The main production areas of white tea are Fuding, Zhenghe, Zherong [1], Xinzhou Old Street [2], Wuhan, Tianshan, Songxi, Jianyang, Jinggu, Yunnan, etc. The basic processes include withering, baking (or drying in shade), picking, re firing, etc. Yunnan white tea is mainly made by sun tanning, and the advantage of sun tanning tea is to maintain the original fragrance of tea. Withering is the key process to form the quality of white tea.

Baihao Silver Needle, created in 1796, is one of the six major types of white tea in China. Its origin is in Fujian, and its main production areas are Fuding, Zherong, Zhenghe, Songxi, Jianyang, etc. It is known as one of the top ten famous teas in China, known as "beauty" and "tea king". Its appearance is straight like a needle, full of pekoe, silver like snow, and the finished tea is about 3cm long.