TRIBUTE TEA - Tea History

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

The Ming dynasty (1368-1644) is the most significant in terms of tea drinking as we know it today. By the 14th century, tea cultivation had spread from its inland origins around modern-day Yunnan and Sichuan to the east coast of China where it took root in such famous tea-producing provinces as Guangdong, Fujian, and Zhejiang (where Lu Yu wrote the Cha Jing).

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This geographical diversification seems also to be responsible for wide variety of modern tea styles found in China, i.e. white, green, oolong, etc., and their innumerable sub-varieties (spurred on, no doubt, by the remarkable versatility of the tea plant itself).

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	MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) The Ming dynasty (1368-1644) is the most significant in terms of tea drinking as we know it today. By the 14th century, tea cultivation had spread from its inland origins around modern-day Yunnan and Sichuan to the east coast of China where it took root in such famous tea-producing provinces as Guangdong, Fujian, and Zhejiang (where Lu Yu wrote the Cha Jing). (CLICK MAP TO ENLARGE.) This geographical diversification seems also to be responsible for wide variety of modern tea styles found in China, i.e. white, green, oolong, etc., and their innumerable sub-varieties (spurred on, no doubt, by the remarkable versatility of the tea plant itself). (RETURN)
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