Compressed tea：This is the kind of tea which is compressed and
hardened into a certain shape．It is good for transport and
storage and is mainly supplied to the ethnic minorities living in
the border areas of the country．From。。。 As
compressed tea is black in colour in its commercial form，so it is
also known in China as "black tea".Most of the compressed tea in
the form of bricks;it is,therefore,generally called"brick
tea",though it is sometimes also in the form of cakes and bowls.It
is mainly produced in Hubei,Hunan,Sichuan and Yunnan
provinces.
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