The Origin and History of Tobacco in China

Tobacco is native to America, Oceania and some islands in the South Pacific.

History:

1492 10 10 In October, Columbus led an expedition to America and saw the local people smoking. Sailors brought tobacco seeds back to Portugal in 1558, and then they spread all over Europe. 16 12 years, British colonial official John Rolfe planted tobacco in Jamestown, Virginia, and started the tobacco trade. Tobacco was introduced to China in the middle of16th century and to Japan in the late of16th century.

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The history of hookahs and cigarettes:

1, 2 1 At the beginning of the century, hookahs gradually spread to Europe and America, and became popular in the United States, Brazil and other countries. In some restaurants, bars, family banquets and other places in western countries, young people can be seen smoking hookah or marijuana.

The hookah is often advertised by many businessmen for commercial purposes as non-toxic, harmless and non-addictive, and it is a substitute product for cigarettes. However, according to the research report released by the World Health Organization, the harm of hookah may be greater than that of cigarettes.

2. A cigarette is a strip-shaped tobacco product made by rolling tobacco shreds with cigarette paper. Also known as cigarettes, cigarettes and cigarettes. There are filter-tip cigarettes, mouthless cigarettes, light cigarettes and strong cigarettes. Cigarettes entered China's commodity market from 1890, and were manufactured in factories from 1893, with the production and sales increasing year by year. Since 1980, China's cigarette output ranks first in the world, and the output of 1989 is 3 1950600 boxes (50000 cigarettes/box).

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