What are the health benefits of drinking tea? the story of tea
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Story of tea
Tea is found mostly in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu , Kerala , Tripura , Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Sikkim, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Bihar and Oddisa. It may promote heart health and more...
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The Story of Tea
Tea has a fascinating history that has been interwoven through countless cultures in different ways over many centuries. The following is only a taste of how Nature's finest brew has touched, influenced, and inspired humanity over time. The medicinal usage of tea goes back before recorded history, while its current consumption remains a fundamental part of many people's everyday life. As the West continues to learn of its subtle prestige, variety of form, the fullness of flavor, and health-promoting qualities, tea will continue to play an ever-increasing role in the realms of wellness, ecology, community, business, art, food, and culture. Did you know?
The Timeline of Tea
Legend has it that tea was accidentally "discovered" by the Chinese emperor-herbalist Shen Nong in 2700 BCE when a tealeaf wafted into his cup of hot water one day. The tea contributed to his experience of peaceful alertness, a quality that eventually made tea one of the most revered beverages of Buddhist and Taoist monks.
Lao Tzu, the classical Chinese philosopher, described tea as "the froth of the liquid jade" and named it an indispensable ingredient to the elixir of life.
In the early 7th century, tea was introduced to Tibet when the daughter of the celebrated heroic emperor of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, Tang Tai Zhong, married the Prince of Tibet. Tea became a prestigious and precious dowry in a mountainous land that had little vegetation, and eventually became an important staple in the Tibetan culture of tea, widely enjoyed as Pu-erh or Black Tea made with Yak butter, salt, and barley meal.
The first "Book of Tea" (or "Ch'a Ching") was written in the Tang Dynasty in 780 CE by Lu Yu, an orphan who was eventually adopted by a Buddhist monk. This book became a classic throughout China, as it described the origins of tea, its methods of production, its preparation, and ways of appreciation. During this time, tea was produced mainly in compressed "bricks", and pieces were often used as currency, especially among those areas that were furthest from the center of the Empire, such as trade centers along the Silk Road and the Ancient Tea and Horse Caravan Road. Read here for more information on the ancient tea trade routes throughout Asia.
During the Song Dynasty (960-1279), the production and preparation of all tea changed. The tea of Song included many loose-leaf styles (to preserve the delicate character favored by court society), as well as a new powdered form of tea. Further, while steaming was the primary method of processing tea leaves for centuries, the Chinese learned to process tea through roasting and crumbling by the mid-13th century. This became the origin of today's loose tea.
In 1391, the Ming court issued a decree that only loose tea would be accepted as a "tribute". As a result, loose tea production increased and processing techniques advanced. Soon, most teas were distributed in full-leaf, loose form and steeped in earthenware vessels.
Tea use spread to Japan around the sixth century, when Japanese priests and monks regularly traveled to China to learn about its culture. They began bringing tea back home where it quickly became a favored drink of the religious classes and eventually, of royalty. In the ninth century, when the Japanese Emperor Saga encouraged the growth of tea plants, seeds were imported from China and cultivation in Japan took off.
The famous Japanese Zen monk Eisai brought tea to Kyoto in 1191 and eventually became the author of one of the oldest and most revered books on the subject, entitled How to Stay Healthy by Drinking Tea. Its first sentence states, "Tea is the ultimate mental and medical remedy and has the ability to make one's life more full and complete."
It can be argued that tea became known in the Western world as early as the 9th century, since records indicate that an Arabian traveler at this time had made reference to China's high revenues in the Canton area due to its taxes on tea and salt.
In 1285, it is recorded that Marco Polo deposed a Chinese minister of finance for his arbitrary augmentation of the tea taxes.
In 1557, Portugal established a trading port in Macau and word of the Chinese drink "cha" spread quickly, but there is no mention of them bringing any samples home.
In 1610, a ship of the Dutch East India Company brought the first green tea leaves to Amsterdam from China.