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Throughout the World Coffee History-understanding the Origin of Chinese Coffee History

Published: 2026-04-04 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/04/04, In modern society, coffee is an indispensable part of people, coffee culture has long been popular in Europe, it can be said to be very mature, but in China? When was coffee introduced into China? How long has it been in China? Throughout the history of the development of Chinese coffee culture, we may be able to find the pace of coffee, the ancient Arab culture invading the birthplace of tea culture in the world. Coffee

In modern society, coffee is an indispensable part of people, coffee culture has long been popular in Europe, it can be said to be very mature, but in China? When was coffee introduced into China? How long has it been in China?

Throughout the history of the development of Chinese coffee culture, we may be able to find the pace of coffee, the ancient Arab culture invading the birthplace of tea culture in the world.

Coffee was first discovered in the Kafa region of southern Ethiopia in the 6th century AD. Legend has it that Kadi, a shepherd in Kafa province in southern Ethiopia, drives his sheep to herd every day. One day he finds that the sheep are suddenly abnormal. Normally docile and obedient, they are suddenly full of energy and alive. Cuddy wondered a little. He found that the sheep had eaten a kind of red fruit, so he picked a few of them and tasted them. He felt much less tired, more energetic, and cheered up.

In 1615, the world's first coffee shop was established in the port of Venice in the Mediterranean. Thus leading the trend of modern coffee culture. Coffee was found in North Africa and Arabia, to its popularity in Europe in the Middle Ages, to its popularity in North America and Europe in modern times. The first country in Asia to produce coffee on a large scale was Indonesia. The coffee seedlings shipped to the Netherlands by the Dutch in 1616 could not be planted on a large scale because they could not adapt to the cold climate in the north, so the Dutch transplanted it to Ceylon in 1696. and transplanted it to Jakarta, Indonesia, which became the first country in Asia to produce coffee on a large scale.

In 1884, the British first spread coffee to Taiwan, and Taiwan began to grow coffee. In the era of Japanese occupation, coffee became popular in Taiwan. In 1892, French missionaries brought coffee from Vietnam to Binchuan County, Yunnan Province, which was the earliest record of coffee cultivation in Chinese mainland. At present, coffee cultivation in China is mainly concentrated in Yunnan and some areas of Hainan. The history of coffee drinking in China can be traced back to the late Qing Dynasty. With the opening of the country, coffee began to appear in the eastern coastal cities.

World-famous coffee producing areas are: blue Mountain Coffee, Jamaica is the national treasure of Coffee Coffee; Colombian Coffee, Colombia, roasted coffee beans; Brazilian Coffee, Brazil, a wide variety of coffee; Italian Coffee, Europe, with strong aroma and strong bitter taste The Sumatra Islands of Indonesia, where Manning Coffee is produced, is full of particles, with a strong aroma and pungent bitterness, and those who especially like it will indulge in its bitterness; Java Coffee, Java, Indonesia, Java, full of particles; Costa Rica, Costa Rica; Kenya, Africa Kenya; Kenya, Africa, Kenya Antigua, the origin of Guatemalan coffee, is one of the most famous coffee varieties in the coffee industry; Kilimanjaro in Tanzania; Kona in Hawaii and Kona in Hawaii; and charcoal-roasted coffee in Japan. It was first named after the Japanese roasting coffee beans with charcoal.

When the Gulf War broke out in 1991, people worried that the war would affect the supply of daily necessities and rushed to supermarkets to buy coffee and sugar. The French do not drink coffee hurriedly and leave, but taste it slowly, taste it carefully, read books and newspapers, talk about it, and drink it for most of the day. French people develop this habit of drinking coffee, whether they consciously express a kind of elegant charm, a kind of romantic sentiment, a kind of freehand feeling of enjoying life. It can be said that this is a traditional and unique coffee culture, all over the streets, on the roadside, by the square, on the riverbank, on the cruise ship, and even on the Eiffel Tower. There are coffee shops, cafes, cafes, cafes. And the most popular and romantic ones are those open-air cafes, which are almost a portrayal of French coffee culture. Coffee with a plate of special snacks, and even bring his favorite newspaper, this is the French coffee culture.

Although the cultivation of coffee in China started relatively late, it was not well known by the Chinese people before the 1990s. However, since the 1990s, with the deepening of China's reform and opening up and the large-scale invasion of Western culture, coffee, the "vanguard of imperialist culture", has gradually entered the lives of the people. The earliest coffee cultivation in mainland China began in Yunnan, when a French missionary brought the first coffee seedlings to Binchuan County in Yunnan Province at the beginning of the 20th century. Now in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Taiwan and Xiamen in Fujian, there are coffee trees introduced more than 100 years ago, that is, Chinese coffee. As the "Pearl of the Orient" in the oriental metropolis, the development of coffee culture in old Shanghai should be said to be the earliest in China. At that time, cafes were haunted by foreigners and first-class Chinese, as well as women engaged in extraordinary careers of all colors. This should arouse the reverie of many people. The scene of Gong Li's "extraordinary Practitioner" forced to smile with people of all colors in a dark and noisy cafe became the earliest impression of Chinese cafes.

In 1999, Wang Dawei, a Taiwanese with the reputation of "father of McDonald's in China", introduced Starbucks, the world's most prestigious coffee brand, to China for the first time. As well as the massive entry of famous coffee brands such as Taiwan's Shangdao and Japanese real pot into the Chinese market, it has triggered a coffee whirlwind in developed big cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, which has become more and more out of control this year.

Nowadays in China, with the continuous development of economy, people like to drink coffee more and more, and the coffee culture is full of every moment of life. The ranks of the urban petty bourgeoisie are also growing, and more and more people drink coffee. Whether at home, in the office, or on various social occasions, people are drinking coffee: it is gradually associated with fashion and modern life, and has become synonymous with fashion and trend. It is gradually associated with fashion and modern life. Coffee houses everywhere have become good places for people to talk, listen to music and rest, and coffee has gradually developed into a culture. Whether it is freshly ground coffee beans or freshly brewed hot coffee, it exudes a rich aroma and makes people intoxicated. At the same time, thousands of cafes seem to be all over the cities overnight. Some data show that China's coffee consumption is increasing year by year, and is expected to become an important coffee consumer in the world. Today, Yunnan coffee produced in China's own land, with its noble quality and low price, will promote this trend, guide this fashion, become the Chinese people's own coffee brand, and thus have China's own unique coffee culture.

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