White tea is minimally processed. The tea leaves are withered in a slow and methodical drying to reduce moisture and achieve a desired aroma and flavor. This simplicity limits it to only three different styles: Bai Hao Yin Zhen (“Silver Needles”), Bai Mu Dan (“White Peony”), and Shou Mei.
Mr. Tang Shuang Jiang (nicknamed "Mr. Soup" by his friends) is a tea-maker by happenstance. His father sent him to the Fujian tea college after high school. It was free and they were poor. After graduating, he got a job roasting oolong at a big tea company, but the politics of a large organization didn’t suit him and he soon quit and found work outside of tea. But he didn't stay away for long. When asked why he stays with tea, he smiles and says “I don’t know other stuff better than tea."
