
JAKARTA According to legend, the world's oldest beverage came about by accident more than 4,000 years ago, when a draft blew some tea leaves into a pot of boiling water being prepared for Shen Nung, the Chinese emperor known as "the divine farmer."
How Asia's favorite drink helped shape history
JAKARTA According to legend, the world's oldest beverage came about by accident more than 4,000 years ago, when a draft blew some tea leaves into a pot of boiling water being prepared for Shen Nung, the Chinese emperor known as "the divine farmer."
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