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In China, the use and cultivation (种植) of green tea goes back thousands of years. While there is no precise way to know 1．(exact) when green tea was first cultivated, the following is 2．we know from historical records.

Legend assigns the discovery of tea to mythological emperor Shennong, who is said 3．(discover) tea in the 28th century BC. Shennong was sitting under a tea tree boiling a pot of water to drink. Some 4．(leaf) fell from the tree into the boiling water, creating the first ever pot of tea. During the Han Dynasty, written records referred 5．the cultivation of green tea. However, this wasn't green tea for drinking 6．for medical purposes. The Tang Dynasty 7．(consider) by most to be the golden age of Chinese arts and culture. It was during this time that green tea became a popular drink and an important part of 8．(tradition) Chinese culture.

9．first written account of tea culture, Cha jing or The Classic of Tea, was published by Lu Yu. This short but comprehensive work, 10．(cover) ten chapters, discusses everything from the mythological of tea, history, cultivation, preparation to tea culture.