Tibetan Dark Tea

Tibetan Dark Tea What is Dark Tea? Dark tea is one of the six major types of Chinese teas and is known as "Hei Cha", or "Black Tea" in Chinese. This can often cause confusion with Western tea drinkers, as it is a completely different type of tea than the Western "black tea" and rarely found outside of China. Dark tea is made by picking tea leaves, withering, heating them in a "kill-green" step, and then repeatedly piling, fermenting, kneading, and drying the leaves to produce a highly oxidized, super dark, and very complex-tasting tea. Chinese have drunk dark teas for over 1000 years, believing it to aid in digestion. Tibetan Dark Tea The legend of Tibetan Dark Tea starts with the Tang Dynasty princess Wencheng, who brought tea, silk, and ink to Tibet in the year 624 as bride gifts when marrying into the Tibetan royal line. This linking of Tibet and China led to tea being exchanged throughout both regions. Tibetan Dark tea is ubiquitous in any area with Tibetan popu