History of tea
Tea is a drink that seems like exists from the very beginning of the world and that is why it is hard to realize when was the first time a tea became common for people of the world. There are a lot of theories as for the origin of tea and there is a great number of points of view to this problem. Though, all of those are common in one opinion – it is the original Chinese drink.
The name "tea" came to our language from Southern-Chinese "te" and soon it developed into "tea" and that is how we call this drink till this day. There are three main points of view as for the origin of tea and those are Chinese, Japanese and Indian points of view. But, all those points of view deal with the Chinese origin of this drink and that is the fact.
As for the Europe a tea came to it in XVIth century and they were Dutchpeople who brought it to Europe. At first it was common for people to believe that the only way for tea-plane is the way of bushes, though this thought soon were neglected and it became wide known that it is also possible for tea-plant of be a tree but not a bush only.
The closer area to South the bigger tea-trees are and the closer the area to North the smaller the tea-bushes are. No matter who was the one to bring tea to people first, but that one brought something people grew admired with and they are admired with this drink till these days and seems like they will never refuse it.