A Brief History of the Origin and Development of Tea

The origin of tea can be traced back to 30 million years ago in the Tertiary Miocene era, the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in the south and east of Yunnan and other areas of the Camellia sinensis plant 1. Tea discovery and utilization of only 4,000 or 5,000 years ago, there are written records of tea has been more than 2,000 years of history. 2. Tea with a cultural appearance, is in the two Jin and Northern Dynasties, the earliest preference for tea drinking is mostly literati. After the Tang Dynasty Kaiyuan, China's tea ceremony, the wind of drinking tea permeated the countryside, the Song Dynasty inherited the Tang Dynasty style of drinking tea, increasingly popular.3 The development of tea is: began in the Lu Zhougong, the rise of the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Song Dynasty, popularized in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.4 After continuous development and inheritance, and the tea cultural activities, but also covers the tea ceremony, the tea, the tea virtues, the spirit of tea, the tea association, the tea, the tea book, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea, tea and tea. The origin of tea can be traced back to the Miocene era of the Tertiary Period, 30 million years ago, when Camellia sinensis appeared in the southern part of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, as well as in the eastern part of Yunnan Province. The discovery and utilization of tea was only 4,000 to 5,000 years ago, and there are written records of tea with a history of more than 2,000 years. Tea to cultural appearance, is in the two Jin Dynasty period, the earliest preference for tea is mostly literati elegant. After the Tang Dynasty Kaiyuan, China's tea ceremony, the wind of tea diffusion of the countryside, the Song Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, the wind of tea drinking, increasingly popularized. The development of tea is: began in Lu Zhougong, the rise of the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Song Dynasty, popularized in the Ming and Qing dynasties. After continuous development and inheritance, and tea cultural activities, also covers the tea ceremony, tea virtues, tea spirit, tea association, tea books, tea utensils, tea recipes, tea art and so on. The origin of tea can be traced back to 2737 BC when the ancient Chinese Shennong's accidentally discovered that leaves fell into the water when boiling water, and the taste of the water became refreshing and delicious. In China, the use of tea for a long time, there are many varieties of tea, from the ancient "tribute tea", "famous tea" to the modern types of tea, all reflecting the deep heritage of Chinese culture. During the Tang Dynasty, Chinese tea culture gradually matured and was introduced to Japan, Korea and other countries. During the Ming Dynasty, as the Ming emperors moved their capitals from the south to the north, the tea culture gradually spread to the north. During the Qing Dynasty, Chinese tea culture further developed and spread in Europe and other places, becoming a worldwide tea-drinking culture. Today, tea is not only the traditional drink of Chinese people, but also the favorite of people all over the world. Tea culture has also become a part of Chinese culture, become the world **** with the cultural heritage and food culture.