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Created page with "'''Korean tea''' is influenced by both, Chinese and Japanese tea. == History == Tea (camellia sinensis) was introduced in Korea during the Shilla Dynasty (668-935). The earl..."
'''Korean tea''' is influenced by both, Chinese and Japanese tea.
== History ==
Tea (camellia sinensis) was introduced in Korea during the Shilla Dynasty (668-935). The earliest kinds used were [[Pu-erh tea|pu-erh]] and [[black tea]]. Later, around AD 828 tea plants or seeds where brought by Buddhist monks to Korea. During Koryo Dynasty (918-1392) and with the rise of Buddhism also the Korean tea culture prospered. Drinking tea was common on the court and among aristocrats. When Confucianism became popular during Chosun Dynasty (1392-1910) the tea culture declined and where only maintained by a small group of Buddhist monks. Since 1980 tea culture and tea industry experiences a revival. Nowadays, tea in Korea is produced on a highly industrialized, to Japan comparable, scale.
== History ==
Tea (camellia sinensis) was introduced in Korea during the Shilla Dynasty (668-935). The earliest kinds used were [[Pu-erh tea|pu-erh]] and [[black tea]]. Later, around AD 828 tea plants or seeds where brought by Buddhist monks to Korea. During Koryo Dynasty (918-1392) and with the rise of Buddhism also the Korean tea culture prospered. Drinking tea was common on the court and among aristocrats. When Confucianism became popular during Chosun Dynasty (1392-1910) the tea culture declined and where only maintained by a small group of Buddhist monks. Since 1980 tea culture and tea industry experiences a revival. Nowadays, tea in Korea is produced on a highly industrialized, to Japan comparable, scale.