You might have heard of Chinese teas like Oolong tea, green tea, red tea, etc. but you might not be able to count them all.

     There are 7 classes of Chinese tea branching into thousand kinds of tea:

     Green tea
     Oolong tea
     Black tea
     Red tea
     White tea
     Yellow tea
     Flower / Scented tea

     Green Tea

     Green tea is the most natural tea class.
     Green tea is only dried with heat and undergoes no fermentation process.
     Green tea has the most medical value and very low caffeine.

Oolong tea

     Oolong is a class of tea as well as a kind of tea.
     Oolong tea is half-fermented and thus is relatively thick in flavor.
     Oolong tea is very popular in south-east China and Taiwan and also is the most used tea for Kung Fu Cha.
     You got to love this - Oolong is an emulsifier for fat and cholesterol. Like a savior for today's junk food eaters.

Black tea

     Black tea is a fully fermented tea class.
     Black tea is the everyday tea of the west and northwest.
     Black tea is good for cleaning up the digestive channel because it's an emulsifier for fat and cholesterol. Weight-watchers' gospel.

Red tea

     Red tea is not the major hit in China.
     Red tea's known way of usage, at least to Kam, is to make tea eggs.

White tea

     White tea is similar to green tea except that it's roasted.
     White tea has the lowest caffeine content and is very light in color and aroma.

Yellow tea

     From the acquainted tea shop, and from all the places in China that Kam has visited, yellow tea is not very frequently heard of.
     Yellow tea is perhaps close to white tea. Kam is yet to learn more about this class.

Flower/Scented tea

     Flower tea is sometimes called scented tea. (Oh, I have said that in the title)
     The base of flower tea can be black, green or whatever. Then ingredients like flower petals might be added.
     Flower tea is popular in northern China.