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5000 Year-Old Royal Tea

Friday, 11 May 2007 by Elizabeth

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

 

 

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One Response to “5000 Year-Old Royal Tea”

  1. Kelly writes:
    No. 1 — May 11th, 2007 at 11:13 am

    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

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