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Chinaisthehomeoftea.ItisbelievedthatChinahadteaplantsasearlyasfivetosixthousandyearsago,andthatpeoplebegantogrowteaplantstwothousandyearsago.TeafromChinabegantobeknownbytheworldoverathousandyearsagoandhassincealwaysbeenanimportantChineseexport.Atpresentmorethanfortycountriesintheworldgrowtea.
ThewordsfortealeavesorteaasadrinkinmanycountriesarederivativesfromtheChinesecharacter“cha”.TheRussianscallit“cha'i',whichsoundslike“chaye(tealeaves)”asitispronouncedinnorthernChina,andtheEnglishword“tea”soundssimilartothepronunciationofitinXiamen.TheJapanesecharacterforteaiswrittenexactlythesameasitisinChinese,thoughpronouncedwithasmalldifference.
ThehabitofteadrinkingspreadtoJapaninthe6thcentury,butitwasnotintroducedtoEuropeandAmericatillthe17thand18thcenturies.Nowthenumberofteadrinkersintheworldislargeandisstillontheincrease.
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