Since ancient times, the longevity of the elderly has been called elegance. Specifically: 60 years old is called the year of flowers, the year of hearing and hearing, and the year of returning home; 70 years old is called 70 years old, the year of trailer, the year of holding the country; 80, 90 years old is called the year of the pole, the year of eighty; A person has a three-digit life span of 100 years, which is called the year of longevity. People celebrate the longevity of the elderly, and there are also sayings of Fu Shou, Mi Shou, Bai Shou and Cha Shou: Fu Shou means 77 years old, and cursive characters look like 77 years old. Mi Shou means 88 years old, because the word Mi looks like 88. White head refers to 99 years old, lacking 100 words, with horizontal characters on white background. Tea longevity refers to 108 years old, the grass head of the word tea stands for 20, there are eight and ten below, and one is eight left, which adds up to 108 years old. Speaking of the longevity of tea, it can not only be explained literally, but also has a close relationship with China tea culture.
Modern science has proved that tea is rich in nutrition, and drinking tea can meet the human body's demand for vitamins and trace elements. Tea can cure diseases because it contains caffeine, catechins, vitamins, mineral trace elements, amino acids and other substances closely related to human health. Japanese scientists have found that the anti-aging effect of tea is about 20 times that of vitamin E. A Japanese cardiologist said, "The proportion of people suffering from atherosclerosis and heart disease in China is lower than that in the west. Besides genetic factors, lifestyle and diet structure, it is also related to China people's love of drinking green tea.