Understanding Chinese Tea
Understanding Chinese Tea China is the world's earliest discoverer and utilizer of tea trees, celebrated in ancient texts as 'the fine tree of the south.' The evolution of the Chinese character for 'tea' confirms China as tea's homeland. Legend says Shennong discovered tea's detoxifying properties after tasting numerous pois...

Tea News · Nov 25, 2025

The Theory of Tea's Earliest Widespread Adoption as a Common Item
The Theory of Tea's Earliest Widespread Adoption as a Common Item Tea, now a ubiquitous beverage in China, transitioned from an elite and monastic specialty to a common household item starting in the Tang Dynasty. While tea consumption began in the Western Han period in Sichuan, it only spread widely during the Tang, especially after the Kaiyuan era, when Buddhist...

Tea News · Nov 24, 2025