Tea Glorious Tea 
cctv.com 10-15-2005 10:41
For many millennia and from the earliest times of recorded history in China, TEA has been regarded and revered as a special source of health giving goodness and social pleasure bestowed on mankind by the generosity and love of Mother Earth.
The whole process and preparation of tea and the art of boiling and steeping the brew, is part of a ceremonial sharing of wellbeing, respect and honor between host and guests. So every personal tea brewing act becomes a spiritual experience that brings mankind and nature together. As we cherish and savor the tea, we become united as brothers and sisters鈥ons and Daughters of Mother Nature. In this special moment, joined and endowed by the fusion of the brew鈥e become鈥︹滳HILDREN OF THE DRAGON鈥.
Our story begins over 5,000 years ago. According to legend, in 2737 BC, Emperor SHEN NUNG a notably skilled ruler, scientist, scholar and patron of the arts, ruled China鈥檚 vast empire. His many farsighted edicts included the requirement that all drinking water be boiled as a hygienic precaution. One summer day, while on a state visit to a distant part of his realm, he and the court stopped to rest. Accordingly, servants began boiling water for the royal court to drink. By chance, the wind blew dried leaves from a near by bush, into the boiling water and a brown substance was infused into the liquid. As a gifted herbalist and scientist the Emperor was interested in the newly blended concoction. He examined its properties and after sipping and tasting the brew鈥eclared it to be鈥︹滿OST REFRESHING!鈥 And so according to legend, believed to be an accurate account by modern day scholars, the story of 鈥淭EA GLORIOUS TEA鈥 was created.
