Tea originated in China. The origins of tea date back thousands of years.

1. According to research, the tea plant existed about 70 to 80 million years ago, but humans have only discovered and utilized tea for about four to five thousand years. The earliest written records show that tea has been used in China for more than 2,000 years.

2. In Chinese legends, the discovery of tea is related to Shennong. According to "Shen Nong's Materia Medica", Shen Nong tasted hundreds of herbs and encountered seventy-two poisons in one day, and got tea to relieve them. This suggests that tea may have originally been discovered as a medicinal plant. Shennong is considered the inventor of agriculture and medicine, and he experimented with various plants to find cures for diseases.

3. Scientists generally believe that the origin of tea trees is in southwest China, especially the Xishuangbanna area in Yunnan. China is the country where the earliest and largest number of wild tea trees have been discovered. Wild tea trees have been discovered in Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hubei and other places. The existence of these ancient tea trees provides strong evidence for the origin of tea trees.

4. The spread of tea from China to other parts of the world has gone through a long process. As early as the Tang Dynasty, tea was spread to Central and West Asia through the Silk Road. In the 17th century, tea was brought to Europe by the Dutch, and the British brought the habit of drinking tea to the Americas and Australia. Tea gradually became a popular drink around the world.

5. Tea is mainly divided into six categories according to the degree of fermentation and production technology: green tea, white tea, yellow tea, oolong tea, black tea and dark tea. Each tea has its own unique flavor and production process.
- Green tea: non-fermented tea, retaining the natural green color and nutrients of the tea leaves.
- White tea: Slightly fermented tea, minimally processed, retaining the natural aroma of the tea leaves.
- Yellow tea: Lightly fermented tea, the tea leaves are made yellow through the yellowing process.
- Oolong tea: semi-fermented tea, between green tea and black tea, with a unique aroma.
- Black tea: Fully fermented tea, the tea leaves are red and have a mellow taste.
- Dark tea: Post-fermented tea, which has a unique aged aroma through long-term fermentation and aging.

6. Tea is not only a drink, but also a culture. In China, tea culture has a profound history and extensive social influence. "The Book of Tea" written by Lu Yu in the Tang Dynasty is the world's first monograph on tea, which systematically discusses the cultivation, production and drinking methods of tea. The Song Dynasty was the prosperous period of Chinese tea culture. There were professional tea tasting societies among the literati, and tea fighting became popular among the people.
Tea, this ancient oriental leaf, nourishes the Chinese body, enriches the spiritual life of the Chinese people, and bears witness to China's long history and culture.