yunnan white tea is sun-drying, and the advantage of sun-drying green tea is that the taste maintains the original fragrance of tea. Withering is the key process to form the quality of white tea.

Due to different varieties of tea trees, the standards for picking raw materials (fresh leaves) are different. The main varieties of white tea are: Shoudiya, Tianshan White, Bai Hao Yinzhen, Bai Mudan and Shoumei (Gongmei).

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The role of white tea:

White tea has the functions of heatstroke prevention and detoxification. At the same time, white tea also contains anti-radiation substances, which have a significant protective effect on human hematopoietic function and can reduce the harm of TV radiation. Therefore, it is beneficial to drink more white tea when watching TV, especially for children, which is beneficial to protect their eyes and keep fit.

Taboo of white tea:

White tea is cold, and people with "stomach heat" can drink it in moderation on an empty stomach. People with neutral stomach can drink it at any time, while people with "cold stomach" should drink it after meals. But white tea generally does not irritate the stomach wall. The consumption of white tea is generally only 5 grams per person per day, especially for the elderly.

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