茶文化历史博客 8 The History of Tea Part 8

本节讨论植物猎人罗伯特.福琼，受东印度公司和英国所托，盗取中国茶叶资源，使中国茶叶出口遭受重创。In this 8th installment of the CHP History of Tea series Laszlo introduces the story of Mr. Robert Fortune. With Britain’s East India Company bankrolling him, Fortune played a most key role in breaking China’s millennia old monopoly of tea manufacturing and export.

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Shen Nong神农 One of the all time greats in legendary Chinese history. Discovered tea’s pleasures and passed it on to Chinese civilization

Yuantou 源头 The fountainhead or source

Chaju 茶具 Teaware

Guangcai 广彩 A type of colorful porcelain that was a specialty in Guangzhou

Wuyi Shan 武夷山Wu Yi Mountains in northern Fujian

Lin Zexu 林则徐 19th century Chinese hero who stood up to the West and burned all the opium in Humen in 1839

Huangshan黄山 Yellow Mountain in southern Anhui, one of the most sacred mountains in China

Bohea 武夷茶One of the early and historic teas of the age of the China Clippers

Congou 工夫红茶One of the early and historic teas of the age of the China Clippers

Souchong小种 Lapsong Souchong Tea （正山小种茶)

Pekoe白毫 One of the early and historic teas of the age of the China Clippers. (See Bai Hao above)

Hyson 熙春茶One of the early and historic teas of the age of the China Clippers, also known as Lucky Dragon Tea

Gunpowder Tea珠茶 A pellet shaped green tea

Longjing cha 龙井茶 Dragon Well Tea from Longjing Village outside Hangzhou

Qionglai, Sichuan 四川邛崃 Tea growing city southwest of Chengdu

Gaiwan 盖碗 A covered tea bowl.

Ren duo hao ban shi 人多好办事 Chairman Mao was credited with saying this…that having a lot of people to do something made the task easier.

Sarah Rose’s book: For all the Tea in China

THE SPIRIT OF TEA, a book and traveling exhibition by tea lover and photographer Matthew London.

This here’s the link: http://www.spiritoftea.net/CHPto signup for your chance to win a signed print.

Robert Fortunes Two Books:

Three Years’ Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China

A Journey to the Tea Countries of China

PS: The above audio is made by LASZLO MONTGOMERY,copyright is owned by the publisher, and audio is streamed directly from their servers.

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