TEA AS EVIDENCE FOR THE SILK ROAD 1,800 YEARS AGO ACROSS THE QINGHAI-TIBET PLATEAU  

作　　者：Lv Houyuan 

出　　处：《China's Tibet》2016年第3期37-41,共5页中国西藏（英文版）

摘　　要：Originating in China,tea is one of the symbols of Chinese culture.The impact of tea culture has reached all the corners of the world:it has become one of the most popular non-alcoholic beverages,consumed by over two-thirds of the world’s population for its refreshing taste,aroma,and medicinal and mildly stimulating qualities.It is the second most widely consumed drink in the world after water.In history,tea was among the commoditiesOriginating in China, tea is one of the symbols of Chinese culture. The impact of tea culture has reached all the corners of the world： it has become one of the most popular non-alcoholic beverages, consumedby over two-thirds of the world＇s population for its refreshing taste, aroma, and medicinal and mildly stimulating qualities. It is the second most widely consumed drink in the world after water. In history, tea was among the commodities which had the largest impacts on human civilization. The events leading up to the American Revolutionary War of 1775-1783 and the First Opium War between the British Empire and Qing Dynasty around 1840 were both related to tea. Nevertheless, there was little available information on when and how tea started to be introduced to other parts of the world.

关 键 词：茶文化 青海高原 丝绸之路 世界人口 西藏 证据 中国文化 酒精饮料 

分 类 号：TS971[轻工技术与工程] TS1-09