China's Commercial Revolution

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Tea can be found in all parts of the world and it is even England’s national drink, but tea had a slow beginning that started in China. The drink dodged the control of Western countries and took its time becoming a well-known product in the world. Tea soon founds it way to India because of European interests, which is where the beverage’s recognition in the Western hemisphere became prominent.
Buddhist Monks in China became tea’s biggest consumers when they found it could keep them awake. Even though tea was known in china since 600 CE, it was expensive and never gained the world’s acknowledgement. Yet enough people wanted it that the tea covered multiple Chinese hills. Tea helped fuel China’s commercial revolution and it became associated

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