TEA JOURNEY [1] | History of Tea in Korea

Origin There are two origin stories regarding tea in Korea. 1. India In the "History of Korean Buddhism" (1918) written by the Buddhist scholar Yi Neunghwa (1869-1943), there is a record of Queen, the consort of King Suro of the Garak Kingdom (also known as Geumgwan Gaya), bringing tea seeds from China and planting tea trees in Baekwolsan Mountain (located near present-day Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do). This record led to the prevalent belief that tea was introduced to Korea from India. However, t...

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