黑茶英文介绍:History of Dark Tea (Hei Cha)
黑茶英文介绍:History of Dark Tea (Hei Cha)
Legend told on the ancient Silk Road, tea caravan encountered rain, the tea moistened by rain mildew and became worthless. Tea merchants can't help but abandon it and went away. Next year, an outbreak of dysentery made many people died in the village. When people got nothing to eat, tea merchants gave the mildewed tea to the poor families. Miracle occurred. Sick people recovered from the illness.
According to historical records,dark tea emerged much earlier than the legend told. According to "History of the Ming Food and Money," it said: "Shenzong Wanli thirteen years (AD 1585) ... ... Tea is exchanged for horse, As Hunan tea is cheap,cross-border private and selling of Hunnan hei cha prospered".