The First White Tea Species Spring Tea Ancient Tree

White tea, a kind of micro fermented tea, is a special treasure among Chinese teas. The name comes from the fact that most of the finished tea is sprouted and covered with white hair, which looks like silver and snow. One of the six major teas in China.

White tea can be divided into four products: Baihao Yinzhen, Baipeony, Shoumei and Gongmei [20] due to different varieties of tea trees and requirements for raw materials.

As the raw materials of fresh leaves are all tea buds, and after the finished tea is made, the shape is like a needle, the pekoe is densely covered, and the color is as white as silver, so it is named pekoe silver needle.