The illustration demonstrates the sequence of transformation of tea leaves into five different types of tea.
Overall, five stages are employed in the process, which starts with leaf growth and wilting, and concludes with drying..
Regarding the shared initial and final stages: initially, tea leaves, which have grown to a standard, are plucked. After this, they are wilted before being directed into various steps to produce different tea types, and finally, are dried to be converted into the final products.
Turning to the specific steps for each type of tea: after wilting, if the tea leaves are immediately dried, the final product is white tea. Meanwhile, other types ,such as green tea, must undergo steaming and rolling steps. Besides, oolong tea is created by rolling the wilted leaves, then using them to slightly ferment. In contrast, large-leaf black tea and small-leaf black tea require full fermentation, combining with the prior steps of rolling and crushing , respectively.
