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The Dark History of Tea

Seren Charington Hollins is the author of a new book called The Dark History of Tea. She says tea's origins are murky and shrouded in mythology. But what is certain is the original golden era of tea, from 620 to 907 AD. This is when tea spreads to other districts of China. And it's during that period that we see tea really spreading out.

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