The Spirit of Tea

A tea leaf falls into water and changes the taste of it. Tea was born from the encounter between water and fire, life and death. The fate of tea is the fate of the Chinese people. Follow Damian Harper, writer for Lonely Planet, as he takes you around the world to explore the history, origins and development of tea.

茶是布朗族生活中密不可分的一部分，也是布朗族神圣的代表，每年举行一次茶祖节是世代相传的习俗，他们坚信着每一块茶地都有茶神。然而无论是远在云南古茶园的普洱，或是遥远北方的北京茶馆里的龙井，还是大茶馆里小成都的龙行十八式，都是我们中国茶文化的演绎。