Chinese Tea by Class

First of all, there is not a class called "tea bag". Tea bags are great for convenience but it's not the subject of discussion on ChineseTeas101.com. Here, we talk about loose leaf teas that are fresher and tastier. You might have heard of Chinese teas like Oolong tea, green tea, red tea, etc. but you might not be able to count them all. Don't worry, most Chinese can't.  There are 8 classes of Chinese tea branching into thousand kinds of tea: Green tea Oolong tea Black tea Red tea White tea Yellow tea Flower / Scented tea Compressed tea Please follow the EXAMPLE links below for a list of Chinese teas under each tea class. (full list)    Green Tea Green tea is the most natural tea class. Green tea is only dried with heat and undergoes no fermentation process.  Green tea has the most medical value and very low caffeine. More examples of  green tea PIC illustration - Dragon Well     Oolong Oolong is a class of tea as well as a kind of tea. Oolong tea is half-fermented and thus is relatively thick in flavor. Oolong tea is very popular in south-east China and Taiwan and also is the most used tea for Kung Fu Cha. You got to love this - Oolong is an emulsifier for fat and cholesterol. Like a savior for today's junk food eaters. More examples of Oolong tea PIC illustration - Tie Guan Yin    Black Black tea is a fully fermented tea class.  Black tea is the everyday tea of the west and northwest. Black tea is good for cleaning up the digestive channel because it's an emulsifier for fat and cholesterol. Weight-watchers' gospel. More examples of black  tea PIC illustration - Pu'er    Red Red tea is not the major hit in China. Red tea's known way of usage, at least to Kam, is to make tea eggs. More  examples of red tea PIC illustration - Tian Red    White White tea is similar to green tea except that it's roasted. White tea has the lowest caffeine content and is very light in color and aroma. More  examples of white tea PIC illustration - Longevity Eyebrow   Yellow From the acquainted tea shop, and from all the places in China that Kam has visited, yellow tea is not very frequently heard of. Yellow tea is perhaps close to white tea. Kam is yet to learn more about this class. More  examples of yellow tea PIC illustration - None. Sorry.    Flower/Scented Flower tea is sometimes called scented tea. (Oh, I have said that in the title) The base of flower tea can be black, green or whatever. Then ingredients like flower petals might be added. Flower tea is popular in northern China.  More  examples of flower  tea PIC illustration - Jasmine    Compressed Kam's personal experience and more examples of compressed tea PIC illustration - Tuo Cha