White-Yellow-Green- Half-fermented- Decaffeinated Tea

Not only a difference in colour: White, Yellow and Green Teas
Green and white tea is produced not only in China or Japan; yellow tea is cultivated in China only.
The general difference between white and yellow tea is the production process: white tea ferments only a bit during the wilting process, whereas yellow tea ferments briefly with dry heat.
The Chinese white tea is produced from special plants in the province of Fujian, while the small varieties of yellow tea are cultivated in the provinces of Yunnan and Guangdong.
In Japan, tea is not fermented. Right after the arrival in the tea factory, the leaves are steamed in order to stop oxidation by the natural enzymes present in the leaves and to fix the green colour. According to the quality, the leaves are either hand- or machine-rolled afterwards.
Unlike in Japan, Chinese tea gardens do not use steam in their traditional green tea production. The deactivation of the enzymes, which are in charge of the fermentation process, is reached by a short roasting (pan-fired tea).