China is the homeland of tea. It is believed that China has
tea-shrubs as early as five to six thousand years ago, and
human cultivation of tea plants dates back two thousand years.
The gardens producing finest green tea are found on continental
China.
Chinese tea can be classified into five categories according
to the different methods by which it is processed such as
Green tea, Black tea, Wulong tea, Compressed tea and Scented
tea.
Tea is produced in vast areas of China from Hainan lsland
down in the extreme south to Shandong Province in the north,
from Tibet in the southwest to Taiwan across the Straits,
totalling more than 20 provinces. produced in Hubei, Hunan,
Sichuan and Yunnan provinces.
Economic Significance
of Chinese Tea Industry
China is the second largest producer of tea, albeit bulk of
the production comprises of green tea, and contribute approx
23% of the global tea production. China is also the third largest
exporter of tea with a market share of approx 17%.
General Information
Location
Eastern Asia,
bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and
South China Sea, between North Korea and Vietnam
Total Area
9,596,960 sq
km
Population
1,200,000,000
Currency
Yuan (CNY)
Capital
Beijing
Languages
Standard Chinese
or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect),
Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan
(Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority
languages.
1,200,000,000