Chinese Tea
The 10 Most famous Chinese teas
 

It's not straight forward. Different Chinese tea books and tea drinkers have different lists and THE 10 Most Famous Chinese Teas list doesn't seem to exist. The following Chinese teas are ranked by the frequency they appear on 20 lists from various references.
 
  Chinese Tea
Name		 Chinese Tea Name
Pronunciation		 Score
out of 
20 references		 Translated 
English Tea Name		 Place of Origin
(Province of Origin)
西湖龍井 Long Jing 20/20 Dragon Well Xi Hu (Zhe Jiang)
洞庭碧螺春 Bi Luo Chun 20/20 Spring Snail Tai Hu (Jiang Su)
安溪鐵觀音 Tie Guan Yin 18/20 Iron Goddess An Xi (Fu Jian)
黃山毛峰 Mao Feng 17/20 Fur Peak Huang Shan (An Hui)
君山銀針 Yin Jan 14/20 Silver Needle Jun Shan (Hu Nan)
祁門紅茶 Qi Men Hung 12/20 Qi Men Red Qi Men (An Hui)
武夷大紅袍 Da Hung Pao 11/20 Big Red Robe Wu Yi Shan (Fu Jian)
六安瓜片 Gua Pien 11/20 Mellon Seed Liu An (An Hui)
白毫银针 Bai Hao Yin Jan 10/20 White Fur Silver Needle Fu Ding (Fu Jian)
云南普洱 Pu'er 10/20 Pu'er Si Mao (Yun Nan)
凍頂烏龍 Wu Lung 9/20 Oolong Nan Tou (Taiwan)
盧山雲霧 Yun Wu 9/20 Cloud & Fog Lu Shan (Jiang Xi)
信陽毛尖 Mao Jian 7/20 Fur Tip Sin Yang (Hu Nan)
蒙顶甘露 Gan Lu 5/20 Sweet Dew Ming Ding (Si Chuan)
都匀毛尖 Mao Jian 4/20 Fur Tip Du Yun (Gui Zhou)
蘇州茉莉花茶 Muo Li Hua 3/20 Jasmine Su Zhou (Jiang Su)
恩施玉露 Yu Lu 3/20 Jade Dew En Si (Hu Bei)
平水珠茶 Zhu Cha 2/20 Pearl Tea Ping Shui (Zhe Jiang)
太平猴魁 Hou Kui 2/20 Monkey King Tai Ping (An Hui)
 

   

   

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