中国的茶叶在17世纪末才被大多数欧洲人知晓,而作为大宗商品正式传入欧洲则是在19世纪中叶。茶叶的出现尤其是由红茶和黑茶压制成的茶砖,受到边区牧民的欢迎。随着欧洲与俄蒙市场对中国茶叶需求量的日益增加,以及海上茶路的衰微,一条起于中国福建,途经江西、湖北等多个省份,穿过蒙古草原,至中 China’s tea was not known by most Europeans until the late 17th century. Officially introduced into Europe as commodities was in the mid-19th century. The emergence of tea, especially black tea pressed into black tea, was welcomed by border herdsmen. With the growing demand for Chinese tea in Europe and Russia and Mongolia and the decline of the tea ceremony at sea, one started in Fujian Province of China and passed through several provinces of Jiangxi and Hubei provinces,