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When did the historical route of Chinese tea spread abroad?

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 China's tea production and tea culture have also had a huge impact on foreign countries. The continuous trade exchanges between Chinese and foreign tea industries have promoted the consumption of tea by people all over the world and strengthened the lasting influence of tea. The spread of tea in Asia Chinese tea and tea culture have the most profound impact on Japan. It played a very important role in the production and development of Japanese tea ceremony. The introduction of Chinese tea and tea culture into Japan was mainly through Zhejiang and Buddhism as the channel of transmission. Zhejiang is located on the southeast coast and is an important import and export port for the Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties.  The famous temples in the territory include Tiantai Mountain Guoqing Temple, Tianmu Mountain Jingshan Temple, Ningbo Ashoka Temple, Tiantong Temple and so on. Among them, Tiantaishan Guoqing Temple is the birthplace of Tiantai Sect, and Jingshan Temple is the birthplac...