中國的茶葉根據(jù)不同的加工處理方法可以分這五類。
(1) Green tea: Green tea is the variety which keeps the original colour of the tea leaves without fermentation during processing．This category consists mainly of Longjing tea of Zhejiang Province，Maofeng of Huangshan Mountain in Anhui Province and Biluochun produced in Jiangsu．
綠茶：綠茶是未發(fā)酵茶，包括浙江龍井，黃山毛尖，江蘇碧螺春等。
(2) Black tea:Black tea,known as“red tea”(hong cha)in China,is the category which is fermented before bakingg；it is a later variety developed on the basis of the green tea．The best brands of black tea are Qihong of Anhui,Dianhong of Yunnan．Suhong of Jiangsu,Chuanhong of Sichuan and Huhong of Hunan.
紅茶：屬于完全發(fā)酵的茶。
(3) Wulong tea:This represents a variety half way between the green and the black teas，being made after partial fermentation．It is a specialty from the provinces on China's southeast coast：Fujian，Guangdong and Taiwan.
烏龍茶：半發(fā)酵茶。主要產(chǎn)于中國東南沿海地區(qū)，如福建，廣東和臺灣。
(4) Compressed tea：This is the kind of tea which is compressed and hardened into a certain shape．It is good for transport and storage and is mainly supplied to the ethnic minorities living in the border areas of the country．From As compressed tea is black in colour in its commercial form，so it is also known in China as black tea.Most of the compressed tea in the form of bricks;it is,therefore,generally calledbrick tea,though it is sometimes also in the form of cakes and bowls.It is mainly produced in Hubei,Hunan,Sichuan and Yunnan provinces.
壓縮茶：有利于運輸和儲存，也有稱“磚茶”，主要產(chǎn)于湖北，湖南，四川和云南等。
(5) Scented tea: This kind of tea is made by mixing fragrant flowers in the tea in the course of processing. The flowers commonly used for this purpose are jasmine and magnolia among others. Jasmine tea is a well-known favorite with the northerners of China and with a growing number of foreigners.
花茶：茉莉花茶是大家眾所周知的。