Chinese Tea History: The earliest history of tea in China

Shen Nong and tea legend:

Shen Nong is one of the ancient Three Sovereigns and Yan Emperor, 2700 years BC According to legend, Shen Nong times before. Shen Nong To give medical treatment, often to the mountains to collect herbs remote places, he not only go a lot way, but also on the collection of herbs himself trying to experience, identify the functions of herbs.

One day, Shen Nong tasted in the herbs a poisonous grass, I felt very dry mouth and tongue numbness, dizziness, he quickly found a big tree and sat back, eyes closed rest. Then, a gust of wind blew the trees down a few slices of green leaves with fragrant, Shen Nong then picked two in his mouth and chew, did not expect an aroma arises spontaneously, suddenly felt his tongue fluid, spirits not just swept away. He felt so strange, so, then picked up several leaves closer observation, he found that the leaves of the leaf, leaf vein, leaf margin are different from ordinary trees. Shen Nong have collected some research with a back thin. Later, I put it the name "tea."

Green Tea is the earliest history of tea:

Collection of ancient wild tea trees of human dry collection, processing of Green Tea can be seen as the beginning of a lapse of at least 3000 years of history. But the real Green Tea, is the invention of steam from the 8th century AD, Green began manufacturing method, to the 12th century invented system of law Roasted Green Tea processing technology is quite mature, and has been in use ever since, and continue to improve.

Green Tea for our largest tea tea, tea production areas located in a province, municipalities and autonomous regions, including Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi juniors highest yield, best quality, is a major base for China's Green Tea production. In the international market, China's Green Tea accounted for more than 70% of international trade, sales throughout North Africa, West African countries and France, the United States, Afghanistan, more than 50 countries and regions. Green Tea sales in the international market, the total domestic sales accounted for 1 / 3. Meanwhile, production of tea Green Tea is the main raw material.

Green features:

Green Tea also known as non-fermented tea. To appropriate tea shoots as raw material, fixing, rolling, drying of tea made from the typical process. The color of dry tea and tea after brewing, the bottom of the main tone of green, hence the name.

Characteristics of Green Tea, fresh leaves retained more of the natural material. Including polyphenols, caffeine keep the fresh leaves of more than 85%, 50% retention of chlorophyll, vitamins and less damage to the formation of the green, "green leaf broth, taste and strong convergence" features. Latest scientific findings show that the retention of natural substances in Green Tea ingredients on aging, prevent cancer, anticancer, bactericidal, anti-inflammatory and other special effects are, for the other tea yet. Chinese Green Tea, the most famous, not only in Hong long high taste, excellent quality and unique design, and the higher the value of art appreciation. Green Tea according to their different methods of drying and fixing, are generally divided into fries, Green Tea, drying green and steaming Green Tea.