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  • The first written evidence of tea dates back to 200 B.C. in China, but later spread to Korea and Japan sometime during the 9th century.
  • All varieties of tea come from different parts of the same plant: Camellia sinensis.
  • Tea was brought to japan from china during the 9th century by way of a traveling Buddhist monk.
  • Japan integrated the act of preparing tea with philosophy, creating the famous Japanese tea ceremony.
  • During the Sui Dynasty (581-617 AD) tea started to be drank more for its taste than for its medicinal benefits.

  • It was during this time that China began to use tea as a currency, bartering tea bricks with Mongolia for items such as herbal medicine, horses, wool, etc.
  • During the Tang Dynasty (618-907) tea drinking becomes more of an art form.
  • During the Song Dynasty (690-1279) Tea went from being made in bowls to pots .
  • Before the harvest began sacrifices were made to mountain deities.
  • After a specific day was chosen to harvest the leaves the tea pickers picked leaves to the rhythm of the drum or cymbal.
  • The tea pickers at this time were usually young girls who had to keep their finger nails a certain length to pick the leaves without touching their skin.
  • The leaves were then sorted by grade with the highest grades being sent to the emperor as
  • tribute.

The Tea Industry created all three forms of industries:

Primary:

Secondary:

Tertiary:

The Diffusion of Tea

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Tea: Human Geography

Forward Linkages

Demand Linkages

How Tea Spread

Overview:

  • Started in China
  • Most Prominent during Ming Dynasty
  • Portugal began to Trade it by boat; colonial power declined
  • Dutch became the most prominent traders and spread tea to the world

Tea: The Origins

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