Global Tea HISTORY: Ancient Origins to Today's Tea RENAISSANCE | Tea Masterclass Ch. 7

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In this RU-vid video, we explore the fascinating history of tea cultivation and tea consumption, from the ancient origins of tea to the modern tea renaissance.
The history of tea begins in ancient China, where tea was first discovered and consumed as a medicinal herb. Over time, tea became a popular beverage among the Chinese elite, and was prized for its refreshing flavor and health-promoting properties.
As tea cultivation spread to other parts of Asia, such as Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, tea became an integral part of the culture and society of these countries. Tea was used in religious ceremonies, as a tool for socialization and diplomacy, and as a means of enhancing mental clarity and focus.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, tea became a popular beverage in Europe and the Americas, as trade and commerce brought tea to these regions. Tea was initially a luxury item, reserved for the wealthy, but over time, it became more affordable and accessible, and was embraced by people from all walks of life.
Today, tea is enjoyed by people around the world, and the tea industry is undergoing a modern tea renaissance, with an emphasis on quality, sustainability, and diversity. Tea is no longer just a simple beverage, but a complex and nuanced product that can be enjoyed in many different ways.
Overall, the history of tea is a rich and fascinating story that spans thousands of years and multiple continents. Most of all, understanding the history of tea consumption can enhance our appreciation for a good cup of tea. So, be sure to watch this video to learn more about the origins of tea, and its evolution into the modern tea renaissance
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00:00 - Intro and Hype Reel
2:20 - Discovery of Tea by Shen Nong
4:05 - Tang/Song China
5:53 - Writing of “The Classic of Tea”, or “Cha Jing 茶经” by Lu Yu
8:11 - Tea Explodes in the Song Dynasty
11:16 - MONGOLIANS
11:58 - Revival of Tea & Creation of Early-Modern Period of Tea
13:10 - Tea Spreads WEST to Europe
16:40 - Humans Drop Booze for Tea
17:26 - Globalization of Tea
18:12 - Puer Tea and Matcha Ignite a Tea Renaissance
21:28 - Chapter 8 Preview & Closing Words
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@medditapp3267 4 месяца назад

Someone give this man a huge budget and I guarantee he makes an all-time great tea documentary lol. Thanks I was looking for this exact video!

@lumasoc Год назад

10 years ago I planted four tea plants I bought from local nursery. I spent $25.00 for each one gallon plant. 1 out of 4 is growing healthy, the other three seems to be a different variety, but they all flower the same time around November (Zone 8b). In spring I make my Green tea and in late October I make the Oolong tea. I'm just a novice and thanks to your YouYube channel I'm inspired to experiment this coming years to come.

@wumountaintea Год назад

That's great! 😃🌱🍵 You could consider trying to clone the healthy plant since it seems well-adapted to your area. Also, a summertime black tea is a natural fit for your Spring Green Tea/Autumn Oolong Tea pattern (not sure if you have enough bud growth for another production batch in Summer). I help a few different growers/producers in the states in my free time, feel free to DM on insta with pictures of your crops or specific questions about growing/producing. Keep on growing! Dylan

@1Lightdancer 10 месяцев назад

I'm also in zone 8b (Oregon) and the Sochi variety does best for me! I'm starting again, having moved last fall, and have seedlings from a friend who has 9 Sochi plants! The weather this year (2023) has been hard on her plants but we're hopeful! I love Dylan's info and willing support!

@reillyd.4753 7 месяцев назад

Did you get the sochi cultivar from camellia forest nursery?@@1Lightdancer

@aliciagc2539 21 день назад

A few years ago while in Hong Kong on a layover we stumbled upon a tea museum. It was magnificent. They had ancient pottery and displays of tea . They even had samples of different teas. This unexpected delight deepened my love of tea.

@robertmontano6718 Год назад

Been a green tea drinker for 24 yrs now,, and thought I knew everything about tea,, but this was very informative. I enjoy the videos. Love the info on one of my favorites teas, Pu erh. Love Jiaogulan tea, white tea, , blue pea tea. Love them all. In 24 yrs I have not missed one single day without drinking my teas. And I'm almost 70 now...

@wumountaintea Год назад

Wow that's great!! 24 years and counting... 😃🌱🙏 I'm happy you've been enjoying the videos! There's plenty more interesting topics to cover in the Pu-erh world as well, so stay tuned for that :) Thanks again for watching and commenting 😊🙏🍵 Looking forward to chatting more in the future. - Dylan

@_de_reve 7 месяцев назад

I'm yet again blown away by your precise and well-organized presentation of the historical and cultural context of tea in this chapter. As an art historian specialized in EA Art i can only find this highly interesting as it resonates with the things i studied in university and also deepens my understanding too. I had a whole semester class about Tea and Tea Ceramics back then but it was mostly focused on Jthe apanese School so this video I will take as a complementary course to it haha. I also learned many new things like the fact that i never had heard about the Chajing before. So cool!! Thank you for sharing✨👏

@rachel39321 8 месяцев назад

Hey! I would love to learn more about Middle East tea history and culture! Also since you are knowledgeable about Chinese tea history, I would love to learn more about that too!

@Bigislandchef Год назад

Thank you again for the content, I’m loving this series. You asked the question; what content would we like to see in the future? Two thoughts from me are: Growth of and unique tea culture in the United States. I first started drinking tea in the late 80’s & early 90’s. For a decade not much changed here, but recently there’s been a developing tea culture in the U.S. I’d love to hear your thoughts and see statistics about specialty tea consumption in the U.S. demographics, sales, tastes, trends and possible future. Second topic I’d like to hear more about is regional Chinese teas and deep dives into regional specific tea, production and history. Thanks again for your content.

@wumountaintea Год назад

Thanks Stephen! Both of those are really interesting sub-topics - I'll get started on doing some research and putting new content together exploring those aspects of tea. Specifically the second one - regional Chinese teas - is really cool. Theres a ton of little regional tea-producing areas within China with really cool site-specific tea types with unique production and history behind them. I've experienced them a lot personally in my travels there but I would love to capture these places in video and share them with more people. Thanks again for watching and reminding me that these are cool topics that I gotta start creating content about. Cheers, - Dylan

@pdrlns 7 месяцев назад

Definitely the most interesting video I've seen in a while. Very grateful I've found your channel.

@TheYashie Год назад

Yes, probably my personal top favorite topic out of the Masterclass! Great content, as always, my friend!

@wumountaintea Год назад

nice bro! glad you liked it 😃 I was a little nervous because you said you were looking forward to this one so I hope it lived up to expectations 🤙💚

@TheYashie Год назад

@@wumountaintea Oh totally. Thanks for doing all the research! I'm a huge sucker for all kinds of lore so this was just amazing! Perhaps in the future, maybe some videos on lil local tea-folklore? I love those toooo

@michaelangelopalacio8631 29 дней назад

This is really fascinating.

@timsullivan1609 Год назад

Love the content. A history of Oolong would be great, seems to be a lot of conflicting information out there!

@wumountaintea Год назад

Thanks Tim! That's a great idea 🌱👌

@wauwau4896 2 месяца назад

I just love this series!🥰

@aaronyork3995 5 месяцев назад

Fabulous history Thankyou

@pbandjosh 6 месяцев назад

Awesome video series! Would be great to see similar format videos that deep dive into different types of teas: ie perhaps Chinese Red, Chinese Green, Chinese Oolong, Taiwanese Oolong, Japanese Green, Indian Black, Pu’er, and Chinese White as the most drunk / most talked about / most worth nerding out over categories

@maflo5971 11 месяцев назад

this was a great summary. for me its part of the experience to learn about these cultures and learn what led to these ceremonies. thanks for making these videos

@abdullahalmosalami2373 3 месяца назад

Middle Eastern tea history please!!

@RobertMontano-oj8dc 5 месяцев назад

Excellent,,, I am addicted to ttea.. love it.

@dbsscout Год назад

Great video really enjoyed it!

@wumountaintea Год назад

Great!! Thanks for watching 😊🌱🍵

@docthebilly Год назад

Fascinating

@wumountaintea Год назад

thanks for watching!

@DrNosepick 4 месяца назад

Thank you for that fascinating history lesson. I have a question and a comment. The question: what English-language books or articles on tea's history would you recommend? Especially interested in the social history. (I am an academic, with access to a very good academic library, so academic articles or well-researched popular articles would both be good). The comment: In reply to your final question, I would love to know more about the social history of tea in England (as a tea-drinking Brit) especially in the 18th Century. I would also love to know more about the social history of tea in China, for that matter - Tang, Song and Ming dynasties (and yes I'm aware that's quite a few centuries to cover!)

@Josh-tn2wg 6 месяцев назад

I was in Northern Thailand last year and was super interested to learn about miang, which is basically camellia sinensis which is fermented for a couple months after steaming and then eaten! There are many ways to do it but a traditional way is with ginger, coconut, roasted peanuts, fried onion and palm sugar. Apparently it’s a super old dish which is several thousands of years old, and “eating tea” might be around as old if not older than “drinking tea” (there was a paper published around this). I would also be super interested to know more avout what you think of northern thai tea culture, which being close to yunnan is also the birthplace of tea, and has its own tea history. In any case, thank you so much for this series!! It is super informative and well presented. Keep drinking tea!!

@MirazJordan 5 месяцев назад

I'm absolutely loving this whole Masterclass series. Thank you - I've learned so much. This video was so interesting for so many reasons. Amazing history! I *think* the reason so many people drank ale or beer or gin in Europe at that time was that the water was bad for drinking straight. As for more videos: I'd love to know more about tea hardware and how that can contribute to enjoyment. I don't know anything about wine but do know different shaped glasses are used for different wines. What are the best cups or glasses for drinking tea - small, big, wide, narrow? And what about infusing tea? I use a small strainer; is a pot better? Why or why not?

@BlondePond Год назад

And Another One! (DJ Khaled Voice) but really awesome content! Loving the info, getting my tea game right!

@wumountaintea Год назад

Thank you! Glad ya liked it... and I wonder how Khaled's tea game is... 🤔🤙🍵

@calission2 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much for those videos! You convinced me to abandon coffee for tea 🍵 Would nie great to hear about the regional and national differences in the tea cultures of China, Japan, Taiwan, Korea. Looking forward to your new videos :)

@marika6968 4 месяца назад

Would loooooove a whole video dedicated to matcha

@jeanettegirosky7735 Год назад

Wonderful video again! Me personally...I'd like to deep dive into the tea cultures of the Tang, Song and Ming dynasties. But I would also be interested in what China is doing...we don't get to hear the good things China is doing environmentally...unfortunately the media here focuses on the negative aspects of their society. As I have been learning Mandarin, I've come to discover China has many environmental innovations as of late....I would be curious to know how this is playing a part in the tea industry. And finally...as someone new to tea...Pu'er cakes are something I don't feel like I know enough about. What makes a tea/cake worth aging? What am I looking for? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and all your hard work!

@wumountaintea Год назад

You got it! These are all very interesting topics - I'll start looking into them ASAP. I'm also curious about sustainability innovations in the Chinese tea world. Also, I would be happy to do a Puer cake/Puer aging video, that would be fun :)

@jeanettegirosky7735 Год назад

@@wumountaintea That would be so awesome!!!

@ashtonhogan509 5 месяцев назад

I would like a video that teaches how to grow and process matcha from home. So many questions. Where to find good seeds? Do I need Uji cultivars? How to maintain the plant properly? How to dry the leaves properly? Where to get a stone grinder to grind them properly?

@wumountaintea Год назад

Don't Miss Chapter 8! (Tea Industry Issues of Today): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oCBdlqJQE7A.html Missed Chapters 1 through 6? They're all linked right here: Chapter 1: The 6 Major Tea Types and a World of Awesome Sub-Types: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lAYRZeDJ4Pc.html Chapter 2 - Exploring the biology and cultivation of tea plants: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-munJOh-19yk.html Chapter 3 - Everything about tea processing: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LqDk2swTiB8.html Chapter 4 - How to conduct a formal tea quality assessment ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kiqsrAzgbZ8.html Chapter 5 - How to make a good cup of tea and not make a bad cup of tea: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-L_lhIDXjf4M.html Chapter 6 - Health effects of tea (EPIC CHAPTER DON’T MISS IT): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n4YpGbSmaFE.html

@lankateltrading990 4 месяца назад

Sri Lanka we have. High quality tea

@mrprince5934 19 дней назад

Africa was introduced to tea by the ming dynasty trading with the Ajuran empire (Somalia)

@graterw Год назад

That’s a nice shirt

@wumountaintea Год назад

shirt

@aaronyork3995 5 месяцев назад

Talk about Zen, tea ceremonies. Anything in that context. Btw don’t ask me how but tea helped me to stop the booze. Interesting

@yanathecontrarian4863 3 месяца назад

I was hoping to hear more about other ways of drinking tea than the "modern chinese" I guess tradition that you talk about. From the way that brits/europeans drink tea with milk and sugar, to other maybe older traditions, like I think there are some central asian cultures where people make a tea drink which involves animal fat?.. Matcha also seems like a drastically different way of doing "green tea" than the full-leaf, no-crushing rules that you talk about. And is "Matcha latte" a complete profanation of the very concept of tea or no?

@gelinrefira 5 месяцев назад

Small correction. The British Empire was the largest empire ever. But the Mongolian Empire was the largest contiguous empire ever. Sorry for being pedantic.

@wumountaintea 5 месяцев назад

Great correction, thank you!! 🙌🍵

@napoleonfeanor 7 месяцев назад

Frisians drink most tea in Europe I think. Small group at the NorthSea from Denmark to Netherlands

@raulgodoi4706 8 месяцев назад

10:48 . very big claim...animal fat doesn't cause a heart attack.

@napoleonfeanor 7 месяцев назад

He makes a couple of such grande claims.

@youregonnaattackthem 6 месяцев назад

Why Camellia sinensis as opposed to any other tisane?

@DjBend1 5 месяцев назад

“Chuck 2”

@91010186 Год назад

3:15 bruh

@wumountaintea Год назад

🌱💚

@91010186 Год назад

@@wumountaintea 我們來創個虛擬幣，叫綠茶幣。

@napoleonfeanor 7 месяцев назад

You forgot the exploding popularity of bubble tea. Not high grade tea but a tea product nevertheless.

@TJMNabk 5 месяцев назад

Are you also into drinking other plants than Camelia?

@wumountaintea 5 месяцев назад

Not really! If I’m sick I’ll do a little ginger lemon honey tea. Any suggestions?

@TJMNabk 5 месяцев назад

@@wumountaintea Well similar as with Camellia it depends on a huge amount of factors. But globally speaking. Moringa oleifera, Stevia rebaudiana, Taraxacum officinalis, (officinalis means medicinal properties in latin), Chamomilla recutita, Melissa officinalis, Ginkgo biloba, Panax Gingseng.. The list goes on and on. They all have their own unique medicinals effects and also flavoring. I shortly studied botanics and I have been a tea lover for a long time now. I knew about Chinese and Japanese tea culture and I’ve always been interested. Your videos gave me a more in depth look into that world. Very interesting. I would love with this message to show you a look into herbal teas. It’s not as organized. But worth it nevertheless. Peace my friend.

@Bjorn_Slagor_VII 5 месяцев назад

As much as I want to make some innocuous troll comment, I don't want the government in Chyna to give him a hard time in the future. Those slippery slopes, 😅.

@RunD.Ones1s 4 месяца назад

The Mongolian empire is *not* the largest human empire, the British empire was far larger, the Mongolian empire is the largest contiguous empire

@yanikkunitsin1466 Год назад

Well no, 200 BC to 200 AD the Greatest Empire was the Empire of Eurasian Steppes. Didn't you noticed 'chai' culture in modern Central Asia and Caucasus?

@napoleonfeanor 7 месяцев назад

There was no such empire