The History of four major countries producing black tea

China, with the longest history of producing Black tea, has cultivated precious and plentiful tea types for the world since 17th century.

Whereas, the rest of the world such as India, Ceylon and Kenya started to produce Black Tea since mid 19th century, end of 19th century and beginning of 20th century respectively.

Q: What's the fundamental difference between Chinese Black Tea and the tea from other countries?

A: The processing technique.

Chinese Black Tea processing includes Primary processing and Refinement processing.

In India, Ceylon and Kenya, 90% of Black Tea are produced by CTC technique, which means crushing, tearing and curling the withered leaves at the same time by machines.

Two major types of Chinese Black Tea

Chinese Black Tea is devided into Souchong Black Tea and Congou Black Tea according to different processing technique.

Souchong Black Tea-

Souchong black tea, the originator of Black tea in the world, is rare and expensive.

Congou Black Tea-

Congou black tea, the mainstream of tea in China, is of high quality and suitable for all needs.

Why is it named Congou Black Tea?

About Bailin Congou Black Tea-

Bailin, located in Fuding City, Fujian province, began producing black tea since mid-19th century. Nowadays, Bailin Congou Black Tea is one of three famous Fujian Congou Black tea.

Tea Processing Inheritance-

To inherit the processing technique of Bailin Congou Black Tea, Taimei partnered with 30-years experience masters since its establishment 2 decades ago.

Organic Tea Garden-

• Biological control
• Physical control
• Agricultural control

Freshness-

• Reliable Packaging: Goods tightly sealed in high quality cartons
• Outstanding Warehousing: Cartons stored in warehouse with constant temperature and humidity
• Fast Delivery: Goods air-shipped from Fuding to Amazon warehouse