11th May, 2007: 5000 Year-Old Royal Tea
According to legend, the custom of tea drinking began around 2737 B.C. with the Ancient Chinese Emperor Shen Nung. The Emperor, a man of science and father of Chinese medicine, had ruled that all water be boiled before drinking. This being his habit, one day leaves of a black tea shrub fell into the boiling water. The Emperor upon tasting the drink, proclaimed it heaven-sent.
No one can say how the leaves fell or were blown from that shrub into the Emperor’s water. Heaven-sent, serendipitous scientific discovery, or happy accident? The popularity of tea spread to Japan and the Far East, and eventually throughout the world.
As noted from http://www.lifetimetv.com
Posted by Elizabeth at 6:00 am |
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I am not sure this Chinese emperor had saying
Country could go one day without its ruler
While Ruler cannot go one day would one cup of tea
I think it was him that quote him
VERY WISE Emperor
Comment by Kelly — May 11, 2007 @ 11:13 am