Articles of category "China Tea"

The homeland of tea, China has had tea shrubs as early as 5,000-6,000 years ago, while the human cultivation of tea plants can be traced back to the period of more than 2,000 years ago. Along with her porcelain and silk, tea in China became familiar to the world over 1,000 years ago, and has been one of the most important Chinese exports ever since. Today tea is consumed by the largest number of people worldwide, and the quota of Chinese tea in this consumption is significant.