Anji White Tea

The white tea is one of the six major tea categories in China, and Anji white tea is a new breed among famous teas in Zhejiang Province. However, as a product of green tea processing technology, Anji white tea is actually green tea in white color, with its raw materials being white young leaves of a certain tea plant.

Located in northern Zhejiang Province, the Anji County is a famous hometown of bamboos in China embraced by mountains and streams. Ever since 1982, when the local people accidentally found an ancient white tea plant in a valley, the Anji white tea has gradually been known and developed by people. It is a rare variety among tea plants, and the color of its leaf buds can change with the seasons: grey before the Tomb-sweeping Day, which will turn green at the Grain Rain Day (Apr.19, 20 or 21) until totally green. The Anji white tea has a short harvest time lasting about one month, which makes it even rarer.

We have mentioned that it is actually a kind of green tea since its the white tea leaves made out of the green tea processing techniques. Upon spreading the new leaves out for four or five hours and de-enzyming according to a certain temperature and time, then comes the trimming and drying processes. When new Anji white tea is steeped, it features green stem and white leaves, as well as light yellow tea liquid giving out a fresh and strongly fragrant aroma.

                                                     安吉白茶

白茶是中国的的六大茶类之一，而安吉白茶又是浙江省很有名的一个新茶品种。然而，作为绿茶加工技术革新的新产品，安吉白茶实际上是绿茶显着白色而已。它的原材料来自于一些特殊茶树的嫩叶。

位于浙江省北部的安吉县，是中国很有名的竹之乡，而且四周山水环绕。自从1982年，当地的人们偶然地在一个山谷里发现白茶的植株以后，安吉白茶就开始逐渐被人们所熟知并得到进一步的发展。它是一种很罕见的茶树品种，而且叶子的颜色会随着季节而改变：清明前是灰白色，谷雨的时候则会全部变成绿色。安吉白茶的采茶期只有短短的一个月，因而使它变得更为珍贵。

我们提到过，它实际上是一种绿茶，因为白茶完全是按照绿茶的制作工艺制造出来的。先把新鲜的叶子摊开晾四五个小时，然后再根据特定的温度发酵一定的时间，接着就是拣剔和烘干的程序了。泡安吉白茶的时候，其典型特征是叶干嫩绿，叶片雪白，而且浅黄色的茶水还散发着浓郁的清香。