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Clipper Ship Days in Mincing Lane
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The interest and excitement among landsmen during the clipper-ship days has been rivaled only by the Derby.
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Geographic Distribution of Tea
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The following is a list of many places that tea is grown today, and when it was first planted.
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Mother Nature's Tea Garden
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Mother Nature's original tea garden was located in the monsoon district of southeastern Asia.
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The Legend of Daruma
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Occasionally we come across historical references about tea that are entertaining. This piece, written by Thomas Short, M.D., in “A Dissertation on Tea,” describes one of the popular ancient legends about the origin of tea.
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The Legend of Tieguanyin
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This tea is named for Tieguanyin (or T'ieh-Kuan-Yin), the Iron Goddess of Mercy. The following is the legend surrounding the origin of this magical tea.
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Two Weeks in China
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Great themes make for great trips. To wit: tea. "It's a simple beverage," says our leader Sebastian Beckwith, "just water and leaves. But it contains worlds."
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