What is Chinese Black Tea?

Black tea, created in the early 17th century (some believe that it was the 19th century), originated from today's Tongmuguang, Wuyishan City, Fujian. It is also called Souchong Black Tea, which is the first black tea in the world.

Black tea is characterized by red liquid and red leaves. The rough process technology of black tea is: plucking fresh leaves→sun winering→twisting or cutting → fermenting →drying. Black tea is ciassified into black strip tea and black broken tea. Black strip tea production requrres full fermentation. The flavor is mellow and sweet. It is compressed by two rollers at different speeds, cut and rolled. The fermentation degree is light. The polyphenol content in the tea is high. The taste is strong and fresh. In general, red strip tea is suitable for drinking without seasonings while red broken tea is more suitable for drinking with other additives.

Red strip tea is classified into Kongfu and Souchong black tea.