Talk:List of Chinese teas

Noting discussion

See discussion at: Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#Top_teas_in_China Jytdog (talk) 19:47, 23 February 2017 (UTC)

Unreliably sourced

i moved the following here as this discussion at RSN found the sourcing unreliable.

Famous tea

Longjing tea

There are several opinions of the best Chinese teas, or the title China's Famous Teas (中国名茶) or Ten Great Chinese Teas (中国十大名茶), depending on current trends in Chinese tea, as well as the region and tastes of the person.

Compilation of top ten list

Different sources cite different teas, but the following table compiles ten different such lists and ranks the teas upon recurrence.

	Translated English name	Chinese	Pronunciation	Place of origin	Type	Occurrences
1	West Lake Dragon Well	西湖龙井	Xī Hú Lóng Jǐng	Hangzhou, Zhejiang	Green tea	10
2	Dongting Green Snail Spring	洞庭碧螺春	Dòng Tíng Bì Luó Chūn	Suzhou, Jiangsu	Green tea	10
3	Yellow Mountain Fur Peak	黄山毛峰	Huáng shān Máo Fēng	Huang Shan, Anhui	Green tea	10
4	Mount Jun Silver Needle	君山银针	Jūn shān Yín Zhēn	Yueyang, Hunan	Yellow tea	10
5	Qimen Red	祁门红茶	Qí Mén Hóng Chá	Qimen, Anhui	Black tea	10
6	Wuyi Big Red Robe	武夷大紅袍	Wǔ Yí Dà Hóng Páo	Wuyi Mountains, Fujian	Oolong tea	10
7	Lu'an Melon Seed	六安瓜片	Lù ān Guā Piàn	Lu'an, Anhui	Green tea	10
8	Anxi Iron Goddess	安溪铁观音	Ān xī Tiě Guān Yīn	Anxi, Fujian	Oolong tea	10
9	Taiping Houkui	太平猴魁	Tài Píng Hóu Kuí	Huang Shan, Anhui	Green tea	10
10	Xinyang Fur Tip	信阳毛尖	Xìn yáng Máo Jiān	Xinyang, Henan	Green tea	9

Compilation of twenty lists

The following table compiles twenty different such lists and ranks the teas upon recurrence.

	Translated English name	Chinese	Pronunciation	Place of origin	Type	Occurrences
1	West Lake Dragon Well	西湖龙井	Xī Hú Lóng Jǐng	Hangzhou, Zhejiang	Green tea	20
2	Dongting Green Snail Spring	洞庭碧螺春	Dòng Tíng Bì Luó Chūn	Suzhou, Jiangsu	Green tea	20
3	Anxi Iron Goddess	安溪铁观音	Ān xī Tiě Guān Yīn	Anxi, Fujian	Oolong tea	18
4	Yellow Mountain Fur Peak	黄山毛峰	Huáng shān Máo Fēng	Huang Shan, Anhui	Green tea	17
5	Mount Jun Silver Needle	君山银针	Jūn shān Yín Zhēn	Yueyang, Hunan	Yellow tea	14
6	Qimen Red	祁门红茶	Qí Mén Hóng Chá	Qimen, Anhui	Black tea	12
7	Wuyi Big Red Robe	武夷大紅袍	Wǔ Yí Dà Hóng Páo	Wuyi Mountains, Fujian	Oolong tea	11
8	Lu'an Melon Seed	六安瓜片	Lù ān Guā Piàn	Lu'an, Anhui	Green tea	11
9	White Fur Silver Needle	白毫银针	Bái Háo Yín Zhēn	Fuding, Fujian	White tea	10
10	Yunnan Pu-erh	云南普洱	Yúnnán Pǔ'ěr Chá	Simao, Yunnan	Post-fermented tea	10

References

-- Jytdog (talk) 10:42, 12 March 2017 (UTC)