Yunnan black tea is a 100% oxidated tea, whose characteristics are red tea soup with red tea leaves. In China, there are three categories of black tea based on their different tea-making process, namely Gongfu black tea, broken leaves black tea, Lapsang black tea.  Yunnan black tea belongs to the Gongfu black tea.

Yunnan black tea is mainly produced in the southwest parts of Yunnan province, such as in Fengqing, Lincang, Menghai and others. It is made from the big leaves tea trees, so that is why its buds are comparatively bigger than any other black teas, and its aroma and taste are fuller than others. Small wonder it was chosen to be Queen Elizabeth II gift by Chiese Central government during her first China official visit in 1986.