Рет қаралды 2,590
The mid 19th Century brought a sea change to the tea industry. Demand continued to grow all over Europe. China's artisanal tea growers and the general unreliability of the China market due to all the well-known political and social disasters happening in China raise concerns.
The idea to make a go at growing tea in India is seriously discussed. We meet Charles Bruce, the Father of India's Tea Industry. The botanist, horticulturist, and man of adventure Robert Fortune is also introduced.
We close the episode with the exploits of Fortune's first China trip and his discovery that green and black teas both come from the exact same species of plant, Camellia sinensis. With all the well-known mid-19th Century headaches facing China's Manchu Qing rulers, the loss of the European tea market will soon be added to their woes.
-------------------------------------------------------------
To support the THP and Teacup Media
Join our Patreon: / teacupmedia
Donate at www.paypal.com...
Buy a Coffee: www.buymeacoff...
-------------------------------------------------------------
Subscribe to The Tea History Podcast:
www.podpage.co...
Subscribe to The China History Podcast:
www.podpage.co...
Subscribe to The Chinese Sayings Podcast:
www.podpage.co...
-------------------------------------------------------------
For more THP and Teacup Media content, visit the website: teacup.media
Visit the Teacup Store: store.teacup.m...
-------------------------------------------------------------
Follow us on:
Instagram: / teacup.media
Twitter: / teacup_media