In the 17th century, tea was introduced to Russia via Mongolia, and Russians fell in love with drinking tea. But tea was very precious at that time. They poured the tea into a small saucer, put the honey in their mouths with the flat palm of their hand and a tea spoon, put their mouths against the side of the saucer, and sucked the tea with a sound. Although Russia also produces tea, it is far from enough to drink. Most of it is imported, with the annual tea import volume approaching 200,000 tons.
The current per capita annual tea consumption in Russia is twice that of China. Russians have always been particularly fond of black tea. Black tea is the preferred tea product for Russians, accounting for 86% of the Russian tea market. In recent years, the sales of green tea have shown a significant growth trend, reaching 8% of the market share.
Neighboring China, the Sino-Russian tea trade has left a mark in history. With tea as the carrier, and with the promotion of the Chinese and Russian governments and businessmen, a tea trade route started from the tea-producing areas of South China, crossed the Mongolian Plateau by land and finally reached Russia – the China-Russia Ten Thousand Miles Tea Road. This is an international trade artery that has emerged on the Eurasian continent after the Silk Road was completely interrupted in the 15th century. In 1848, China exported 369,995 poods of tea to Russia, worth more than 10 million rubles, reaching a historical peak.
With the changes in the world political landscape, the Sino-Russian tea ceremony business declined and disappeared for a time. With the construction of the “Belt and Road” new Silk Road, the Sino-Russian tea trade has ushered in a new round of highlight moments. Following the footsteps of the thousands of miles of tea road, China-Europe freight trains have set sail again. In the past ten years, Chinese tea has returned to the Russian tea consumption market.
In recent years, special tea counters have been set up in large and small supermarkets and major shopping malls in Moscow. Customers here can not only buy various green teas from China and Japan, black teas from India, Kenya, Sri Lanka and domestic Fujian, Hunan, Hubei and other places, but also various tools and introductory books for tea drinking.
Along the “One Belt and One Road”, Chinese tea will compete with global tea brands in the Russian tea consumption market, and its return to its “past glory” is just around the corner. Of course, the Russian market has become one of the epitome of Chinese tea going overseas. In the process of jointly building the “One Belt, One Road”, Chinese tea is writing a new history of world tea trade!
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