Up to now, the origin of "Chinese tea history" has been controversial. Generally speaking, there are pre-Qin theory, Western Han theory and Three Kingdoms theory. Tea, as a cultural phenomenon, appeared in the Northern Jin Dynasty.
Overview of tea history
China is the origin of tea. People in China are familiar with tea, from emperors and princes, literati and scholars, a hundred schools of thought contend, to porters and vendors, and then to ordinary people, all regard tea as a good thing.
People often say: "seven things to open the door, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea." This shows that tea has penetrated into all walks of life. Similarly, ethnic minorities are also good at tea, Tibetan butter tea and Mongolian milk tea.
History of tea
Tea, as a cultural phenomenon, appeared in the Northern Jin Dynasty. If its origin can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, it is recorded in official documents (written by Wang Bao, a Han Chinese). Most of the earliest people who liked tea were literati.
In the history of China literature, Sima Xiangru and Yang Xiong were the first to mention Han Fu, both of whom were famous early tea men. Sima Xiangru wrote "Fan Jiang" and Yang Xiong wrote "Dialect", all of which talked about tea from the medical and literary perspectives.
In the Jin Dynasty, Zhang Zai once wrote "Poem of Climbing the Tower of Chengdu": "I want to invite Yangzi Society to see Changqing Road" and "Tea fragrance spreads to nine districts".