Home›Tea and Tea Drinks›Origin RegionBrowse ByOrigin RegionOrigin region names the place where a drink was first recorded. Wikipedia notes that coffee's earliest use traces to "the Sufis of Yemen in southern Arabia," long before it reached the wider world. Browsing by origin region shows which parts of the world have produced the drinks people rely on today.FactsOrigin RegionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attestedSourced to the subject's own account1500 BCE 1Origin RegionFilter Results11 entriesArea (sq km)All36,197 (1)302,069 (1)377,975 (1)406,752 (1)446,550 (1)676,579 (1)2,780,085 (1)3,287,263 (1)4,440,000 (1)8,510,346 (1)9,572,900 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1811 (1)1816 (1)1822 (1)1861 (1)1947 (1)1948 (1)1949 (1)1956 (1)PopulationAll6,460,159 (1)23,299,132 (1)36,828,330 (1)46,735,004 (1)55,770,232 (1)58,900,000 (1)122,587,000 (1)213,421,037 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)1,900,000,000 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 11ArgentinaOrigin Region1 entryBrazilOrigin Region1 entryChinaOrigin Region2 entriesIndiaOrigin Region1 entryThe Indian SubcontinentOrigin Region1 entryItalyOrigin Region1 entryJapanOrigin Region1 entryMoroccoOrigin Region1 entryMyanmarOrigin Region1 entryParaguayOrigin Region1 entryTaiwanOrigin Region1 entrySources1. Drink (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaDrink, History section, tea paragraphQuote, Drink, History section, tea paragraphlikely originated in Yunnan, China, during the Shang dynasty (1500 BCE-1046 BCE) as a medicinal drink.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.