Posts Tagged ‘China’

The History of Tea in India

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

While it is true that tea is said to have originated in China some 5000 years ago, tea is also indigenous to India and has been drunk there for nearly 3000 years. China tea differs from indigenous Indian tea which is generally referred to as Assam tea because it is the eastern Indian state of [...]

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Legends Behind the Original Cup of Tea

Monday, April 5th, 2010

The cup of tea that we all enjoy today has a long and colorful history that dates back thousands of years. There are a number of very interesting legends that surround it and the way that tea came to be used as a beverage for a vast number of peoples the world over.
Shennong and the [...]

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Royal Tea Parties of Ancient China

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Tea has long been the main drink of the Chinese people and in particular Chinese royalty from the days gone by. The art of tea drinking was very much part of formal palace life, during the times of the Tang Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty.  Formal Tea parties were the occasion for [...]

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