Regarding the top ten famous teas in China, there are many claims online, including some false lists, such as the list of China's top ten famous teas in 1915 listed on Baidu Baike and Wikipedia. This list is not actually the list of famous teas rated at the Panama Exposition in 1915. This article mainly lists and introduces the most recent and authoritative list of China's top ten famous teas rated by the Ministry of Agriculture in 2017 and the top ten famous teas of the 2010 China World Expo. At the end of the article, the list of China's top ten famous teas at the 1915 Panama Exposition mentioned in the encyclopedia entries is argued to be a false list.

2017 First China International Tea Expo Rated China's Top Ten Famous Teas It was introduced that this is the most authoritative and influential international tea event held by our government for the first time. In the first China International Tea Expo held by the Ministry of Agriculture in Hangzhou, Zhejiang in 2017, the "Top Ten Chinese Tea Regional Public Brands" were selected: West Lake Longjing, Xinyang Maojian, Anhua Black Tea, Mengding Mountain Tea, Lu'an Melon Slice, Anxi Tieguanyin, Pu'er Tea, Huangshan Maofeng, Wuyi Rock Tea, Duyun Maojian. How was this list selected? The then selection expert committee introduced: The comprehensive score of this selection of the top ten Chinese tea regional public brands consists of expert scoring, online evaluation, and online sales. Among them, the expert selection index accounts for 85% of the total score, mainly considering the brand's scale and benefits, popularity, standardization level, organization degree, management level, etc., and the score is detailed to each scoring item divided scoring factors. For example, in evaluating the standardization level of the selected brand, experts will score from five specific aspects: standards, certification, QS or SC certified enterprises, good varieties of tea trees, packaging, etc. In addition to expert scoring, the other 15% of this scoring consists of the brand's online evaluation and online sales situation. In addition, the first China International Tea Expo also selected the "China Excellent Tea Regional Public Brands," including: Fuding White Tea, Anji White Tea, Lushan Cloud Mist Tea, Wudang Dao Tea, Qimen Black Tea, Dongting Mountain Biluochun, Yingde Black Tea, Phoenix Dancong Tea, Meitan Cuiya, Fengqing Dianhong Tea, Enshi Yulu, Hengxian Jasmine Tea, Yongchuan Xiuya, Jietan Tea, Hanzhong Xianhao, Yibin Early Tea, Rizhao Green Tea.

West Lake Longjing Tea Picked as One Bud One Leaf 2010 China World Expo Top Ten Famous Teas: Wuyi Rock Tea, Anxi Tieguanyin, West Lake Longjing, Duyun Maojian, Fuding White Tea, Hunan Black Tea, Runsi Qimen Black Tea, Yixiao Tang Lu'an Melon Slice, Tianmu Lake White Tea, Zhang Yiyuan Flower Tea, and other traditional famous teas.

1915 Panama World Expo's Chinese Famous Teas The following entry from Baidu Baike is actually incorrect. And most tea websites and tea articles online directly quote this erroneous content. There are various claims about China's top ten famous teas at different times: In the 1915 Panama World Expo, Biluochun, Xinyang Maojian, West Lake Longjing, Junshan Yinzhen, Huangshan Maofeng, Wuyi Rock Tea, Qimen Black Tea, Duyun Maojian, Lu'an Melon Slice, Anxi Tieguanyin were listed as China's top ten famous teas. According to recorded materials, the 1915 Panama Exposition awarded 8 grand prize medals and 21 gold medals. See the text below for details. China was the country that won the most awards at the Panama Exposition at that time, including tea and silk, which won major awards, making Chinese tea famous worldwide and promoting the spread of Chinese tea around the world. We can imagine its influence from the grand scale of the Panama Exposition and the number of participating countries. Regarding the scale of the Panama Exposition, there is a record that the number of visitors reached 19 million.

Therefore, the China's top ten famous teas we talk about can be those selected by the Ministry of Agriculture in 2017: West Lake Longjing, Xinyang Maojian, Anhua Black Tea, Mengding Mountain Tea, Lu'an Melon Slice, Anxi Tieguanyin, Pu'er Tea, Huangshan Maofeng, Wuyi Rock Tea, Duyun Maojian. Or it can be the top ten famous teas of the 2010 China World Expo: Wuyi Rock Tea, Anxi Tieguanyin, West Lake Longjing, Duyun Maojian, Fuding White Tea, Hunan Black Tea, Runsi Qimen Black Tea, Yixiao Tang Lu'an Melon Slice, Tianmu Lake White Tea, Zhang Yiyuan Flower Tea, and other traditional famous teas.