Yellow tea – huang ya - has only recently made its appearance in the West, although it has been known in China since the days of the Tang dynasty (617-907 AD). Yellow tea is sometimes considered to be a variation of green tea, but it is indeed its own class of tea.

Yellow teas are rare and not widely known in China or the US – and bud-pluck yellow teas are the most treasured.

Tea Trekker has been enthusiastic about yellow tea since we were fortunate enough years ago to visit a small factory in Sichuan Province that specializes in yellow tea manufacture. We recommend that every tea lover try yellow tea when the opportunity presents itself.