Nov. 20, 2025
The Tea Thief
The world's first black tea was born in the Wuyi Mountains, and then stolen by a Scot, and transplanted all the way to British India.
The man who stole tea from China was Robert Fortune.
He had a license to pluck.
In the 1800s, Britain was obsessed with tea.
China was the only supplier, dominating the tea business.
So the British East India Company sent in a spy.
Robert Fortune shaved his head, wore a fake wig, dressed like a Qing merchant, and secretly slipped into the Wuyi mountains.
He didn't just take seeds. He took over 20,000 live tea plants and seedlings.
He put them in sealed cases and smuggled them out of China.
More importantly, he stole the knowledge on how to produce tea, as well as the complete method of making black tea.
Back in India, the British East India Company then started planting tea.
Darjeeling black tea is well-known as the champagne of tea.
China's global tea dominance was broken.
Robert Fortune is remembered as the pioneer who introduced tea to Europe.
世界第一款红茶诞生在武夷山，然后被苏格兰人盗走并移植到英属印度。
从中国偷茶的男人叫罗伯特福穷。
他雇了个有执照的间谍。
19世纪英国人对茶非常痴迷。
中国是唯一的供应商，在茶叶行业占据主导地位。
东印度公司派出了间谍，罗伯特福穷剃了他的头，戴上假髪。
穿上清朝商人的衣服，秘密潜入武夷山。
他不只是带走了茶种，他拿走了两万多株活茶树和幼苗。
他把这些密封进入箱子，并将它们走私出中国。
更重要的是窃取了知识，如何制茶，以及制作红茶的完整方法。
回到英属印度，东印度公司随后开始种植茶叶。
大吉岭红茶被誉为茶中的香槟。
中国在全球的茶叶主导地位崩塌。
罗伯特福穷被铭记为将茶叶引入欧洲的先驱。
The Tea Thief
The world's first black tea was born in the Wuyi Mountains, and then stolen by a Scot, and transplanted all the way to British India.
The man who stole tea from China was Robert Fortune.
He had a license to pluck.
In the 1800s, Britain was obsessed with tea.
China was the only supplier, dominating the tea business.
So the British East India Company sent in a spy.
Robert Fortune shaved his head, wore a fake wig, dressed like a Qing merchant, and secretly slipped into the Wuyi mountains.
He didn't just take seeds.
He took over 20,000 live tea plants and seedlings.
He put them in sealed cases and smuggled them out of China.
More importantly, he stole the knowledge on how to produce tea, as well as the complete method of making black tea.
Back in India, the British East India Company then started planting tea.
Darjeeling black tea is well-known as the champagne of tea.
China's global tea dominance was broken.
Robert Fortune is remembered as the pioneer who introduced tea to Europe.
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In the 1800s, Britain was obsessed with tea. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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China was the only supplier, dominating the tea business. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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So the British East India Company sent in a spy. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Robert Fortune shaved his head, wore a fake wig, dressed like a Qing merchant, and secretly slipped into the Wuyi mountains. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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He didn't just take seeds. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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He took over 20,000 live tea plants and seedlings. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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He put them in sealed cases and smuggled them out of China. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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More importantly, he stole the knowledge on how to produce tea, as well as the complete method of making black tea. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Back in India, the British East India Company then started planting tea. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Darjeeling black tea is well-known as the champagne of tea. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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China's global tea dominance was broken. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Robert Fortune is remembered as the pioneer who introduced tea to Europe. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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