Before becoming one of the most popular beverage as we know today, Chinese Tea was discovered and used as medicine by our ancestors. Since it has been around for more than a thousand years, some people especially Chinese made tea as a part of their culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Around 771 BC \u2013 476 BC the Chinese tea is used for medicinal purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This period also known as the \u201cSpring and Autumn Period\u201d, it is where Chinese people first enjoyed the juice extracted from the tea leaves that they chewed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After being used as a medicine, ancient Chinese books wrote that the Chinese Tea was being mixed with food and other spices, then cooked and eaten together with a soup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Around 221BC \u2013 8AD (Qin\/Han Dynasty), there is a simple tea processing that has been introduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This process involves, tea leaves being pressed in a ball-like shape, then being dried and stored afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upon serving, these tea balls where being crushed, it will be boiled into a teapot along with ginger, green onion and other seasoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At this period of time, Chinese tea which is used for medicinal purposes only evolve into a drink that is being used to serve guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the \u201csouthern and northern dynasties\u201d (Jin and Nan Bei Chao Dynasty) around 265 AD and 589 AD, Chinese tea which is considered to be a palace treat has become a common beverage for people. It was during 618 AD \u2013 907 AD (Tang dynasty) that Chinese tea trading started booming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is just after Ming Dynasty that the amount of Chinese tea developed had greatly increased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The art of Chinese tea from preparing, brewing to serving is perfected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if you are drinking tea, do not think of it is one of those drinks to quench your thirst. Remember that aside from the taste and health benefits, there is a thousand years of history and culture involved in a single cup of tea that you are drinking today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Before becoming one of the most popular beverage as we know today, Chinese Tea was discovered and used as medicine by our ancestors. Since it has been around for more than a thousand years, some people especially Chinese made tea as a part of their culture. In The Beginning Around 771 BC \u2013 476 BC…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n