Chinaisthehomelandoftea,takingaleadingpositionintheplanting,producinganddrinkingoftea.Becauseoftheirdifferentproducingtechniques,Chineseteaisdividedintosixmajortypes-greentea,blacktea,oolongtea,darktea,yellowteaandwhitetea.Somepeoplesaythatgreentea,simpleandlight,standsforthescholasticityofsouthChina；blacktea,mildandreserved,isquiteladylike；oolongtea,warmandpersistent,resemblestheperseveranceofgymnosophists；darktea,withlingeringaftertaste,symbolizesthewisdomoftheelderly,andsoonandsoforth.