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What are the origins of various famous teas in the world?

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In addition to China, the main tea producing area, there are currently more than 50 countries in the world that produce tea. The northernmost reaches 49 degrees north latitude, located in the former Soviet Union, and the southernmost reaches 33 degrees south latitude, located in South Africa.  The geographical distribution of the world's tea regions is mostly concentrated in subtropical and tropical regions, which can be divided into six regions: East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, West Asia and Europe, East Africa, and South America. The main tea producers in East Asia are China and Japan, whose output accounts for about 23% of the world's total output, of which China ranks second in the world and Japan ranks fourth. Japanese tea areas are mainly distributed in Kyushu, Shikoku and southeastern Honshu, including Shizuoka, Saitama, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, Kyoto, Mie, Ibaraki, Nara, Kyushu, Kochi and other counties (prefectures), with the largest production in Shizuoka , accoun...