The History of tea in China It has been used as medicine since the primitive society It has been found in the record documents of china Zhou dynasty about 1100BC According to historical data, China began to grow tea about two thousand years ago during the period of the warring States(475-221BC) Drinking tea became a fashion in the Western Jin Dynasty and Tang dynasty In the Song(960-1279 )and Yuan(1271-1368) Dynasties tea appraising became a popular custom Since 1700s the Chinese tea has largely expended into the world marketThe History of tea in China  It has been used as medicine since the primitive society.  It has been found in the record documents of China’ Zhou Dynasty about 1100BC.  According to historical data, China began to grow tea about two thousand years ago during the period of the Warring States (475-221BC).  Drinking tea became a fashion in the Western Jin Dynasty and Tang dynasty.  In the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1271-1368) Dynasties tea appraising became a popular custom  Since 1700s, the Chinese tea has largely expended into the world market