从世界范围讲,茶树的起源在中国,在中国的云南。在云南的热带雨林,有成片成片的原始茶林,树龄都是几百年上千年。云南的茶树林主要分布在边远山区的少数民族聚居地,千百年来,当地的民族形成了他们独特的喝茶方式与对茶祖的崇拜。当地的少数民族认为:茶是老天恩赐给他们的神物,带给他们健康、平安与财富,因而他们对老茶树都很敬畏、爱护。当地人都喜欢喝茶,但云南所处独特的地理位置使得其他地区茶具很少进来,本地人就因地取材, From a worldwide perspective, the origin of tea tree in China, in China’s Yunnan. In the tropical rainforest of Yunnan, there are some original tea plantations that are in pieces. Tea trees in Yunnan Province are mainly distributed inhabited by ethnic minorities in remote mountainous areas. For centuries, local ethnic groups formed their unique method of tea drinking and worship of tea ancestors. The local ethnic minorities think that tea is God’s gift to them, giving them health, peace and wealth. Therefore, they are very revered and cherish the old tea tree. The locals like to drink tea, but the unique geographical location of Yunnan makes tea sets rarely come in other areas.