Ten Famous Teas of China -- The Definitive List

 
One often encounters references to the "Ten Famous Teas of China."  The list is somewhat problematic, however, because there is really no "official" list and it differs slightly from source to source, with the only constant being that longjing (Dragon Well) tea always tops the list.  One enterprising website, chinese-teas.net, has taken the bull by the horns, collecting 20 different lists and ranking the teas by the number of times they appear on the lists.  Only two, longjing and biluochun, achieved a perfect score.  Here is the list developed by chinese-teas.net.  Set character encoding for the browser window to Unicode (UTF-8) to view the Chinese names correctly.
 

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 Xi Hu Long Jing 20/20 Dragon Well Xi Hu (Zhe Jiang)
洞庭碧螺春 Dong Ting Bi Luo Chun 20/20 Green Snail Spring Tai Hu (Jiang Su)
安溪鐵觀音 An Xi Tie Guan Yin 18/20 Iron Goddess An Xi (Fu Jian)
黃山毛峰 Huang Shan Mao Feng 17/20 Fur Peak Huang Shan (An Hui)
君山銀針 Jun Shan Yin Zhen 14/20 Silver Needle Jun Shan (Hu Nan)
祁門紅茶 Qi Men Hong 12/20 Qi Men Red Qi Men (An Hui)
武夷大紅袍 Wu Yi Da Hong Pao 11/20 Big Red Robe Wu Yi Shan (Fu Jian)
六安瓜片 Liu An Gua Pian 11/20 Melon Seed Liu An (An Hui)
白毫银针 Bai Hao Yin Zhen 10/20 White Fur Silver Needle Fu Ding (Fu Jian)
云南普洱 Yun Nan Pu'er 10/20 Pu'er Si Mao (Yun Nan)
凍頂烏龍 Dong Ding Wu Long 9/20 Oolong Nan Tou (Taiwan)
盧山雲霧 Lu Shan Yun Wu 9/20 Cloud & Fog Lu Shan (Jiang Xi)
信陽毛尖 Xin Yang Mao Jian 7/20 Fur Tip Xin Yang (Hu Nan)
蒙顶甘露 Meng Ding Gan Lu 5/20 Sweet Dew Meng Ding (Si Chuan)
都匀毛尖 Dou Yun Mao Jian 4/20 Fur Tip Dou Yun (Gui Zhou)
蘇州茉莉花茶 Su Zhou Mo Li Hua 3/20 Jasmine Su Zhou (Jiang Su)
恩施玉露 En Shi Yu Lu 3/20 Jade Dew En Shi (Hu Bei)
平水珠茶 Ping Shui Zhu Cha 2/20 Pearl Tea Ping Shui (Zhe Jiang)
太平猴魁 Tai Ping Hou Kui 2/20 Monkey King Tai Ping (An Hui)