Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty brought the first hint of #
tea# fragrance from the Central Plains to the snowy highlands, and from then on, tea drinking was gradually prevailing in #
Xizang#. #
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In the Song Dynasty, tea saw rapidly growing demand in Xizang, and the imperial court urgently needed warhorses, therefore the tea-horse trade was adopted as official policy. Thus, the Tea Trade Certificate system was born out of this necessity... #
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