805 AD, a Japanese Zen Buddhism monk brought the first tea seeds back to Japan, this marks the beginning of Japanese tea.
828 AD, a Korea Ambassador took back some tea plants after his trip to China; tea estates gradually starts in the Korea Peninsula.
Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD), Arab merchants exported tea from South China to Arabian and Middle Asia regions. Tea also came to Southeast Asia Countries via sea.
1517, Portugal sailors brought home China tea.
1610, the Dutch sent the first commercial shipment of China tea to Europe, tea was ready to penetrate the continent and the British Isle.
1626, the Dutch shipped China tea to America.
1780, the East India Company started its tea growing project in India.
19th Century, Countries like Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Brazil, and Morocco began to grow tea.
1925, Kenya built up tea gardens and soon became the world's major supplier of black tea.
