The tea tree originated in China more than 5000 years ago.

"Chinese tea history" of the origin, so far, is a diversity of opinions, controversy is undecided, generally speaking, there are the pre-Qin said, said the Western Han Dynasty, said the Three Kingdoms. Tea to cultural appearance, is in the two Jin Dynasty.

Overview of the history of tea

China is the origin of tea. Chinese people are familiar with tea, from emperors and generals, literati, writers and scholars, the hundred schools of thought, down to the picker and peddler, the common people, all of them take tea as a good thing.

People often say: "open the door seven things, wood, rice, oil, salt, soy, vinegar and tea". This shows that tea has been deep into the people of all classes. The same minority also tea, Tibetan ghee tea, Mongolian milk tea.

History of Tea

Tea to cultural appearance, is in the two Jin Dynasty. Its origins can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, when it was formally documented (the "Boy's Testament" written by the Han Chinese Wang Bao). The earliest tea drinkers were mostly literati.

In China's literary history, the mention of Han Fu, the first push Sima Xiangru and Yang Xiong, and are early famous tea. Sima Xiangru had made "where will chapter", Yang Xiong made "dialect", one from the medicinal, one from the literary point of view are talking about tea.

Jin Zhang Zai wrote "Chengdu House Poem": "Ask Yang Zi She, want to see Chang Qing Loo", "Fang tea crown six feelings, overflowing flavor spread nine districts".