Green tea is a type of tea that is made from Camellia sinensis leaves and buds that have not undergone the same withering and oxidation process which is used to make oolong teas and black teas. Green tea originated in China, and since then its production and manufacture has spread to other countries in East Asia.
The appearance of green tea in three different stages (from left to right): the infused leaves, the dry leaves, and the liquid.
Longjing, a green tea from Zhejiang, China
Tea field in Boseong, South Korea
The tea fields in the foothills of Gorreana, Azores Islands, Portugal: the only European region other than Georgia to support green tea production.
Tea processing is the method in which the leaves from the tea plant Camellia sinensis are transformed into the dried leaves for brewing tea.
A Korean bhikkhuni pan roasting tea leaves for fixation
Steaming tea leaves for fixation
An 1850 British engraving showing tea cultivation and tea leaf processing
Freshly picked tea leaves on a tea farm in Kenya.