Zunyi Red Tea is produced on the territory of the Meitan county and around the city of Zunyi in the Guizhou province. Other teas harvested around the same area are the Duyun Maojian tea to the
south and the Meitan Cuiya tea encompassing the entire territory of the Meitan county.
Red tea is known in the West as 'black tea'. The Chinese term refers to the color of the infusion, while the Western term describes the color of the oxidized leaves. In China 'black tea'
is tea which has undergone microbial fermentation.