TEA

The story of tea began inancient China over 5,000 years ago. According to legend, the ShenNong, an early emperor was a skilled ruler, creative scientist, andpatron of the arts. His far-sighted edicts required, among otherthings, that all drinking water be boiled as a hygienic precaution.One summer day while visiting a distant region of his realm, he andthe court stopped to rest.

In accordance with his ruling,the servants began to boil water for the court to drink. Driedleaves from the near by bush fell into the boiling water, and abrown liquid was infused into the water. As a scientist, theEmperor was interested in the new liquid, drank some, and found itvery refreshing. And so, according to legend, tea was created.

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