According to a popular legend, tea was discovered by a Chinese Emperor in 2737 BC as a medicinal beverage at first.
According to traditional Chinese medicine, people should drink tea according to their physical fitness as well as choose the right tea in different seasons of a year.
Tea house (Chaguan), a special place for the Chinese to have tea, is very popular in the Yangtze River area; it is mostly called tea house (Chalou) in provinces like Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan, and is called tea pavilion (Chating) in Beijing and Tianjin of north China. Historically, there are some other names for it, such as Chaliao, Chafang, Chasi, Chashe, Chayuan, Chawu and Chashi. Although these names vary, the forms and contents are basically the same.
Drinking tea offers numerous benefits. It refreshes the mind, clears heat within the human body and helps people lose weight.
"Yunan Black Tea" is a general name for black tea produced in Yunan.
"Huishan tea party" depicts Wen Zhengming and a few friends in Wuxi Huishan tea.
On the every street of Shanghai, there are four breakfast dishes renowned as the “Four Guardians”,
Chinese time-honored brand Rongbaozhai has recently declared that it will advance into the field of tea culture and integrate artworks with the tea industry, which marks a new step towards its diversified operation.
They don't accept bookings, and so half an hour before opening time, the pavement outside the restaurant is cluttered with eager diners