What are the world's famous tea producing areas! Do you know?

By: HSEclub NewsJun 11, 2025

The world's famous tea producing areas each have their own local characteristics and craft heritage. The following lists the core producing areas and their representative teas by region:


• Asia


1. China

a) Fujian: Holy Land of Oolong Tea and Black Tea

Wuyi Rock Tea (Da Hong Pao): "Rock Rhyme" with "Rock Bone Flower Fragrance", complex semi-fermentation process. Anxi Tieguanyin: obvious orchid fragrance, seven brews lingering fragrance. Fuding White Tea: natural withering, sweet fragrance.


b) Zhejiang: Green Tea Model

West Lake Longjing: flat and straight, with fresh bean fragrance, the first of China's top ten famous teas. Anji White Tea: albino variant tree species, high amino acid content, fresh and refreshing like orchid.


c) Yunnan: Pu'er Kingdom

Pu'er Tea (raw/cooked tea): post-fermentation and aging, raw tea is strong and sweet, and cooked tea is mellow and warm.


d) Anhui: A treasure of diverse teas

Qimen black tea (Qimen black): one of the world's three most fragrant black teas, with a "Qimen fragrance" that resembles roses and honey.


Lu'an Guapian: the only green tea without buds and stems, with exquisite firework, strong taste and sweet aftertaste.



2. Japan

  • Shizuoka Prefecture: The center of sencha and matcha
  • Sencha: The steaming process retains the fresh green color, and the seaweed fragrance is refreshing.
  • Matcha: Stone-ground powder, dense foam, used in tea ceremony and desserts.
  • Kyoto Prefecture (Uji): The source of matcha culture, with a green color and a balanced bitter and sweet taste.


3. India

  • Darjeeling: "Champagne of black tea"
  • Spring-picked tea: Muscat grape flavor, elegant and uplifting.
  • Assam: Strong CTC black tea, deep red tea soup, prominent malt aroma, suitable for milk.
  • Nilgiri: "Blue Mountain Tea", with a soft taste and obvious floral and fruity notes.


4. Sri Lanka

  • Uva: The iconic "mountain fog fragrance" black tea, the cool wind in the rainy season creates a minty cool feeling.
  • Nuwara Eliya: A high-altitude tea area, golden soup color, light citrus fragrance.



• Africa


1. Kenya

Equatorial Highland Black Tea: The world's largest exporter of black tea, CTC process to make broken tea, bright color and strong flavor, mostly used for blending breakfast tea.


2. Tanzania

Southwest Plateau Black Tea: Rich fruity aroma, similar to the Kenyan style but softer.


• Americas


1. Argentina (Mendoza Province)

Mainly mate tea, with a strong herbal flavor, traditionally drunk from a gourd.


2. Brazil (São Paulo State)

Mainly black tea, with a heavy taste, mostly exported for blending.


The differences in flavor among tea-producing regions are due to climate, altitude and craftsmanship. Asia excels in traditional famous teas and exquisite craftsmanship (such as Chinese rock tea and Japanese matcha), Africa focuses on mass-produced black tea, and America is known for its specialty herbal teas.

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