茶的历史

茶首次发现并引进于东方 - 中国。 1658 年，茶开始进入西方国家。但在当时，喝茶的风气还没有盛行，直到 1662 年，葡萄牙公主 Catherine Braganza 与英国国王 Charless II 完婚后将“用茶的规矩”带入英国宫廷，茶才真正流行起来。

在 17 世纪和 18 世纪，茶的栽培从中国扩展到印度，锡兰以及印度尼西亚后，茶变得昂贵，且贵族阶层对喝茶的礼仪也愈来愈讲究。同时茶也被广泛的带去世界各地。

ROMANCE OF TEA

Tea was first discovered an brought from the East – China, and introduced to the Wrstern world in 1658. However, it did not become fashionable until 1662 when Princess Catherine Braganza of Portugal introduced the “practice of taking tea” into the court of Charles II, after their marriage.

Tea was expensive and in high demand by the nobility in the 17th and 18th centurie which saw the expansion og tea cultivation from China to India, Ceylon and Indonesia. The tea becomes expensive, and the nobility stratum also pay attention to more and more to the rite which drinks tea. meantime , tea is spreaded all over the world at the same time.