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----tea term--Explanation of some tea making processes:

oxidation氧化 (enzymic): a natural chemical change in the tea leaf that begins after harvesting and accelerates if leaf cells are broken and exposed to oxygen. withering萎凋: water loss by respiration and evaporation and leaf becomes more pliable, dryness and heat aid in this process. fermentation發酵: actually enzymic oxidation, noticeable change chemical composition and leaf becomes darker, moisture and heat aid in this process. fixation殺青: to rapidly stop the fermentation through water loss caused by heat. rolling揉捻: breaking the leaf cell walls exposing sap to leaf substrate and air, and shaping. drying乾燥: making the leaves ready for storage. icetea (talk) 07:42, 11 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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繁體中文版Chinese-English Tea Studies Terminology(2010年) Wiki members have done a great job of defining many processes and terms of tea. We have been working on a standard for tea terminology to include not only black tea but all teas yet we are far from perfect. steven, Tenfu Tea College and Lu-Yu Tea Culture Institute [http://teaarts.blogspot.com/2010/04/5th-lu-yu-tea-studies-journal.html paper 5th Lu-Yu Tea Studies Deliberation of Papers Published Journal Conference ] icetea (talk) 03:09, 30 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]