The diagram illustrates the production of Pu-erh raw tea and ripe tea.
From an overview, there are two types of tea that can be processed, beinh Pu-erh Ripe tea and Vintage Pu-erh Raw tea, both sharing the first three steps.
In terms of the Pu-erh ripe tea, the process commences with tea leaves being pan fried so that enzymes are deactivated. After the leaves are rolled, they are dried under the sun and become loose raw tea. Then, the tea is fermented by mold, which turns it into loose ripe tea. Finally, after the compression step, Pu-erh ripe tea is produced.
Regarding Vintage Pu-erh raw tea, the loose raw tea, after being sun-dried, is compressed into Pu-erh Raw tea. The process continues with aging the tea by storage, after which the process is completed.