Among the six great families of Chinese tea, white tea is the least theatrical yet the most haunting: it is picked, withered, and...

If green tea is the youthful burst of a spring meadow and pu-erh the wise elder telling stories of centuries, then white tea—espe...

Among the six great families of Chinese tea, white tea is the least theatrical yet the most elusive; it whispers rather than decl...

When Chinese tea lovers speak of “white tea,” they are not referring to a cup that lacks color; they are invoking a whole philoso...

Among the six major families of Chinese tea, white tea is the most quietly radiant, and within that family Silver Needle—Bai Hao ...

Silver Needle—Bai Hao Yin Zhen in Mandarin—occupies the summit of China’s white-tea pantheon. International drinkers often meet ...

If green tea is the bright youth of Chinese tea culture and pu-erh its brooding philosopher, then white tea is the culture’s quie...

To most Western drinkers “white tea” is a color-coded mystery, a pale cup that tastes like scented water. Yet within China’s pan...

Tucked into the northeastern corner of Fujian province, where the Min River meets the East China Sea, lies the small county of Fu...

Among the six great families of Chinese tea, white tea is the least theatrical yet most elusive. It is not rolled, not roasted, n...