The world's famous tea producing areas each have their own local characteristics and craft heritage. The following lists the core producing areas and their representative teas by region:
• Asia
1. China
a) Fujian: Holy Land of Oolong Tea and Black Tea
Wuyi Rock Tea (Da Hong Pao): "Rock Rhyme" with "Rock Bone Flower Fragrance", complex semi-fermentation process. Anxi Tieguanyin: obvious orchid fragrance, seven brews lingering fragrance. Fuding White Tea: natural withering, sweet fragrance.
b) Zhejiang: Green Tea Model
West Lake Longjing: flat and straight, with fresh bean fragrance, the first of China's top ten famous teas. Anji White Tea: albino variant tree species, high amino acid content, fresh and refreshing like orchid.
c) Yunnan: Pu'er Kingdom
Pu'er Tea (raw/cooked tea): post-fermentation and aging, raw tea is strong and sweet, and cooked tea is mellow and warm.
d) Anhui: A treasure of diverse teas
Qimen black tea (Qimen black): one of the world's three most fragrant black teas, with a "Qimen fragrance" that resembles roses and honey.
Lu'an Guapian: the only green tea without buds and stems, with exquisite firework, strong taste and sweet aftertaste.
2. Japan
- Shizuoka Prefecture: The center of sencha and matcha
- Sencha: The steaming process retains the fresh green color, and the seaweed fragrance is refreshing.
- Matcha: Stone-ground powder, dense foam, used in tea ceremony and desserts.
- Kyoto Prefecture (Uji): The source of matcha culture, with a green color and a balanced bitter and sweet taste.
3. India
- Darjeeling: "Champagne of black tea"
- Spring-picked tea: Muscat grape flavor, elegant and uplifting.
- Assam: Strong CTC black tea, deep red tea soup, prominent malt aroma, suitable for milk.
- Nilgiri: "Blue Mountain Tea", with a soft taste and obvious floral and fruity notes.
4. Sri Lanka
- Uva: The iconic "mountain fog fragrance" black tea, the cool wind in the rainy season creates a minty cool feeling.
- Nuwara Eliya: A high-altitude tea area, golden soup color, light citrus fragrance.
• Africa
1. Kenya
Equatorial Highland Black Tea: The world's largest exporter of black tea, CTC process to make broken tea, bright color and strong flavor, mostly used for blending breakfast tea.
2. Tanzania
Southwest Plateau Black Tea: Rich fruity aroma, similar to the Kenyan style but softer.
• Americas
1. Argentina (Mendoza Province)
Mainly mate tea, with a strong herbal flavor, traditionally drunk from a gourd.
2. Brazil (São Paulo State)
Mainly black tea, with a heavy taste, mostly exported for blending.
The differences in flavor among tea-producing regions are due to climate, altitude and craftsmanship. Asia excels in traditional famous teas and exquisite craftsmanship (such as Chinese rock tea and Japanese matcha), Africa focuses on mass-produced black tea, and America is known for its specialty herbal teas.