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Anji Bai Cha
Type	Green
Other names	Anji white tea,安吉白茶
Origin	Anji County, Zhejiang Province, China
Quick description	Rare, large-leafed green tea

Anji bai (Chinese: 安吉白; pinyin: Ānjí bái; pronounced ) or Anji white is a green tea originally produced in Anji County, Zhejiang Province, China. Now, it can also be found in Changxing County, Zhejiang Province, China.

This tea cultivar was discovered in 1982, is not as widely planted as other teas and has a short harvesting period; it is a comparatively rare tea, and as such, is among the most expensive teas in China.

It is called "white" tea although it is a green tea. This is because the leaves turn a jade-white colour during the low-temperature seasons in Anji. As the temperature rises, the leaves gradually return to their green colour. The processed, long, narrow leaves are yellow and have a recognisable fold along the length of the leaf.

A 2010 study found that the tea is high in polysaccharides which can inhibit the hemolysis of blood cells.

See also

• List of Chinese teas

References

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2. "Anji Bai Cha Green Tea of Zhejiang". Yunnan Sourcing. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
3. "Anji White Tea". Kaleidoscope - Food Culture. Cultural China. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
4. "Anji White Tea". Tea Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
5. 胡 (Hú), 涛 (Tāo) (2019). 中国茶图鉴全书 [The Complete Illustrated Book of Chinese Tea] (in Simplified Chinese). 南昌 (Nanchang): 江西科学技术出版社 (Jiangxi Science and Technology Publishing House). p. 54. ISBN 978-7-53-906625-7.
6. Mary Lou Heiss; Robert J. Heiss (18 January 2012). The Tea Enthusiast's Handbook: A Guide to the World's Best Teas. Ten Speed Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-60774-378-1.
7. Victor R. Preedy (2013). Tea in Health and Disease Prevention. Academic Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-12-384937-3.

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• Chinese teas