Types of Chinese Tea
I greatly enjoy tea, and Asian tea more than British-styled teas. But I am curious about the different distinctions. My understanding is that 绿叉 is what we call green tea, 乌龙茶 is oolong tea, 红茶 is what we call black tea, and then there is another type of tea. Are 黑茶 and 普洱茶 the same thing? Is the tea that is sold in the US as "pu'er" actually 普洱茶 or 黑茶？

谢谢呀！

Question

Types of Chinese Tea
I greatly enjoy tea, and Asian tea more than British-styled teas.  But I am curious about the different distinctions.  My understanding is that 绿叉 is what we call green tea, 乌龙茶 is oolong tea, 红茶 is what we call black tea, and then there is another type of tea.  Are 黑茶 and 普洱茶 the same thing?  Is the tea that is sold in the US as "pu'er" actually 普洱茶 or 黑茶？

谢谢呀！

Answer

hi there, I'm Taiwanese. 
to answer your questions, Pu-erh Tea is 普洱茶
黑茶 could be translated to Fu tea or dark tea but it is not common here.
Artificial fermented Pu-erh Tea is considered as a kind of green tea.
natural fermented Pu-erh Tea is considered as a kind of dark tea.

Answer

普洱茶 is from a certain kind of plants (Camellia sinensis var. assamica), 黑茶 is related to a way of processing.

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