suggests "the pivotal role of Southwest China as the origin of tea plants, revealing the genetic diversity and domestication status of ancient tea plants," said the article published in the ...

Notably, China’s Yunnan province ... Emperor (1723-1735), Pu’er became an important starting point for the ancient Tea Horse Road forming part of the Southern Silk Road – helping to promote ...

The Ancient Tea Horse Road was a major trade route connecting Yunnan, Sichuan, and Tibet regions in China. From the 6th to ...

Tourists visit an ancient stage in Shaxi Town, Jianchuan County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 17, 2025. Shaxi, a remote township in Jianchuan County, was once an important trading hub for ...

The final chapter takes place in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, once a "City of Ten Thousand Camels" that transported tea. Today, the "iron camels" of the China-Europe freight trains has taken over, ...

Sanxingdui, an ancient archaeological site in Sichuan ... green tea accounts for nearly 60 percent of the total output of all kinds of tea in China, followed by black tea and dark tea.

Chinese researchers have revealed the genetic basis of key agronomic and metabolic traits in tea plants, shedding light ...