中国的茶叶根据不同的加工处理方法可以分这五类。
(1) Green tea: Green tea is the variety which keeps the original colour of the tea leaves without fermentation during processing．This category consists mainly of Longjing tea of Zhejiang Province，Maofeng of Huangshan Mountain in Anhui Province and Biluochun produced in Jiangsu．
绿茶：绿茶是未发酵茶，包括浙江龙井，黄山毛尖，江苏碧螺春等。
(2) Black tea:Black tea,known as“red tea”(hong cha)in China,is the category which is fermented before bakingg；it is a later variety developed on the basis of the green tea．The best brands of black tea are Qihong of Anhui,Dianhong of Yunnan．Suhong of Jiangsu,Chuanhong of Sichuan and Huhong of Hunan.
红茶：属于完全发酵的茶。
(3) Wulong tea:This represents a variety half way between the green and the black teas，being made after partial fermentation．It is a specialty from the provinces on China's southeast coast：Fujian，Guangdong and Taiwan.
乌龙茶：半发酵茶。主要产于中国东南沿海地区，如福建，广东和台湾。
(4) Compressed tea：This is the kind of tea which is compressed and hardened into a certain shape．It is good for transport and storage and is mainly supplied to the ethnic minorities living in the border areas of the country．From As compressed tea is black in colour in its commercial form，so it is also known in China as black tea.Most of the compressed tea in the form of bricks;it is,therefore,generally calledbrick tea,though it is sometimes also in the form of cakes and bowls.It is mainly produced in Hubei,Hunan,Sichuan and Yunnan provinces.
压缩茶：有利于运输和储存，也有称“砖茶”，主要产于湖北，湖南，四川和云南等。
(5) Scented tea: This kind of tea is made by mixing fragrant flowers in the tea in the course of processing. The flowers commonly used for this purpose are jasmine and magnolia among others. Jasmine tea is a well-known favorite with the northerners of China and with a growing number of foreigners.
花茶：茉莉花茶是大家众所周知的。