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WORLDWIDE TEA GROWING REGIONS

Anhwei, Anhui
One of the provinces in China where tea is grown.

Assam
A region in northeastern India, known for its robust, high quality teas characterized by their smooth round, malty flavor.

Bohea
Tea from the Wu-i Hills in Fukien , China. Originally was applied to black China tea and to tea from Indonesia. In 18 Th. century Bohea (bo-hee) was the name given to the tea drink.

Cachar
The most common variety of Indian tea, produced in Cachar district of Assam.

Ceylon
Blends of teas grown on the island of Sri-Lanka, which takes their name from colonial name for the island. The traditional name of Sri-Lanka was readopted by the island when it became a Sovereign Republic in the Commonwealth in 1972.

Darjeeling
A tea growing area in North India on the foothills of the himalayas mountains. Teas grown here their take their name from the area and are said to be the ' Champagne' of Indian teas. Grown at the altitudes up to 7,000ft above sea level (more than 1,291 m) Darjeeling tea is known as a high-grown tea and is light in coloring with a delicate muscatel flavor and aroma. The original tea planted in this  area was grown from seeds and plants imported from China.

Darrang
Tea growing district in Assam, North India.

Dehra Dun
A tea growing area in the Uttar Pradesh State, North-west India. Some 30 estates (most of them under 50 hectares) produce green and orthodox black leaf tea.

Dibrugarh
One of the seven tea growing districts in Assam.

Dickoya
Tea growing district on the central massif in Sri-Lanka. Teas from this area are known as high grown teas and have a full astringent flavor.

Dimbula
Tea growing district just above Dickoya, which gives its name to a blend  of Ceylon teas from this area and is also used in Ceylon blends. Dumbbell teas are black and characterized by their full-bodied  flavor.

Dooars
A tea growing region of North India just below the Himalayan Mountains which are produced full-bodied colorful teas that are ideal for  blending purposes.

Formosa
An island off the Chinese coast formally known as Taiwan which produces Oolong, Pouchoung and black teas made by the orthodox method.

Hunan
One of the tea growing provinces of China.

Indonesia
Tea producer of teas which are bright and brisk.

Java
A tea producing island of Indonesia.

Kangra Valley
In Himachal Pradesh, North-West India where tea is grown on some 1,200 small holdings each just a few hectares in size. Green tea production predominates.

Kenya
An eastern Africa tea producing country, which produces some of the finest black teas from the African continent. Kenya teas are used for blending purposes as well as being sold as specially tea in its own right. It is a bright coppery tea with a pleasantly brisk flavor.

Lakhimpur
A tea growing district in Assam, North India,

Nilgiri
South Indian tea growing district, which produces black tea.

Nowgong
One of the seven tea producing districts in Assam.

Sibsagar
A tea growing district in Assam. North India.

Sumatra
A tea producing island of Indonesia.

Szchwan
A non-smoky black tea from China, with narrow  leaves and flowery fragrance. Also a tea growing province in China.

Tanzania
African tea producing country.

Terai
A North Indian tea growing district just below the Darjeeling district.

Uva
A tea growing district in Sri Lanka which produces a tea of great subtley.

Yunnen
A tea growing province in China producing a black leaf tea. Along with Assam, this region was the original site of wild tea plants.

Zimbabwe
Tea producing country of Africa.

 
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