What is the traditional drink in China?

The traditional drink in China is tea.

Tea, as a health drink, is very popular in the world. It originated in China. China tea culture is extensive and profound, and Han people have been drinking tea for thousands of years. In the era of Three Emperors and Five Emperors, there was a story of Shennong detoxicating with tea.

Tea, belonging to Theaceae, is an evergreen shrub or small arbor plant with a plant height of 1-6 meters. Tea tree likes humid climate and is widely cultivated in the south of the Yangtze River basin in China. Tea leaves are made into tea leaves and soaked in water for use. Tea can be picked after three years of planting. Generally, 4-5 leaves of buds are picked before and after Tomb-Sweeping Day, and the quality of tea made is very good, which belongs to treasures.

Tea contains a variety of ingredients, nearly 500 kinds. There are mainly caffeine, theophylline, theobromine, choline, xanthine, flavonoids and glycosides, tea tannins, catechins, terpenoids, phenols, alcohols, aldehydes, acids, esters, aromatic oils, carbohydrates, multivitamins, protein and amino acids. Amino acids include cysteine, methionine, glutamic acid and arginine. Tea also contains minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, fluorine, iodine, manganese, molybdenum, zinc, selenium, copper, germanium and magnesium.