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TEA STORY –
CHRONOLOGICAL
TEA FUN FACTS
By Beth Fields
LEGEND
Legend has it that tea was first discovered in In 500 AD, tea was considered a medicinal
China in early 2700 BC. The Emperor Shen drink. It was enjoyed for its restorative
Nung was about to drink his morning bowl of properties due to the caffeine content. Tea
hot water when tea leaves blew into his dish leaves were thought to be an antidote to
from a nearby tree. He was a curious man and eating poisonous plants.
well versed in Chinese medicine which used The harvesting process of loose tea leaves
many plants and herbs. He sampled the tinted was so varied and difficult that a legend
water and found it to have a pleasant taste. developed in a small village in China. The
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