Sri Lankan Tea

Tea plants are native to east and south asia and probably originated around the point of confluence of the lands of sri lanka,northeast india, north burma, southwest china, and tibet. Although there are tales of tea's first use as a beverage, no one is sure of its exact origins. The first recorded drinking of tea is in china, with the earliest records of tea consumption with records dating back to the 10th century bc.it was already a common drink during qin dynasty (around 200 bc) and became widely popular during tang dynasty, when it was spread to korea and japan. Trade of tea by the chinese to western nations in the 19th century spread tea and the tea plant to numerous locations around the world