Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Legend of Tea
"In one popular Chinese legend, Shennong, the legendary Emperor of China
and inventor of agriculture and Chinese medicine was drinking a bowl of
just boiled water some time around 2737 BC when a few leaves were blown
from a nearby tree into his water, changing the color. The emperor took a
sip of the brew and was pleasantly surprised by its flavor and
restorative properties. A variant of the legend tells that the emperor
tested the medical properties of various herbs on himself, some of them
poisonous, and found tea to work as an antidote." collective-history.tumblr.com
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