Archaeologists Discover World's Oldest Tea Buried with Ancient Chinese Emperor

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Archaeologists have discovered the oldest tea in the world among the treasures buried with a Chinese emperor.New scientific evidence suggests that ancient Chinese royals were partial to a cuppa - at least 2150 years ago. Indeed, they seem to have liked it so much that they insisted on being buried with it - so they could enjoy a cup of tea in the next world. Previously, no tea of that antiquity had ever been found - although a single ancient Chinese text from a hundred years later claimed that China was by then exporting tea leaves to Tibet.