Southwest tea area

Including Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and southeastern Xizang Autonomous Region, it is the oldest tea-producing area and the origin center of tea trees in China. The terrain here is complex, the altitude varies greatly, and the climate varies greatly. Most of them belong to subtropical monsoon climate zone, with warm winter and cool summer.

It mainly produces green tea, black tea, black tea and pressed tea.

South China tea area

Including Guangdong Province, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Fujian Province, Taiwan Province Province and Hainan Province, it is the most suitable area for tea tree growth in China. Except for a few areas, the average temperature in this area is 19~22℃, and the minimum of 1 month is 7~ 14℃, and the growing period of tea trees is longer than1month. The annual precipitation in China's tea areas is the highest, with a variety of tea trees around 2000mm, including trees, small trees and shrubs.

It mainly produces black tea, oolong tea, scented tea, white tea and black tea.

Jiangnan tea area

Including Zhejiang, Hunan, Jiangxi, southern Anhui, Jiangsu and Hubei provinces, located in the south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China, is the main tea producing area in China, with an annual output accounting for about two-thirds of the total output. Tea gardens are mainly distributed in hilly areas, and a few are in mountainous areas with higher altitude. The climate has four different seasons. The annual average temperature is 15~ 18℃, and the absolute minimum temperature in winter is around -8℃. The annual precipitation is about1600 mm.

It mainly produces green tea, black tea, yellow tea and black tea.

Jiangbei tea area

Including Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu and Shandong provinces and northern Anhui, Jiangsu and Hubei provinces, it is located in the northern part of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and belongs to the northern tea area of China. The annual average temperature in tea-growing areas is 15~ 16℃, and the absolute low temperature in winter is-10℃. The annual precipitation is 800mm, and the distribution is uneven, so tea trees are more susceptible to drought.