Yellow tea is a precious tea and the most favored of every emperor in China's history. What makes yellow tea so expensive, and what is it good for health?

1. Haimagong Tea
Yellow Large Tea – made from one bud to the fourth or the fifth leaf
Haimagong tea is originated in Haimagong, Guizhou.
There is a habitation of a Chinese minority – Yi. Its earliest
name is Zhu Ye Qing Tea, but it changed because one
Sichuan tea company squatted the brand. Haimagong tea is
dried by a slow fire, so the flavor is strong and with
noticeable astringency. Haimagong tea is not so famous, so
it can’t form a scaled industry; the quality is also irregular.
Most of the products are made and sold by the tea master’s
own selves.
Da Ye Qing
Yellow Large Tea – made from one bud to the fourth or the fifth leaf
Da Ye Qing
Pu-erh tea
is a yellow tea from Guangdong, the source
leaves are the same as , which is from Yunnan
large-leaf type tea trees. Da Ye Qing has an obvious feature
– it was processed with stems. So the dried leaves often
reach 10-13cm and look big. Da Ye Qing has a robust rice-
crust flavor, and it’s more resistant to brew. Due to it being
less popular, only a few tea plantations are stick to produce
so far.
Weishan Maojian
Yellow Small Tea – made from one bud to the first or the second leaf
Weishan Maojian
Lapsang Souchong
is originated in Ningxiang, Hunan. The
tea plantations there are build around a temple (Miyin
Temple.) A giant Thousand-Hand Gu anyin statue seems to
bless the tea trees for growing. Weishan Maojian got a
unique flavor; it has been through fumatory just like the
. So it tastes a robust smoky and mature
grain flavor. It can say that Weishan Maojian combines the
advantages of yellow, green, and black tea. But in recent
years, Weishan Maojian has often been processed into green
tea for sale.
Beigang Maojian
Yellow Small Tea – made from one bud to the first or the second leaf
Beigang Maojian comes from Yueyang, Hunan as the same
as Junshan Yinzhen. Its earlier name is Yonghu Tea. Due to
the fierce competition in the local market, almost all the
Beigang Maojian are processed into green tea for sale. The
traditional Beigang Maojian yellow tea is hard to see now.
Huoshan Huangya
Yellow Bud Tea – made from the tender buds or one bud to the first leaf
Huoshan Huangya is originated in Anhui. It doesn’t get a
clear picking standard; different source leaves can be made
into different grade products. Thus it can cover all the 3
yellow tea types. The Huoshan Huangya made from the
tender buds is flat and thin, looks like a bird tongue. It
tastes mellow and smooth, with a slight orchid and roasted
chestnut aroma.
Meng Ding Huang Ya
Yellow Bud Tea – made from the tender buds or one bud to the first leaf
Meng Ding Huang Ya is originated in one of the Chinese
tea culture birthplaces – Yaan, Sichuan. Its leaves haven’t
been rolling, just flat because of the drying, and the surface
is gloss and with fuzz. The local tea masters increase the
yield a lot by subdividing the processing steps. Meng Ding
Huang Ya has a full and mellow flavor, with a roasted
chestnuts-like aroma.
Junshan Yinzhen
Yellow Bud Tea – made from the tender buds or one bud to the first leaf
Junshan Yinzhen
gold-mounted jade
is the only yellow tea in the Chinese 10
famous teas, which originated in Yueyang, Hunan, the
Junshan Island in Dongting lake. Unlike the other yellow
teas, it is an individual brand so that you don’t feel worried
about the fake teas. Junshan Yinzhen’s leaves look like a flat
needle, with lots of tiny white fuzzes on the surface, so it is
also called “ .” It got a mild mature
straw aroma but tastes very light.
Chinese Yellow Tea Types
Yellow tea slightly fermented tea
sealing
yellow
Yellow Bud Te
Yellow Small Te
Yellow Large Tea
belongs to a . Its processing
is similar to green tea, just one more step called “
.” As a result, leaves and infusions will turn yellow.
Compared with green tea, yell ow tea got less astringency and
vegetal smell than a more mellow and smooth mouthfeel.
According to the difference of picking standard, yellow tea can
be classified into 3 types
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