White tea, a slightly fermented tea, is a special treasure among Chinese teas. Because the finished tea is mostly buds, full of white hairs, such as silver like snow and so named. It is one of the six major types of tea in China.
White tea is not killed or twisted, only after the sun or fire drying processed tea, with the appearance of buds and hair intact, full of hair, hair aroma fresh, soup colour yellow-green and clear, taste light and sweet quality characteristics.
Due to the different varieties of tea trees and raw material requirements, white tea is divided into four types of products: White Hair Silver Needle, White Peony, Shou Mei and Gong Mei.