白垩纪地层发现山茶科植物化石
camellia plant fossils discovered in the cretaceous stratum
中生代末期白垩纪地层发现山茶科植物化石
中生代至新生代早期，发现山茶属化石，茶树是山茶属比较原始的一个种。
植物学家分析，茶树起源至今已有6000万年的历史。
新石器时期，神农尝百草发现茶叶，距今四、五千年的历史。
fossils of camellia were found in the cretaceous strata of the late mesozoic.
the fossils of camellia were found belonging to the mesozoic to the early cenozoic, and the tea tree is a relatively primitive species of camellia.
botanists have concluded that the origin of tea trees dates back to 60 million years ago.
during the neolithic period, when shennong tasted various grass he found tea, and this was four or five thousand years ago.
武王率南方八国伐纣（前1066年），茶作为贡品。《史记•周本纪》记录“园有芳蒻香茗” 《华阳国志•巴志》（东晋常璩）记载：武王既克殷，以其宗姬于巴，爵之以子……丹、漆、茶、蜜，皆纳之。武王距今3000多年。
emperor wu led the southern eight states to crusade against emperor zhou of shang dynasty in 1066 bc, with tea as a tribute. historical records: zhou dynasty records "there is fragrant tea in a garden" .history of the state of huayang state • records of bashu (by chang qu in the east jin dynasty) records: emperor wu defeated emperor zhou , he transferred emperor zhou’s family to the place of bashu and endowed them with the title of viscount with cinnabar, lacquer, tea and honey as tributes . the story above happened more than 3,000 years ago.
汉景帝墓中发现初绽的茶芽，距今已有2150多年。
tea buds were found in the tomb of emperor hanjing, which was more than 2,150 years old.