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

Yunnan province is celebrated the world over for its bold pu-erhs and golden bi luo chun, yet hidden in the cool high valleys bet...

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

If green tea is the youthful murmur of a mountain stream and pu-erh the gravelly voice of an old monk, then Bai Hao Yin Zhen—lite...

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 the most elusive; it is the art of doing almos...

Bai Hao Yin Zhen—literally “White Hair Silver Needle”—is the most aristocratic member of China’s white-tea family. To the uninit...