White Tea

White tea is a lightly oxidized tea grown and harvested almost exclusively in China, primarily in the Fujian province. White tea comes from the delicate buds and younger leaves of the Chinese Camellia sinensis plant. These buds and leaves are allowed to wither in natural sunlight before they are lightly processed to prevent oxidation or further fermentation. This preserves the characteristic flavour of the white tea. The name "white tea" derives from the fine silvery-white hairs on the unopened buds of the tea plant, which gives the plant a whitish appearance. The manufacturing of white tea is relatively simple compared to the manufacturing of other teas. The base process for manufacturing white tea is as follows:Fresh tea leaf → Withering → Drying (air drying, solar drying or mechanical drying) → White teaWhite tea belongs to the group of tea that does not require panning, rolling or shaking. Therefore, its manufacture saves time and labour. Howe