原视频：The history of tea - Shunan Teng（TED-Ed）
难度：中高级；分类：知识与科普；时长：4:58；标签：讲解、文化
TED-Ed 讲述茶的历史，练习文化、历史叙述和事件发展顺序。
视频讲述茶从中国古代食物演变为饮品，并随贸易与殖民扩张传播全球的历史，揭示茶如何影响文化、经济与国际关系。
Archaeological evidence suggests tea was first cultivated there
It was eaten as a vegetable or cooked with grain porridge.
pack it into portable cakes,
Matcha became so popular that a distinct Chinese tea culture emerged.
The Japanese eventually developed their own unique rituals around tea,
At that point, China still held a virtual monopoly on the world's tea trees,
The tea trade was so lucrative
This triggered a public health problem within China