The Best Chinese Teas

China's most famous tea and the best place to start with greens — nutty, smooth, and endlessly drinkable.

The perfect entry oolong: floral, creamy, and built for the gongfu method it helped popularize.

The gentlest tea on earth and the most forgiving to brew — the purest expression of the leaf.

The bridge from Western black tea — malty and smooth with a winey, floral depth.

A modern classic: albino leaves give it an umami sweetness with zero bitterness.

The fruity green — apricot and flowers in a cup, one of China's Ten Famous Teas.

The sweetest black tea — cocoa and sweet potato, thick enough to drink plain or with milk.

The legendary rock oolong — a taste of Wuyi's mineral 'rock rhyme' and charcoal depth.

The coffee drinker's tea — earthy, smooth, and warming, with an almost chewy body.

A floral green from Yellow Mountain — orchid notes and a long, sweet finish.