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[[File:Zhuan cha.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A compressed brick of ''[[pu-erh]]'' tea . Individual leaves can be seen on the surface of the brick.]]

[[File:Zhuan cha.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A compressed brick of ''[[pu-erh]]'' tea . Individual leaves can be seen on the surface of the brick.]]

'''Tea bricks''' ([[wikt:磚|磚]][[wikt:茶|茶]][[wikt:砖|砖]][[wikt:茶|茶]]) are blocks of whole or finely ground [[black tea]], [[green tea]], or [[pu-erh]] leaves that have been packed in molds and pressed into block form. This was the most commonly produced and used form of tea in ancient [[China]] prior to the Ming Dynasty. Although tea bricks are less commonly produced in modern times, many [[post-fermented tea]]s, such as ''[[pu-erh]]'', are still commonly found in bricks, discs, and other pressed forms. Tea bricks can be made into beverages or eaten as food, and were also used in the past as a form of currency.

'''Tea bricks''' ([[wikt:磚|磚]][[wikt:茶|茶]][[wikt:砖|砖]][[wikt:茶|茶]]) are blocks of whole or finely ground [[black tea]], [[green tea]], or [[pu-erh]] leaves that have been packed in molds and pressed into block form. This was the most commonly produced and used form of tea in ancient China prior to the Ming Dynasty. Although tea bricks are less commonly produced in modern times, many post-fermented teas, such as ''[[pu-erh]]'', are still commonly found in bricks, discs, and other pressed forms. Tea bricks can be made into beverages or eaten as food, and were also used in the past as a form of currency.

== Production ==

== Production ==