Tea Regions

The most Tea producing areas are between the 40 degree north and 40 degrees south. The plant grows in subtropical climates or in tropical zones.

As an example China:

It is said that in China are 800 different types of tea, and 80% of the Tea, which is growing is Green Tea. A huge tradition of Tea in China is Floer Teas, mostly Jasmine Tea and other favourites are Rose, Lichee, Orchid and Osmanthus teas. The harvest of Tea beginns in April and lasts till Autumn. It is located in the South, because of the certain climate, soil and elevation are exellent conditions to grow high quality teas.
There is a long tradition of different shapes of tea, starting with the Tea bricks before Christ which was powerd to press tea in different forms, as an example tea is China sold as bricks, cakes, nests, roses or in biscuit form.


India

India is the biggest producer of black Tea. The tea is sold through auctions and than shipped via Calcutta, Bombay or Madras and all then all over world.
The harvest starts in April with the first flush and in July with the second flush but they are also in between teas in May/June and Autumn. The best known tea plantations are in Darjeeling and Assam (North) and Nilgiri (South).


Japan

Japan is a country with a Tea tradition for over 1500 Year, but they only produce Green Tea which is also mostly consumed there. Some of the best Japanese are protected from direct sunlight to make them grow slow, so they taste really different than the European Tea, so most people say japanese tea taste Fishy or tangy.


Africa

The Tea cultivation and tradition started in the 20th Century with all the British colonies there. Today the Tea in england is mostly brewed in Africa.