Compare to the thousand kinds of green tea, there are only few kinds of yellow tea that survive today. Most yellow teas are made in Hunan, Anhui and Zhejiang; smaller amounts are produced in Sichuan, Hubei and Guangdong.
In China, yellow tea is generally classified into three types according the plucking standard. They are:
Yellow Bud Tea:
Processed with single buds. Which includes:
Jun Shan Yin Zhen (君山银针) Literally: Junshan Silver Needle. From Jun Shan island in Dong Ting lake, Yueyang, Hunan Province.
Meng Ding Huang Ya(蒙顶黄芽) Literally:Mengding Yellow Bud(sprout). From Mt. Meng area, YaAn,Mingshan county, Sichuan Province.
Huo Shan Huang Ya (霍山黄芽) Literally:Huoshan Yellow Bud(sprout).from Mt. Huo area, Anhui Province.
Yellow Small Leaf Tea:
Processed with buds and tender leaves. Which includes:
Bei Gang Mao Jian(北港毛尖) Literally: Beigang Tippy. From Yueyang, Hunan Province.
Wei Shan Mao Jian(沩山毛尖)Literally: Weishan Tippy. From Ningxiang, Hunan Province.
Yuan An Lu Yuan(远安鹿苑)From YuanAn, Hubei Province.
Huang Tang(黄汤) Literally: Yellow Soup. From Wenzhou, Pingyang, Zhejiang Province.
Yellow Large Leaf Tea:
Processed with 1 bud and 4-5 leaves. Which includes
Huo Shan Huang Da Cha(霍山黄大茶)Literally: Huoshan Yellow Large Leaf Tea. From Mt. Huo area, Anhui Province.
Guang Dong Da Ye Qing(广东大叶青) Literally: Big Leaf Green. From Shaoguan, Zhaoqing, Zhanjiang, Guangdong province.