WHITE TEA

White Tea is one of the six major tea varieties from China which with the minimally proceed to keep it has the pure natual taste. Its name derives from the fine silvery-white hairs on the unopened buds of the tea plant, which give the plant a whitish appearance. The unopened buds are used for some types of white tea. In China, according to the picking grade of tea leaves, white tea is divided into four categories: White Hair Silver Needle (Chinese: Baihao Yinzhen), White Peony, Gongmei and Shoumei.

In spite of its name, sweet, brewed white tea is pale yellow. Its name derives from the fine silvery-white hairs on the unopened buds of the tea plant, which give the plant a whitish appearance. The unopened buds are used for some types of white tea.

It is harvested primarily in China, mostly in the Fujian province, but more recently produced in Eastern Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Galle (Southern Sri Lanka) and northeast India.