【Premium】Lu Yu: “Tea Is A Grand Tree From The South” – Tea Production in China by Province From 1984 (EN)


Tea is one of the most popular nonalcoholic beverages in the globe, and has played prominent role in the world history. According to some historical records, tea originated in southwest China as a medical drink more than 3,000 years ago. In the monumental book The Classic of Tea, Lu Yu (733-804 AD), a tea master and writer in Tang Dynasty, also noted, “Tea is a grand tree from the south”. Nowadays, the Southern China still produces most of the tea in the country. However, which province is the biggest producer of tea in the country?