中国茶文化_2003.pptVIP

Chinese Tea The history of Chinese Tea According to popular legend, tea was discovered by Chinese Emperor Shennong, The Yan Emperor, in 2737 BC when a leaf from a Camilla tree fell into water the emperor was boiling. The ancient Chinese used them for medical purposes, then developed the infusion we know as tea;  The history of Chinese Tea As is known to all, China is the birthplace of tea. After thousands of years’ developing, Chinese tea culture has formed a complete system, in which the history of tea, elements of tea culture, the chadao(茶道） customs about tea and other aspects are