During 1101-1125 BC , Emperor Hui Tsung wrote about the best ways to make whisked tea. A strong patron of the beverage tea, he had tournaments in which members of the court identified different types of tea. Legend has it that he became so obsessed with tea that he hardly noticed the Mongols who overthrew his empire. During his reign, teahouses built in natural settings became popular among the Chinese. 1191 Eisai Myoan, the monk who brought Zen Buddhism to Japan, returned from a trip to China with tea seeds, which he planted on the grounds of his temple near Kyoto. Eisai experimented with different ways to brew tea, finally adopting the Chinese whisked tea.
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