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About Teas 〜Oolong
is one of several kinds of tea.〜
Tea has a long history and culture. |
| ・The climate of
Fujian Province is most suitable for the cultivation of tea.
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Fujian Province offers the most suitable natural environment
for the cultivation of tea. In weather terms, the annual average
temperature in the Province is about 18｡ Celsius, there is
a big difference between morning and evening temperatures,
and mist tends to form easily. In particular, Mt. Wu Yi Shan
in the Province has been well known as a tea producing area
since the Sung Dynasty. This is the original home of all teas,
including oolong tea, in the world.
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| ・Was tea used as
medicine initially? |
| When we hear about medicine in China, we tend
to think of Chinese herbal medicine. In fact, tea was also part
of Chinese herbal medicine. Because of its benefits, tea used
to be regarded as very important, and penetrated into various
areas as medicine. As time passed, it began to be drunk as something
that satisfies thirst and as a table luxury. |
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| ・Chinese classical
pharmacological literature includes a description of tea's benefits
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| A Chinese classical pharmaceutical book called
the "Bencao Shiyi (The Compendium of Materia Medica)" mentions
clearly about the benefits of tea, "Drinking tea for a long
time soothes the mind, uplifts the spirit, and prevents obesity
and aging." There are also statements to the effect that tea
serves as an elixir and contributes to prolonging life in numerous
other books. This indicates how people have appreciated the
benefits of tea. |
神農本草経 |
