Rose tea of piety History of tea in China

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lu yu s statue in xi an.


the classic of tea (《茶經》) tang dynasty writer lu yu (陸羽)(729-804) work on subject. (see tea classics) according cha jing writing, around ce 760, tea drinking widespread. book describes how tea plants grown, leaves processed, , tea prepared beverage. describes how tea evaluated. book discusses best tea leaves produced.


at time in tea s history, nature of beverage , style of tea preparation quite different way experience tea today. tea leaves processed compressed cakes form. dried teacake, called brick tea ground in stone mortar. hot water added powdered teacake, or powdered teacake boiled in earthenware kettles consumed hot beverage.


a form of compressed tea referred white tea being produced far tang dynasty (618–907 ce). special white tea of tang picked in spring, when tea bushes had abundant growths resembled silver needles. these first flushes used raw material make compressed tea. tea important item in chinese culture , mentioned in 7 necessities of (chinese) daily life. tea used relaxing therapy chinese.


in 1753, linnaeus described plant single species, thea sinensis. later, however, recognized 2 species, thea bohea , thea viridis, cultivated in china, , long thought these origin of black , green tea respectively.








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