Bai Hao Yin Zhen—“Silver Needle, White Down”—is the quiet aristocrat of Chinese tea. While green tea commands the world’s attent...

Bai Hao Yin Zhen, often translated as “Silver Needle,” is the most aristocratic expression of China’s white-tea family. To the u...

When the last winter chill loosens its grip on the coastal hills of northern Fujian, the tea gardens of Fuding and Zhenghe awaken...

White tea is the least disturbed child of the Camellia sinensis family: leaves are allowed to age on the branch, to rest on bambo...

Among the six great families of Chinese tea, white tea is the quietest child, cherished for the way it whispers rather than shout...

Bai Hao Yin Zhen—literally “White Hair Silver Needle”—is the quiet aristocrat of Chinese tea. To the uninitiated it may look lik...

When early March dew still clings to the granite soils of northern Fujian, tea gardens above the towns of Fuding and Zhenghe ente...

Bai Hao Yin Zhen—“Silver Needle” in the West—has long been the quiet star of China’s white-tea galaxy. Unlike the roasted drama ...