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=====Tea brick phase=====
[[File:Russiantea1.jpg|thumb|right|A tea brick made for the Russian Imperial Army of Czar Nicholas II]]
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[[File:Russiantea1.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A tea brick made for the Russian Imperial Army of Czar Nicholas II]]
    
Tea served prior to the Ming Dynasty was typically made from [[tea brick]]s. Upon harvesting, the tea leaves were either partially dried or were thoroughly dried and ground before being pressed into bricks. The pressing of Pu-erh is likely a vestige of this process. Tea bricks were also sometimes used as currency. To improve its resiliency as currency, some tea bricks were mixed with binding agents such as blood. Serving the tea from tea bricks required multiple steps:
 
Tea served prior to the Ming Dynasty was typically made from [[tea brick]]s. Upon harvesting, the tea leaves were either partially dried or were thoroughly dried and ground before being pressed into bricks. The pressing of Pu-erh is likely a vestige of this process. Tea bricks were also sometimes used as currency. To improve its resiliency as currency, some tea bricks were mixed with binding agents such as blood. Serving the tea from tea bricks required multiple steps:

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