Chinese Tea Name lists
For anyone new to the world of tea, the sheer variety of names can feel overwhelming. The same tea may even appear under different labels across platforms—take Tieguanyin Oolong , for instance. Sometimes it’s listed as “Tieguanyin Oolong Tea,” other times simply “Tieguanyin,” or even shortened further depending on the seller.
To make things easier, TEA-CHER has put together a clear, easy-to-navigate glossary of tea names for tea lovers at every level. With this guide in hand, you’ll never have to wonder whether two names refer to the same tea again.
If you notice anything missing, we warmly invite you to leave a comment at the end of the article. I’m always happy to research further, gather more insights, and refine this list with the help of our wonderful tea community.
How Is Chinese Tea Classified?
Category Chinese Pinyin Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Typical Origin Fermentation Level Representative Teas Green Tea Lǜ Chá 绿茶 綠茶 Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi Unfermented Longjing, Biluochun, Huangshan Maofeng, Lu’an Guapian Black Tea / Hong Cha Hóng Chá 红茶 紅茶 Fujian, Anhui, Yunnan Fully Fermented Lapsang Souchong, Keemun Black Tea, Dianhong Oolong Tea Wūlóng Chá 乌龙茶 烏龍茶 Fujian (Wuyi, Anxi), Taiwan Semi-Fermented Da Hong Pao, Tieguanyin, Dong Ding Oolong, Jin Xuan Dark Tea / Hei Cha Hēi Chá 黑茶 黑茶 Hunan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan Post-Fermented Pu’er Tea, Fu Brick Tea, Liubao Tea White Tea Bái Chá 白茶 白茶 Fujian, Yunnan Light Natural Fermentation Silver Needle, White Peony, Shoumei Yellow Tea Huáng Chá 黄茶 黃茶 Hunan, Anhui, Sichuan Light Fermentation / Sealed Yellowing Junshan Yinzhen, Huoshan Huangya, Mengding Huangya Scented Tea / Flower Tea Huā Chá 花茶 花茶 Fujian, Zhejiang, Beijing Scented with Flowers Jasmine Tea, Zhulan Tea, Osmanthus Tea
List of Chinese Green Teas
Tea Name (English) Chinese Pinyin Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Typical Origin Anji White Tea Ānjī Báichá 安吉白茶 安吉白茶 Anji, Zhejiang Baisha Lu Báishā Lù 白沙绿 白沙綠 Baisha, Hainan Dongting Biluochun Dòngtíng Bìluóchūn 洞庭碧螺春 洞庭碧螺春 Suzhou, Jiangsu Enshi Yulu Ēnshī Yùlù 恩施玉露 恩施玉露 Enshi, Hubei Guiping Liting Guìpíng Lìtíng 桂平西山茶 桂平西山茶 Guiping, Guangxi Guzhang Maojian Gǔzhàng Máojiǎn 古丈毛尖 古丈毛尖 Guzhang, Hunan Huading Yunwu Huàdǐng Yúnwù 华顶云雾 華頂雲霧 Tiantai, Zhejiang Huangshan Maofeng Huángshān Máofēng 黄山毛峰 黃山毛峰 Huangshan, Anhui Jingting Lvxue Jìngtíng Lǜxuě 敬亭绿雪 敬亭綠雪 Xuancheng, Anhui Junshan Yinzhen Jūnshān Yínzhēn 君山银针 君山銀針 Yueyang, Hunan Laoshan Green Tea Láoshān Lǜchá 崂山绿茶 嶗山綠茶 Qingdao, Shandong Lushan Yunwu Lúshān Yúnwù 庐山云雾 廬山雲霧 Mount Lushan, Jiangxi Lu’An Guapian Lù’Ān Guāpiàn 六安瓜片 六安瓜片 Lu’an, Anhui Mengding Ganlu Méngdǐng Gānlù 蒙顶甘露 蒙頂甘露 Ya’an, Sichuan Nanjing Yuhua Nánjīng Yǔhuá 南京雨花 南京雨花 Nanjing, Jiangsu Pu’er Sun-dried Green Tea Pǔ’ěr Shàiqīng 普洱茶晒青 普洱茶曬青 Yunnan Putuo Fo Tea Pǔtuó Fóchá 普陀佛茶 普陀佛茶 Zhoushan, Zhejiang Rizhao Xueqing Rìzhào Xuěqīng 日照雪青 日照雪青 Rizhao, Shandong Shucheng Orchid Shūchéng Lánhuā 舒城兰花 舒城蘭花 Shucheng, Anhui Taiping Houkui Tàipíng Hóukuí 太平猴魁 太平猴魁 Huangshan, Anhui Tianmu Qingding Tiānmù Qīngdǐng 天目青顶 天目青頂 Lin’an, Zhejiang West Lake Longjing Xīhú Lóngjǐng 西湖龙井 西湖龍井 Hangzhou, Zhejiang Wuliqing Wǔlíqīng 午子仙毫 午子仙毫 Xixiang, Shaanxi Wuyuan Mingmei Wùyuán Míngméi 婺源明眉 婺源明眉 Wuyuan, Jiangxi Xinyang Maojian Xīnyáng Máojiǎn 信阳毛尖 信陽毛尖 Xinyang, Henan Yangxian Xuesha Yángxiān Xuěshā 阳羡雪芽 陽羨雪芽 Yixing, Jiangsu Yongxi Huoqing Yǒngxī Huǒqīng 涌溪火青 湧溪火青 Jingxian, Anhui Zhoukou Cha Zhōukǒu Chá 径山茶 徑山茶 Hangzhou, Zhejiang Zhuyeqing Zhúyèqīng 竹叶青 竹葉青 Mount Emei, Sichuan Zijuan Sun-dried Green Zǐjuǎn Shàiqīng 紫娟晒青 紫娟曬青 Yunnan
List of Chinese Black Teas
Tea Name (English) Chinese Pinyin Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Typical Origin Lapsang Souchong Zhèngshān Xiǎozhǒng 正山小种 正山小種 Wuyi Mountain, Fujian Jin Jun Mei Jīn Jūn Méi 金骏眉 金駿眉 Wuyi Mountain, Fujian Keemun Black Tea Qímén Hóngchá 祁门红茶 祁門紅茶 Qimen, Anhui Dian Hong Diǎn Hóng 滇红 滇紅 Yunnan Ying De Hong Yīngdé Hóng 英德红茶 英德紅茶 Yingde, Guangdong Sichuan Hong Cha Chuānhóng 川红 川紅 Yibin, Sichuan Yunnan Golden Buds Yúnnán Jīnhā 云南金毫 雲南金毫 Yunnan Bailin Gongfu Báilín Gōngfū 白琳工夫 白琳工夫 Fuding, Fujian Tanyang Gongfu Tányáng Gōngfū 坦洋工夫 坦洋工夫 Fu’an, Fujian Zhenghe Gongfu Zhènghé Gōngfū 政和工夫 政和工夫 Zhenghe, Fujian Hainan Hong Cha Hǎinán Hóngchá 海南红茶 海南紅茶 Hainan Guilin Hong Cha Guìlín Hóngchá 桂林红茶 桂林紅茶 Guilin, Guangxi Jiu Qu Hong Mei Jiǔ Qǔ Hóng Méi 九曲红梅 九曲紅梅 Hangzhou, Zhejiang Yichang Hong Cha Yíchāng Hóngchá 宜昌红茶 宜昌紅茶 Yichang, Hubei Ning Hong Níng Hóng 宁红 寧紅 Xiushui, Jiangxi
List of Chinese Oolong Teas
Tea Name (English) Chinese Pinyin Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Typical Origin Tieguanyin Tiěguānyīn 铁观音 鐵觀音 Anxi, Fujian Dahongpao Dàhóngpáo 大红袍 大紅袍 Wuyishan, Fujian Shui Xian Shuǐxiān 水仙 水仙 Wuyishan, Fujian & Guangdong Tie Luohan Tiě Luóhàn 铁罗汉 鐵羅漢 Wuyishan, Fujian Fenghuang Dancong Fènghuáng Dāncōng 凤凰单丛 鳳凰單叢 Chaozhou, Guangdong Dong Ding Oolong Dòngdǐng 冻顶乌龙 凍頂烏龍 Lugu, Nantou, Taiwan Oriental Beauty Dōngfāng Měirén 东方美人 東方美人 Hsinchu, Miaoli, Taiwan Jin Xuan Jīn Xuān 金萱 金萱 All over Taiwan Alishan Gao Shan Cha Ālǐshān Gāoshān Chá 阿里山高山茶 阿里山高山茶 Alishan, Chiayi, Taiwan Wenshan Baozhong Wénshān Bāozhǒng 文山包种 文山包種 Pinglin, New Taipei, Taiwan Rougui Ròuguì 肉桂 肉桂 Wuyishan, Fujian Shui Jin Gui Shuǐ Jīn Guī 水金龟 水金龜 Wuyishan, Fujian Bai Ji Guan Bái Jī Guān 白鸡冠 白雞冠 Wuyishan, Fujian Yongchun Fo Shou Yǒngchūn Fóshǒu 永春佛手 永春佛手 Yongchun, Fujian Minnan Oolong Mǐnnán Wūlóng 闽南乌龙 閩南烏龍 Southern Fujian (e.g., Anxi)
List of Chinese Dark Teas
Tea Name (English) Chinese Pinyin Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Typical Origin & Style Pu’er Raw Tea (Sheng) Pǔ’ěr Shēngchá 普洱生茶 普洱生茶 Yunnan (Undergoes natural slow aging) Pu’er Ripe Tea (Shou) Pǔ’ěr Shóuchá 普洱熟茶 普洱熟茶 Yunnan (Wet-piling fermented for accelerated aging) Liubao Tea Liùbǎo Chá 六堡茶 六堡茶 Wuzhou, Guangxi Anhua Dark Tea Ānhuà Hēichá 安化黑茶 安化黑茶 Anhua, Hunan Fu Zhuan Tea Fú Zhuān Chá 茯砖茶 茯磚茶 Anhua, Hunan & Jingyang, Shaanxi Qing Zhuan Tea Qīng Zhuān Chá 青砖茶 青磚茶 Chibi, Hubei Kang Zhuan Tea Kāng Zhuān Chá 康砖茶 康磚茶 Ya’an, Sichuan Lao Qing Zhuan Lǎo Qīng Zhuān 老青砖 老青磚 Hubei & Hunan
List of Chinese White Teas
Tea Name (English) Chinese Pinyin Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Typical Origin Baihao Yinzhen Báiháo Yínzhēn 白毫银针 白毫銀針 Fuding, Zhenghe, Fujian White Peony Báimǔdān 白牡丹 白牡丹 Fuding, Zhenghe, Fujian Gong Mei (Tribute Eyebrow) Gòngméi 贡眉 貢眉 Fujian Shou Mei (Longevity Eyebrow) Shòuméi 寿眉 壽眉 Fujian Fujian New Craft White Tea Fújiàn Xīn Gōngyì Báichá 福建新工艺白茶 福建新工藝白茶 Fujian Yunnan Moonlight White Yuèguāng Bái 月光白 月光白 Yunnan
List of Chinese Yellow Teas
Tea Name (English) Chinese Pinyin Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Typical Origin Junshan Yinzhen Jūnshān Yínzhēn 君山银针 君山銀針 Yueyang, Hunan Mengding Huangya Méngdǐng Huángyá 蒙顶黄芽 蒙頂黃芽 Ya’an, Sichuan Huoshan Huangya Huòshān Huángyá 霍山黄芽 霍山黃芽 Huoshan, Anhui Mo Gan Huang Ya Mògān Huángyà 莫干黄芽 莫干黃芽 Deqing, Zhejiang Wenzhou Huangtang Wēnzhōu Huángtāng 温州黄汤 溫州黃湯 Wenzhou, Zhejiang Pingyang Huangtang Píngyáng Huángtāng 平阳黄汤 平陽黃湯 Pingyang, Zhejiang Beigang Maojian Běigǎng Máojiǎn 北港毛尖 北港毛尖 Yueyang, Hunan Weishan Maojian Wéishān Máojiǎn 沩山毛尖 溈山毛尖 Ningxiang, Hunan
List of Chinese Floral Teas
Tea Name (English) Chinese Pinyin Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Typical Origin Jasmine Tea Mòlì Huāchá 茉莉花茶 茉莉花茶 Fuzhou, Fujian; Hengxian, Guangxi Osmanthus Tea Guìhuā Chá 桂花茶 桂花茶 Hangzhou, Zhejiang; Anxi, Fujian Rose Tea Méiguī Huāchá 玫瑰花茶 玫瑰花茶 Guangdong, Yunnan Magnolia Tea Yùlán Huāchá 玉兰花茶 玉蘭花茶 Fuzhou, Fujian Pearl Orchid Tea Zhūlán Huāchá 珠兰花茶 珠蘭花茶 Shexian, Anhui Chrysanthemum Tea Júhuā Chá 菊花茶 菊花茶 Tongxiang, Zhejiang (Hang White Chrysanthemum) Pomelo Flower Tea Yòuzi Huāchá 柚子花茶 柚子花茶 Fuzhou, Fujian; Chongqing Gardenia Flower Tea Zhīzi Huāchá 栀子花茶 梔子花茶 Hunan, Fujian “Daughter” Tea Nǚ’ér Chá 女儿茶 女兒茶 Suzhou, Jiangsu
