An-Accidental-invention.doc

(word完整版)An Accidental inventionAn Accidental InventionDid you know that tea , the most popular drink in the world （after water),was invented by accident? Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5000 years ago . Its said a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first discovered tea as drink .One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire . Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time。 It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water .It was quite delicious .and so, one of the worlds favorite drinks was invented . 。A few thousand years later， Lu Yu,“the saint of tea， mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing 。The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea . It also discusses where the finest tea leaves were proand what kinds of water It is believed that tea to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England， tea didnt appear until around 1660， but 100 years， it had become the traditional drink. The tea trade from china to Western countries in the 19th century。 This helped to of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture， the Chinese are the ones who best understand the culture of tea。