This is a black tea, and I have to say I really like it. I liked the green tea I was given too, but this one doesn't involve the same amount of faff to make it. On the tin (which is very nice — that red part is some kind of fabric) it says "Han Zhong Hong", which if asked I would hazard at a guess meant [something]-middle-red, although Hanzhong is a city so who knows? When I asked Google Translate what the symbols meant, it told me "Chinese New Year".
OK, so it's Chinese New Year tea. Whatever it is, I'm a fan.
Before I accepted it, I asked my student if it was expensive. We're only allowed to accept small-value gifts — mere tokens — and I didn't want to fall foul of being given something worth a lot more. The student assured me it wasn't expensive.
Apparently, his mother owns the tea plantation, so I guess he has a point.