White tea is slightly fermented. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, people regarded white tea as very valuable, but at that time white tea was just a rare kind of tea tree whose leaves were white, notthe same as the white tea we know today. White Hair Silver Needle and White Peony produced in Fujian are representatives of white tea.
White tea, belonging to micro fermented tea, is a special treasure in the Chinese tea category. It is named after the fact that the finished tea is mostly bud shaped, covered in white hairs, and looks like silver or snow. One of the six major types of tea in China.
White tea is processed without withering or rolling, only by sun drying or low heat drying. It has the quality characteristics of intact buds and hairs, covered with hairs, fragrant and fresh hairs, yellow green clear soup color, light and sweet taste.
