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4000 BCE
Tea first cultivated
Tea was first possibly cultivated in Tianluo Mountain in East China. -
Period: 771 BCE to 476 BCE
Tea Used as Medicine
During this time tea was used medicinally in China to help the sick heal. -
350
True Cultivation of Tea
The cultivation of tea begins in China as tea plants come from the Yunnan Province to be planted alongside the Yangtze river in the Scechwan Province. -
729
Japan grows tea
A Japanese emperor served Chinese tea to monks who then decided to grow it in Japan. -
1206
Tea becomes common
During the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongols made tea become a common man's drink instead of leaving it just for the aristocrats. -
Period: 1368 to
Tea made into what it is now
During the Ming Dynasty the Chinese start drinking tea made from steeping the whole leaf tea in hot water. -
1391
First Teapots invented
The first teapots began to be invented so the people did not have to brew the tea one cup at a time -
Tea Marketed in European Markets
The Dutch East India Company markets tea for the first time. It comes to Europe for the first time marketed towards the high class individuals as an exotic medicinal drink. -
Tea comes to Russia
Tea is introduced to Russia by an envoy from China as a gift for the Czar Alexis. -
Tea is introduced to England
Tea is introduced to England by the Dutch East India Company -
England makes teapots
England started to make teapots out of silver. -
Tea brought to Canada
The Hudson Bay Company brought tea over to Canada.