For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed HistoryPenguin, 2010年3月18日 - 272 頁 A dramatic historical narrative of the man who stole the secret of tea from China In 1848, the British East India Company, having lost its monopoly on the tea trade, engaged Robert Fortune, a Scottish gardener, botanist, and plant hunter, to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China—territory forbidden to foreigners—to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea horticulture and manufacturing. For All the Tea in China is the remarkable account of Fortune's journeys into China—a thrilling narrative that combines history, geography, botany, natural science, and old-fashioned adventure. Disguised in Mandarin robes, Fortune ventured deep into the country, confronting pirates, hostile climate, and his own untrustworthy men as he made his way to the epicenter of tea production, the remote Wu Yi Shan hills. One of the most daring acts of corporate espionage in history, Fortune's pursuit of China's ancient secret makes for a classic nineteenth-century adventure tale, one in which the fate of empires hinges on the feats of one extraordinary man. |
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East India House City of London January 12 1848 | |
Chelsea Physic Garden May 7 1848 | |
Shanghai to Hangzhou September 1848 | |
Zhejiang Province near Hangzhou October 1848 | |
A Green Tea Factory Yangtze River October 1848 | |
House of Wang Anhui Province November 1848 | |
Bohea July 1849 | |
Pucheng September 1849 | |
Shanghai Autumn 1849 | |
Shanghai February 1851 | |
Himalayan Mountains May 1851 | |
Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield Lock 1852 | |
Tea for the Victorians | |
Fortunes Story | |
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