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The China History Podcast

Ep. 140-11 | Europeans Discover Tea

The China History Podcast

Laszlo Montgomery

History, Society & Culture

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2015

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

During the late 16th century, the Jesuit Fathers become the first Europeans to drink tea. Soon afterward the Portuguese and Dutch traders start poking their noses around China and Japan. They too learn of this amazing beverage and see excellent prospects in their home markets. By the early 17th century The Dutch and British East India Companies are engaging in tea commerce. Though the Chinese at first wouldn't be caught dead drinking black tea, this too is discovered by the European traders and the rest is history.

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Hey everyone, welcome back to the T History Podcast. This is your host and narrator,

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Las La Montgomery, humble as ever, bringing you part 11 in the history of T,

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or past the point of no returns, so if you made it this far, you might as well stay till the end.

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Since we started in part one we've

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looked at the history of tea from the most ancient and legendary times beginning

1:20.2

with Shen Nong and how tea cultivation began in Yunnan and in the Ba and Shoe states and

1:26.9

Suuen. Then it began to spread to other parts of China along the river systems after after Chincher Huang, united the country.

1:35.0

Even in this earliest time, although T still had a long way to go before it became the

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