The diagram illustrates the steps and equipment involved in the process of producing five different types of tea from tea leaves.

The diagram illustrates the steps and equipment involved in the process of producing five different types of

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from

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leaves.

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, the procedure for making contains three to five stages, commencing with growing

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and culminating in drying the leaves. The first three stages are the same for making five

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types. In the initial step, the

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is grown and harvested before being left to wit or wither. To produce white

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, the leaves are simply dried in an

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while

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green

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has to undergo a steaming and rolling process before

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drying.

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, in the production of oolong

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, the wilted leaves are rolled and fermented slightly before

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drying without being steamed.

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, large and small-leaf black

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has to undergo

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steps. After being rolled, the large-leaf black

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was fully fermented and

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dried. The production of small-leaf black

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was similar, apart from it being crushed, not rolled. Both of these

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are

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dried in an

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.