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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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