When did tea originate?

When did tea originate? The answer is Shennong period. The origin of tea can be traced back to the Miocene of Tertiary 30 million years ago. Theaceae plants appear in the south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the east of Yunnan. East China is the origin center of tea trees. This view is also supported by a seed fossil of a tertiary tea tree variety close to Siqiu found in Qinglong County, Guizhou Province. The earliest "tea tree seed" was discovered at the site of Xiaoshan Bridge in Hangzhou, and was excavated at 200 1. It has a history of 8,000 years, more than 5,000 years earlier than the earliest known wild tea tree in Yunnan. In addition, according to research, at least 3000 years ago, local tea was used as a tribute in Bashu area of China. It can be inferred that China has already cultivated and produced tea. The origin of tea can be traced back to the Miocene of Tertiary 30 million years ago. Theaceae plants appear in the south of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the east of Yunnan. East China is the origin center of tea trees. This view is also supported by a seed fossil of a tertiary tea tree variety close to Siqiu found in Qinglong County, Guizhou Province. The earliest "tea tree seed" was discovered at the site of Xiaoshan Bridge in Hangzhou, and was excavated at 200 1. It has a history of 8,000 years, more than 5,000 years earlier than the earliest known wild tea tree in Yunnan. In addition, according to research, at least 3000 years ago, local tea was used as a tribute in Bashu area of China. It can be inferred that China has already cultivated and produced tea. The origin of tea can be traced back to ancient China about 5,000 years ago. People began to eat the tender leaves of tea tree as a plant with the same origin of medicine and food. According to legend, Shennong, China, discovered tea trees, used tea as medicine and taught people how to make tea. However, the specific details such as the initial planting place and the earliest tea-making method of tea trees have been difficult to verify. In the history of China, tea culture gradually rose and became an important part of China culture. With the expansion of China's economic, political and cultural influence, it has spread to Asia, Europe and other parts of the world.