SOLAR TERMS
What to drink through the 24 solar terms
Adjusting your tea to the solar terms is a way of drinking particular to the Chinese-speaking world.
Start of Spring2/4茉莉花茶Rain Water2/19玫瑰花茶Awakening of Insects3/5白茶（白毫銀針）Spring Equinox3/20碧螺春Pure Brightness4/5西湖龍井 / 文山包種Grain Rain4/20穀雨茶（嫩焙烏龍）Start of Summer5/5白牡丹（白茶）Grain Full5/21綠茶Grain in Ear6/6青茶（鐵觀音）Summer Solstice6/21東方美人茶Minor Heat7/7冷泡綠茶Major Heat7/23桑葉茶 / 菊花茶Start of Autumn8/7檸檬香茅茶End of Heat8/23阿里山高山茶White Dew9/8烏龍茶Autumn Equinox9/23木柵鐵觀音Cold Dew10/8南非國寶茶Frost Descent10/23普洱熟茶Start of Winter11/7紅棗薑茶Minor Snow11/22黑茶（六堡茶）Major Snow12/7肉桂茶 / 祁門紅茶Winter Solstice12/22煙燻紅茶Minor Cold1/6陳皮普洱Major Cold1/20藏茶 / 老茶