Tea processing
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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.
Baihao Yinzhen
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Baihao Yinzhen, also known as White Hair Silver Needle, is a white tea produced in Fujian Province in China. Amongst white teas, this is the most expensive variety and the most prized, as only top bud
2010 First Flush Yunnan Baihao Yinzhen
Bai Hao Yin Zhen tea leaf
A sign describing Lüxueya, an ancestor of white tea, at Taimu Mountain, Fuding, Fujian Province
The fleshy hairs are visible, a unique characteristic of the Silver Needle White Tea