Tea is sweeping the world's three major non-alcoholic drinks (tea, coffee and cocoa) one.  And China is the world's earliest discovery and use of the tea, first discovered the world of tea and the use of allegedly Shennong, BC Legend has it in 2737, the transmission of Chinese Tea also ancient history, countries in the world to plant tea and tea, tea with China are closely related.  According to historical records, Chinese tea is the first to spread overseas in the next year between the Northern and Southern Dynasties Emperor Wu Yong (AD 483 - 493), China and Turkey businessmen in the border trade, tea output of goods is the first one.  AD 593, that is, Japan holiness Prince era, China's tea culture and Chinese culture, art and Buddhism at the same time exporting to Japan.
 Tea exports to Europe than to the West and Japan late, according to the information recorded in Portugal in 1557 after the Chinese occupation of Macao, China tea began to take back.  1559 Venice writer Lamu Horta wrote "maritime travel in the" Tea in China has documented, this is the first time in Europe in the literary tea.  Chinese tea culture for a long time by the expansion of the scope is confined to the Sui and Tang Empire and neighboring countries and regions, but not with the trade wind into Europe.  Tea is an important reason for this fear and humid, and then shipbuilding technology and not mature enough, not waterproof construction of the compartment, and therefore unable to use the ship to transport tea.
 The 16th century, Europeans early seafaring and shipbuilding technical breakthrough progress, the Portuguese first in the maritime, in a leading position, and therefore they will be the first Chinese tea taken to Europe.  In 1610 the Dutch East India Company to buy tea from China are home, the official start of the European introduction of a large number of tea.  1650, the Dutch began to import Chinese tea to Europe.  Chinese tea and early entry to the United Kingdom through the hands of the Dutch.  1662 British Portugal Princess Kaisalin married Charles II, she tea and tea as dowry and marriage to pursue a tea and wine, and giving rise to the British royal family and nobles drink China Cagen fashion.  British elegance to the image of black tea and drink for the rich China and the United States, has formed the rich connotations of black culture, even as the international promotion of tea drinks.  It is estimated that the black share of the global tea production of 80 per cent, followed by the green tea, oolong tea, etc..
 Tea in the international tea market in a very important position, and everyone knows the first output of tea is produced in Wuyishan City, Fujian Province (formerly Sung On counties) satellite towns Dongmu village Lapsang souchong tea.  The exact origin of the tea is no exam, a book in the mid-Ming Dynasty (16th century), "more things can Jibi" referred to "black" name, is the earliest existing record.  Qing Emperor Yongzheng (1773) years, the county magistrate Jing Liu Sung On "set himself on leisure time" in the account of this in the middle of Fujian Sung On the small tea: "Mountains of the ninth song to the town with an asterisk for experts and Crafts - by. Shaowu outside the province, such as Jiangxi, Guangdong International Trust and production premises of tea, black wine, the Land of Jiangxi birds are sold to private Xingcun lines. "in his book The Kingdom of" Tea and Chinese culture ", a book said: "China's tea production is the first from Fujian Sung On the beginning of the seed tea." Sung On Star and produced in the villages of black tea 'is kind of small mountain' tea.  Apart from the small tea is kind of small mountain species, but also the kind of small mountains.  Hill is the kind of small 'is Hill' is a show that is' produced by mountains' means.  Hill refers to the kind of governance and the small, Tan Yang, Northridge, Pingnan, Gutian, Shaxian and Jiangxi Yanshan, and other places are followed by the production of a small mountain of black, poor texture, collectively called 'mountain race,' or 'small artificial Species'.  Since Xingcun race born after tea, and gradually evolving efforts produced tea.  One of the world's four major black tea with India's Assam, Darjeeling tea and black tea Sri Lanka Heights enjoying a status similar to the work of Anhui Qimen black, but in 1876 by a dismissed from office because of the people in Fujian Yugan Robinson back home, the system Fujian tea Act back in a black Chih-te Street crossing Zhuang Preparation successful.  Later efforts tea varieties has been increasing in Anhui 'QI', add the Yunnan 'Zhenjiang,' Hubei 'Xuan Hung', Jiangxi 'Hung-ling', Hunan 'Red Lake', Guangdong 'British Red', Zhejiang ' The red ', Jiangsu' Hong Su ', etc..  Where 'QI', 'Zhenjiang,' 'Red US' most famous.  Thus the origin of tea when the Yongzheng (1733) before the mid-term (about 16 centuries) after.  China's tea production is the first from Fujian Sung On the black race started a number of books there is no objection to this.
 It is kind of small mountain tea is how to get into Western society?  Zhong Rong Xu, editor-in-chief of "afternoon tea with Renoir had" documented in detail in the history of tea and tea memorabilia, the book records: "Presumably, in the 17th century, has already begun production of black tea, the county is the most Fujian small kind of black tea. Sung On this from the Star NT Dongmu clearance tea, when the early 17th century the Dutch have started to close the China tea to Europe, it also entered with the Western community, particularly as a result of the production process, it with pine smoke incense, and so much love, so far Xingcun Lapsang souchong tea is known internationally. "in 1650 the Dutch East India Company first importation of Chinese tea to Europe, which is produced in Fujian when Sung On satellite towns Dongmu village Lapsang souchong tea.  Because "QI" "Tianhong" "the British Red" tea were not born.  Before 1650, the European tea trade can be said has been totally dominated by the Dutch, the British East India Company optimistic about China's tea market, and in 1644 set up trade offices in Xiamen, began with the Dutch in the tea business encounter.  1652-1654, the Anglo-Dutch armed conflict between the two countries finally see the first outbreak of the "Anglo-Dutch War."  1665 - 1667 outbreak of the second Anglo-Dutch war, won the British again, and gradually got rid of the Dutch monopoly tea trade.  In 1669 the British Government provided tea from the British East India Company franchise. Henceforth, the British Government from Xiamen acquisition Wuyishan tea, green tea replace become Europe's main tea tea.