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Tea, like any other crop, has a long process from discovery to utilization. It was probably first used as food or medicine, and gradually evolved into a beverage. To the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC – 475 years ago), tea production has developed, tea is also mixed with boiled soup drink as food. Yanzi Spring and Autumn Annals” in: Yan Ying in the Duke of Qi Jing (547 BC – 490 years ago), although as a prime minister, but eat in addition to brown rice and three or five kinds of meat, are to tea as food. To date, some ethnic minorities in China still follow the ancient method, there are “cold tea” and “oil tea” and other eating methods. btf tea net
“Shennong Ben Cao Jing” contains “tea flavor bitter, drink it to make people think, less lying, light body, eyesight”, the North and South Dynasties Ren Fang’s “Description of the different records” contained “Batong has a real aroma of tea, decoction, people do not sleep, can recite without forgetting”. From the Qin and Han Dynasties, people were more concerned about the medicinal function of tea. btf tea net
Tea is the ritual treasures, “Rituals – the ground official” has “palm tea” and “gather tea” for the funeral of the record. The Tang Dynasty Lu Yu’s “tea – seven things” also recorded: “Nanqi Shizuo Wu Huangdi legacy: ‘I am careful not to sacrifice animals on the seat of the spirit of sacrifice, but set up cakes and fruits, tea and rice, dry drinks, wine and preserved only.'” btftea.com
Livestock for the sacrifice, but set up cakes and fruits, tea and rice, dry drinks, wine and dried only.'” btftea.com
From the Qin to the two Han Dynasty, tea expanded from a drug to a beverage, and the utilization of tea entered a vast new period. btf tea.com
Western Han Dynasty Wang Bao’s “boy about”, which has two references to tea: “chopped fish bag turtle, cooking tea all set”; “Wuyang buy tea, Yang’s tansho”. As early as in the Western Han Dynasty, China’s Sichuan area drinking tea, tea has become increasingly common. Shuangjiang town by the water, as early as 2,000 years ago has been a famous tea market. btf tea net