本期中国茶问答是关于 黑茶。
Hi ,here is another one of the Q&As on Chinese Tea——
问：黑茶有哪些代表名茶？
Q: What are the famous representatives of dark tea?
答：黑茶是后发酵茶，制造工序多为杀青、揉捻、渥堆、干燥。通常作为紧压茶的原料。干茶多为黑色或红褐色，汤色多为橙黄或橙红。黑茶曾经大部分销往边疆少数民族地区故曾被称为“边销茶”。黑茶最大的特点是耐久存，茶多以新为贵，而黑茶因为可以在空气中持续发酵所以存放越久越为香醇 .
黑茶的代表名茶有云南普洱茶、广西六堡茶、安化黑茶等。
A: Dark tea is post-fermented tea, it's a type of tea that has undergone microbial fermentation, the processing usually includes fixation, rolling, piling and drying. The tea leaves and the liquor made from them become darker with oxidation. Dark tea is usually used as the raw material for the compressed tea. In China, it is used to be called Border-Sale Tea (Bian Xiao Cha ), literally, tea sold on borders as it is commonly compressed into forms of bricks and sold in western minority areas. The key feature of the dark tea is its endurance（"Tea of Longevity."）. This tea ages and improves over time. Normally the fresh tea is better than the old one but dark tea can breathe in a natural environment and keep on fermenting in the air. The longer it is stored, the mellower it becomes.
Representatives of dark tea are Pu-er tea produced in Yunnan Province, Liu pu tea produced in Guangxi Province and the Anhua dark tea produced in Hunan Province, ect .
TIPS ABOUT DARK TEA
1 普洱茶属于黑茶，按制法分生茶和熟茶两种。
According to the method of production, the Pu’er tea can be divided into raw Pu’er and ripened Pu’er.
2黑茶不仅具有独特的香气和色泽，而且被证实有美容、抗衰和减肥的功效，从而受到越来越多茶友的喜爱。
Dark tea does not only has unique smells and color but also has some special functions such as skin caring, anti-aging, nourishing the stomach and reducing-fat, which attracts more and more fans.
3保存黑茶不要真空密封和冷藏冷冻
Do not store your dark tea under vacuum seal, and do not put them into a refrigerator.
4 冲泡黑茶应用沸水，并应酌情洗茶1-2遍，
It is suggested to use boiling water , to make dark tea and the soup produced at the first two times should be dumped.
5 黑茶常被做成紧压茶，其形态有饼茶、沱茶、砖茶、金瓜、条茶等。
The appearances of compressed tea which made of dark tea are: caky tea, bowl-shaped tea, brick-shaped tea, melon-shaped tea, bar tea.
