1, Shennong said

In the history of cultural development in China, the origin of all things related to agriculture and plants always belongs to Shennong. However, China's view that tea drinking originated from Shennong has different views due to folklore.

Some people think that tea was discovered by Shennong when he was boiling water in a large pot outside the field. The boiled water is yellowish in color, which can quench your thirst and refresh yourself. According to Shennong's past experience of tasting herbal medicine, it was found that it was a kind of medicine. This is the most common statement about the origin of tea drinking in China.

2. Western Zhou theory

When the King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty attacked, Pakistanis had paid tribute to Zhou Wuwang with tea and other precious products. The Records of Huayang Country also recorded that there were artificially cultivated tea gardens at that time.

3. Qin and Han Dynasties

The earliest and more reliable data of tea science is from the Han Dynasty, based on the contract written by Wang Bao. This article was written on the fifteenth day of the first month in the third year of Emperor Xuandi (59 BC). It is the most important document in the history of tea science before the Tea Classics, and its pen and ink illustrate the development of tea culture at that time.

4. Six Dynasties Theory

There is a saying in China that tea drinking originated from the Six Dynasties, and there is a saying in Japan and India that tea drinking originated from "Dharma meditation". However, the theory of Qin and Han dynasties has solid historical evidence, which weakens the correctness of the theory of Six Dynasties.

Second, the theory of functional origin

1, sacrifice theory

According to this view, tea and other plants were first used as sacrifices, and later some people tasted them and found them harmless, and eventually became drinks.

2. Drug theory

According to this view, tea "originally entered human society as medicine".

3. Food theory

Eating first conforms to the evolutionary law of human society.

4. Synchronization theory

At first, tea was used as chewing food or baking food, and it was gradually used as a medicinal material.

5. Communication theory

This theory leads tea into the track of dealing with people in theory, which shows the elegance of communication occasions and the end of the "communicative theory" of tea drinking.

Extended data:

Brief introduction of China famous tea:

I. West Lake Longjing

West Lake Longjing belongs to green tea, one of the top ten famous teas in China. Produced in the mountainous area around Longjing Village, West Lake, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, hence the name. It has a history of 1200 years. When Qing Qianlong visited the West Lake in Hangzhou, he praised the Longjing tea in the West Lake and named eighteen tea trees in front of Gong Hu Temple under Shifeng Mountain as "Imperial Tea". West Lake Longjing is divided into 1 ~ 8 grades according to the order of appearance and internal quality.

Second, "Biluochun"

Biluochun is a traditional famous tea in China and one of the top ten famous teas in China. It belongs to the category of green tea and has a history of 1000 years. Biluochun is also called "Biluochun in Dongting" because it is produced in Dongting Mountain and Dongting Mountain in Taihu Lake in Wuxian County, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province.

Third, Tieguanyin

Tieguanyin was invented by local tea farmers in Anxi, Fujian during 1725- 1735. Originated in the foothills of Yaoyang Mountain in Xiping Town, Anxi County (Wang said). It belongs to oolong tea, one of the top ten famous teas in China and the representative of oolong tea.

Fourth, Junshan Silver Needle

Junshan Yinzhen is one of the famous teas in China. Junshan, produced in Dongting Lake, Yueyang, Hunan, is as thin as a needle, hence the name Junshan Silver Needle. It belongs to yellow tea. The finished tea buds are robust and consistent in length and size. The inner surface of the tea bud is golden yellow, and the outer layer is completely naked and firmly wrapped. Tea buds are shaped like silver needles and are called "gold inlaid with jade".

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