Ep. 140-1 | Tea's Ancient Beginnings

Published: Nov. 21, 2014, 4 p.m.

b"In this first episode, we'll explore tea's humble beginnings in the Ba \\u5df4\\u56fd and Shu \\u8700\\u56fd States in today's Sichuan province. We'll also look at the mythical story of the discovery of tea by the Divine Farmer, Shen Nong. We have a long way to go as far as tea's history is concerned. The teas we love and enjoy today, a few millennia ago in Shen Nong's time, also, still had a long way to go. Over the next twenty episodes, we'll look at the history of Chinese tea and as it transforms into a beverage that many of us couldn't do without.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"