Back in history, learn about the origin of tea

Few people know that tea is the most dominant drink in human history .

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Throughout the development process of human history, tea has existed very early and quickly became the most influential, powerful drink on the planet . and even, there was a time that was once considered ". Tea is a drink that makes the whole world go crazy ".

The 'fairy' origin of tea

Historically or biologically, experts agree that tea originated in Asia, mainly in southwest China. The time when people used tea correctly was never known, but it was estimated to be under the Shang Dynasty (1600 BC - 1046 BC).

Asia is considered the cradle of tea culture in the world.

Pictures of old Chinese women harvesting tea.

According to ancient Chinese documents, tea was discovered by Shen Nong, one of the Three Emperor's Chinese cultures. Legend has it that Shen Nong is a person who teaches people to do farming and is very good at medicine. Everywhere he went, he searched and tasted the plants in the wild to distinguish what was a medicine and what was a poison.

In 2737 BC, Shen Nong first tasted burnt tea leaves that were blown by hot wind and fell into his boiling cauldron. Since then, he has discovered the medicinal effect of tea and considered it a very good medicine, can detoxify 70 kinds of other plants.

Portrait of Shennong in Japanese paintings.

The original tea leaves are only used for healing purposes.

Due to the influence of this legend, the ancient Chinese originally used tea only for the purpose of healing. Throughout the Western Chu dynasties (1122 BC - 249 BC), the Qin Dynasty (221 BC - 206 BC), the Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220), the tea was only used for the royal class, nobility and always. considered a traditional religious symbol.

Oolong Tea - the most famous tea in China.

The spread of "power" of tea in Asia .

By the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907), tea became popular and all Chinese classes used it. At that time, Japanese Zen Buddhist monks to China to practice Buddhism brought tea to their homeland.

Since then, tea developed very strongly in the land of cherry blossoms, to the point of forming the tea ceremony art of the whole world.

Japanese people pushed tea drinking to the artistic level.

In another branch, Chinese tea, which originated mainly in Yunnan, was also allowed by the feudal court to trade with people in Tibet. From the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279), tea was transported to Tibet - where Zen masters had great demand for tea through the 'Tra - Ma Co Dao' road longer than 4,000km.

Tra Ma Street, the ancient path from the air

Tea lads sold to ancient Tibetans.

In return, the Song family will receive back from Tibetans the first-class war horses serving the war in the plains. Tea is so important that the court can use it to put pressure on the Tibetan people. Historically, it is said that an average of more than 15 million kilograms of tea from Yunnan was exchanged for up to 20,000 warnings per year.

. reaching the power of "dominating" Europe .

XVI century marked a turning point on the road to reaching out to the world of tea. The return of European astronauts from China brought tea trees, jasmine and kumquat, and Portugal to try.

Immediately, jasmine scented tea became the favorite drink of the aristocracy here. In 1660, Princess Catherine de Braganza became Queen of England when she married King Charles II. Since then, tea is popular among British royalty and afternoon tea parties is an integral part of royal life.

Tea parties like this are only for the British royal family.

Two centuries later, tea became extremely popular everywhere under the development of the British empire. Tea followed the British merchants to the former colonies of this country such as America, India .

The 1938 national tea-drink parade ceremony.

People harvest tea on the Black Sea coast.

A tea production and packaging factory in Russia before 1915.

. and make the whole world 'crazy' with great transformation ability

So far, tea is the most popular and influential drink worldwide. Annual tea consumption is equal to the total consumption of coffee, chocolate, soft drinks and alcohol combined together.

However, this is not a blessing but entirely due to the outstanding natural characteristics of this drink.

Tea contains a large number of biological chemicals such as flavonoid, amino acid, vitamin . have anti-cancer effect. In particular, caffeine in tea helps people awake if taken early in the morning.

Tea also promotes metabolism and is included in many famous diet menus. In addition, catechins in green tea may prevent obesity, liver cancer or colon.

Another reason is that in each place, tea is blended in different ways to suit the local culture. Therefore, tea in each place is different, bringing the cultural quintessence of different ethnic groups.

For example, Asians like China and Vietnam like to drink green tea, while Westerners prefer black tea, and Middle Eastern people like tea mixed with pistachio, almond, cardamom, cinnamon .

The article uses references from sources: Inventors, Tea vana, Wikipedia .