Chinese green tea is considered by many a unique type of green tea, due to its high quality and the health benefits it brings.

At first, this tea was grown by farmers who had a small space to plant it for personal consumption, but these days farmers have large crops, especially in the Fujian province, where tea is produced for export.

The traditional way of cultivating Chinese green tea is to collect the seeds during October, to let them germinate during the winter months. This traditional way of cultivating tea lasted until the 19th century and now the production is done with variations.

China has about 18 regions where green tea is produced, and all of them have tea of excellent quality. If you start to dig into the many variations of the tea, you might end somewhat confused because there are different names based on the quality and method of manufacture. To this, you have to add the fact that each province has its own way of calling a tea.

For example, when we talk about Chunmme, Zhenmei, Janmei and Eyebrow Tea, we are talking about the exact same tea but with different names in the West, Pinyin, Canton respectively.

With the “discovery” of quality and benefits of Chinese green tea, China has seen how their exports have increased. People who know a lot about teas are amazed by the different flavors and types of tea that come from this part of the World. China is the older and second largest producer of green tea (behind Japan), with over 700,000 tons of Chinese green tea sent to many countries around the Globe.

Green tea is great for your health, and by drinking it, you’ll start finding out how this great herb has a positive effect in every system of your body. It helps lowering bad cholesterol levels, regulate blood pressure (and subsequently reduce any heart failure problems), prevent and control cancer, strengthen the immune system, fight infections, improve your skin and prevent dental cavities.

In China, they consume 80% of the green tea they produce. This has helped preventing many diseases in China, and as a tradition, it is something that will never die. If you are planning to drink delicious green tea, then you have to try this one.