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Ep. 140-16 | The Tea Breakthrough

Ep. 140-16 | The Tea Breakthrough

The China History Podcast

January 25, 201529m 53s

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Show Notes

The hero who assured Robert Fortune's success was Dr. Nathanial Bagshaw Ward. His life and work is introduced this time. Ward's invention of the terrarium was the one thing that ensured Fortune's hard work in China wouldn't be wasted. We see how Fortune went into China, scored plants and tea seeds from Zhejiang, Anhui, and Fujian, and transported everything safely to India.

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