Origins of Tea
Legend has it that tea (Camellia sinensis) originated in China nearly 5000 years ago .
Story of Emperor Shen Nung
Emperor Shen Nung, who was a learned man and considered a doctor of herbal medicine, made a chance discovery. He used to boil his water for drinking and one day when he tasted some boiled water, he was pleasantly surprised by a new taste and saw that the leaves of a nearby tree had fallen into the boiling water. This is said to have been the first discovery of tea.
Tea was a drink of the nobles and was considered a sacred brew.
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