the Legend Of Tea-Drinking

 

Five thousand years ago, the Chinese Emperor, Shen Nung, accidentally discovered a new beverage. He believed, as did those who practiced Indian Ayurvedic medicine, that boiled water was the safest to drink. The Emperor was traveling in a distant region with his court and they were hot and thirsty, so stopped to rest and have boiled water. The servants prepared the water but dried leaves from a tea bush fell into the pot and were infused into the water. Shen Nung drank this new beverage and liked it so much that it soon became all the rage. And that was how tea was introduced into China.