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The first written reference to tea as a health aid dates
from 2737 B.C. in China.
By 600 B.C., tea cultivation techniques were improved by Chinese farmers
trying to meet the growing demand for tea. According to the "Korea
Tea Culture" book, Korea
was the first country to import tea from China and written references
to this fact did not appear until the 7th century, during the Shilla
Dynasty. Shortly thereafter, it was brought to Japan. Then in 1517,
Portuguese sailors arrived in China and began trading tea.
In 1606, the Dutch East India Company imported the first shipment of
Chinese tea to Europe and reports of
Europeans drinking tea first appeared in 1635.
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The Shilla Dynasty ruled Korea from 57 B.C. to A.D.
935 and it was during this era that tea was being eulogized in literature
and prized among the educated and elite. Historically, tea was drunk by
the privileged and Korea
was no exception. Besides the aristocrats and nobles, a special group,
aptly named the elite youths corps was specially selected from elite
families and trained in the techniques of martial arts and meditation. As
part of their training, they were immersed in the growing tea culture to
help them discipline their minds.
Due to the heightening popularity of tea and its growing usage during
ceremonial rites, the Koryo Dynasty, which ruled from A.D. 918 to 1392,
spread tea from the elite to the populace. It was during this dynasty
that Korean tea ceramics and pottery took shape and flourished for
centuries. As a result of the thriving tea culture, the official Korean
tea ceremony was first introduced. The tea ceremony was a practical means
of disciplining the mind for meditation.
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