Laszlo continues his 10-part series introducing the history of tea in China from ancient times to the modern age.  This time the focus is on the 7th to 9th centuries during the Tang Dynasty.  Tea by now has been transformed from a medicine to an enjoyable and inspirational beverage.  TERMS FROM THIS EPISODE Charen 茶人  Tea Person Shen Nong  神农  Shen Nong, the Divine Farmer Sui Wendi  隋文帝  Founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty Sui Yangdi 隋炀帝  Wendi's son, a man of many excesses Fuchai  夫差  King of the Wu State Han Gou  汗垢  The Han Canal