December 15 is International Tea Day

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December 15 was designated as Tea Day. Information about tea is found in Chinese manuscripts dating back to 2700 BC. In the sources of 770 there is documentary evidence that tea is one of the blessings of fasting. Tea is the national drink of many nations. Green tea in the south. In the north, red tea-Juancha was popular. In ancient China, on New Year's Eve in the lunar month, pictures of ancestors were hung next to the family altar in the house, in front of which were placed 5 kinds of food and 5 cups of tea every day. In Chien Jiang, three cups of tea are usually made for idols, and fresh tea leaves are placed on the altar. In southern China, it is customary for everyone to drink tea on New Year's Day 3 and 1, and to present a cup of tea and a couple of olives. The Chinese word Bay Hoa (whites) has become a common name for high-quality teas. In the III-IV centuries BC, the custom of drinking tea was common among the population of this country (now Sichuan Province). In the Han dynasty (I-II centuries BC) tea appeared as a commercial commodity. It spread to the Northwest and Tibet during the Tang Empire in the X-VII centuries. According to historical records from 5 to 1, monk Xiaan brought 231 tea seedlings from India to Sichuan. Chinese scholars also say that tea was brought by Buddhist missionaries. Reproduction began in 263 years. The first center for growing drip leaves was Uyan in Sichuan. In the 7th century, taxes paid to the emperor were paid in tea. Some of the tea grown in 350 was taken over by the state. In 732, the world's first Tea Tract (Chatsin) was created. The state monopoly on tea production banned the cultivation of tea on small farms for 780 years, after which it was allowed. Separate tax - "tea money". The greatest uprisings in the Tan period were started by the Chaikars. In 835 in Hunan and Hubei provinces. In 1171, the Chaykars took an active part in the uprising of the Red Belts. The production of tea - silk, gunpowder, paper, porcelain, compass - is a great secret. Where tea grows is hidden from foreigners. Flower tea in the capital In ancient times, coarse yellow tea was pressed into round balls, which can be easily carried on horseback. He was known in Turkestan as "horse's head". Tea was first exported during the Tan Dynasty (1318-618). As a gift to the state of Silla, Yamato sent tea to Japan from the 907th century for scientific and medical purposes (containing 1 different substances). Chinese "Tia". In scientific language, thea is a green leaf. The 5-year-old tea tree in the Chinese Museum is still growing. English-130 kg ..? beans 300kg! Canada -4,55 kg, Friesland - 4,6 kg Nigeria-1,2 g (3 teapot per month) drank the least.