Tea farmers pick fresh leaves by hand at a plantation near Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, this month. PHOTO/XINHUAOriginating in China, tea has become so popular globally, that many consider it the world's drink.To celebrate the cultural heritage, health benefits and economic importance of the dri...

Tourists experience tea picking in Shuanglian village, Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in April.[Photo by Gu Zhaoming/For China Daily]Signature drinks vary from country to country. When it comes to beer, naturally, we think of Belgium or Germany; whiskey, there's a good case for both Scotland and I...

Zhang Ziquan shows a child how to tell the quality of tea leaves at his tea plantation in Pingyang village, Duyun city, Guizhou province.[Photo provided to China Daily]Endless rows of tea trees have been competing to sprout new buds since March, and Zhang Ziquan and his staff members have been adept...

A map of the Ancient Tea Horse Road in Nakeli, a key stop in Pu'er, Yunnan province.ZHANG WEI/CHINA DAILYAfter China gave up its secrets on making silk, an ancient trade route was put to many other lucrative uses, report Deng Zhangyu and Li Yingqing in Kunming.On a summer's day in 1990, Chen...

Tea-flavored drinks and desserts, presented by Heytea and Theatre Tea, are targeting young consumers who seek a fresh experience of Chinese tea.[Photo provided to China Daily]Sitting cozily around a charcoal stove, upon which boils a pot of tea, Sui Xin and two of her friends spend a whole afternoon...

This aerial photo shows a tea garden in Zouma Township, Hefeng County, central China's Hubei Province. In recent years, Hefeng County has explored the integration of tea industry with tourism and built a number of tea gardens, which help increase local farmers' income and promote rural revit...