5,000 years ago a piece of tea was used for medicinal purposes
The Western/Eastern Zhou Dynasty
3,000 years ago, began to cultivate tea as a vegetable.
Qin Dynasty
2300 years ago, tea decoction, the emergence of the original form of cake tea.
Han Dynasty
Han Dynasty: Western Han Dynasty (before 2000)
The commercialization of tea made Chengdu the earliest distribution center in China
Han Dynasty: Eastern Han Dynasty (c. 1500)
Tea cakes were made for easy transportation
Tang Dynasty -1200 years ago
Tea drinking became the national drink and tea brewing was popular. Lu Yu's Book of Tea marked the formal formation of tea culture.
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Song Dynasty
1000 years ago - Song Dynasty tea brewing techniques improved, pay attention to water quality, tea competition became a trend.
Yuan Dynasty
700 years ago - Made loose tea and used it as medicine. Tea was mainly used by the royal court. People began to make tea.
Ming Dynasty
600 years ago - Ming Dynasty Zhu Yuanzhang waste group tea into loose tea. Yellow tea, black tea, flower tea technology has been formed.
Qing Dynasty
300 years ago - Chinese tea is popular all over the world. The technology is mainly baked tea and stir-fried green tea. Oolong tea, black tea, black tea, scented tea, green tea and white tea are made for medicinal purposes.