Ancient Chinese Research Paper

According to Laura C. Martin, in the book, “Tea: the Drink that changed the World,” tea is an aromatic beverage widely consumed around the world. The beverage is prepared by pouring boiling water over Camellia Sinensis leaves, the major tealeaves. The leaves grow in different areas in Asia, but most notably in Chian and India (Martin, 2007). There are a variety of tea flavors. For example, Darjeeeling and Chinese green tea have a bitter flavor, while other teas have sweet, grassy or floral flavor (Teavana, 2015). The Historian John Griffiths explains that upon the European colonization of North America, the colonizers introduced tea to the colonies (Griffiths, 2007). He continues that tea appealed to all classes and has easily adapted to

The history of tea is long and complex, spreading across multiple cultures over a thousand years. Tea was usually served with light sandwiches and broths usually in the afternoon. Tea was first discovered by a Chinese Emperor Shen Nong in 2737 BC. By the mid-18th century tea tax was rising, and that 's why tea was being smuggled. If you were caught

- First in its market to brew its tea from tea leaves as opposed to artificial powders.

One of the most important inventions of all time was the invention of gunpowder. “Imagine their enemy's surprise when the Chinese first demonstrated their newest invention in the eighth century AD. Chinese scientists discovered that an explosive mixture could be produced by combining sulfur, charcoal, and saltpeter (potassium nitrate). The military applications were clear. New weapons were rapidly developed, including rockets and others that were launched from a bamboo tube” (Franklin Institute). The Chinese are known for their inventions that still are used in the modern day. Those inventions are paper, gunpowder, books, and much more.

Tea: A medicinal infusion of 1 oz. of the herb to a pint of boiling water. Take 1 cup a day.

Tea became a mainstream drink in Asia around 100 BCE. It then became a mainstream drink in Europe around 1610 CE.

Tea, known to Asia as a luxury used for medicinal purposes, became a way of life for Europeans. It served as a huge asset towards the growth of Europe and Britain’s status as a world power.

Tea, as a popular commodity good in late-Ming China, experienced the farming in tea plantations, picking through tea farmer’s hands, stir-frying in tea manufacturers’ houses, and then was bought and delivered by licensed merchants through the trade routes to tea markets. After it was sold, tea finally arrived at its destination, the places where tea would be consumed. Two types of space were mostly used by tea drinkers to enjoy their pleasure of tasting tea: tea houses (茶馆) and tea huts (茶寮). The tea house, which was originated in the Southern Song Dynasty and served for tea-drinkers from various backgrounds, continued developing in the 16th and 17th centuries, especially in urban areas; however, tea connoisseurs became more and more interested

During the Tang Dynasty, tea was widespread. The uprising of the tea culture brought the prosperity of literature in the Tang Dynasty because many monk-poets wrote poems about tea. Tea was very famous in the Buddhist monasteries during the Tang Dynasty. Monks drank tea as a beverage because they thought the tea can help them to stay awake, so that they could have more time to focus on their mediation. The art of serving and drinking tea in Buddhist monasteries inspired lots of Tang poets to create poems about tea.

Tea was declared the National Drink of England in 1784. The eighteenth century saw the transformation of tea as an everyday necessity for the poor and working class of the British society. To meet the domestic demand at home, the British East India Company imported great volumes of tea from China. The tea import increased from an estimated 64 tons in 1711 to 6800 tons in 1791. Even heavy import tax could not deter an increasingly expanding domestic market for the Chinese tea. As tea drinking had become obsession with the British society, consumption of tea replaced home-brewed beer, gin, milk and traditional infusions of indigenous plants. This great transformation in the consumption pattern of British society led to the commodification of

Tea gets its health benefits from the potent antioxidants that tea contains. These antioxidants have anti-inflammatory properties that can prevent or reduce the risk of many types of health issues.

Carp stated that around the early 1580’s, Europeans adopted tea for the first time.Coffee and chocolate were also introduced to Europe around this time. These beverages did not make an impact right away because the taste was very bitter. The beverages started to “boom” once sugar was added. The plant, camelia sinensis, produces all pure tea. All the tea that Americans and Europeans consumed came from Chinese soil until the nineteenth. Ever since, India, has the most well-known varieties of tea.

Xing, Yue and Jian kilns produced valuable stoneware tea-bowls, but this phenomenon did not mean that famous tea-bowls were only restricted to ceramics. Furthermore, tea-bowls were not the only utensil associated with tea-drinking. There were tea wares, including tea-bowls, made with gold, silver, and other metallic material, which were also considered as finest during the Tang Dynasty; in few case, the archeologists also had found fine tea wares made with glass. However, the appreciation of stoneware in tea-drinking did not decline like other metal tea wares experienced after the fall of the Tang dynasty; however, the status had improved significantly in tea connoisseurs’ mind in later dynasties.

Knowing Chinese tea culture thoroughly is a wise way for people to explore the Chinese society and culture. As a traditional drink, it has been planted and consumed for over five thousands years. The climate of China is perfect for growing tea, which leads to large quantities and good quality of tea. According to the line diagram, “Dynamics of manufacture of tea in China, thousand tons” there were about 1,200 thousands tons of tea manufactured in 2008, which made China the biggest tea manufacture country in the world. As we can see, tea has a special position in Chinese society. Due to its popularity, Chinese tea gradually raises international interest, and leads China to be a more influential country in the

Central Idea: To be as healthy as we can be, we need to be informed about what certain things, specifically tea, can do to help improve our bodies overall health.