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Camellia sinensis Teas
The making of tea from leaves of the Camellia sinensis apparently
began, probably as a medicinal tea, in Yunan, in the far southwestern
corner of China, a few more than 3000 years ago. It is said to have
spread to the rest of ]China after the State of Qin conquered Sichuan,
just to the north of Yunan. Translation of words in early documments is
uncertain, so the first unequivicable written record we have for tea
drinking is from around 300 BCE.
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