{"product_id":"a-journey-to-the-tea-countries-of-china-including-sung-lo-and-the-bohea-hills-with-a-short-notice-of-the-east-india-companys-tea-plantations-in-the-himalaya-mountains-paperback-9781108046411","title":"A Journey to the Tea Countries of China; Including Sung-Lo and the Bohea Hills; with a Short Notice of the East India Company's Tea Plantations in the Himalaya Mountains (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108046411","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Journey to the Tea Countries of China\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIncluding Sung-Lo and the Bohea Hills; with a Short Notice of the East India Company's Tea Plantations in the Himalaya Mountains\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst published in 1852, this travel narrative charts Robert Fortune's search for the best tea specimens in China.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Fortune (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108046411, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 April 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e428 pages, 13 b\/w illus.  2 colour illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'My object is to give a peep into the Celestial Empire, to show its strange hills and romantic valleys, its rivers and canals … and its strange and interesting people.' Robert Fortune (1813–80), the author of several books on China, was a keen botanist. He first went to China for the Royal Horticultural Society, but soon returned on behalf of the East India Company in order to collect tea specimens for the British government's plantations in the Himalayas. In this entertaining account, first published in 1852, Fortune includes stories of how he disguised himself in Chinese clothes to gain access to districts barred to Europeans, of watching farmers sail in what seemed to be wash-tubs, and the bizarre dyeing process that saw large quantities of Prussian Blue and gypsum poured into green tea. Full of panoramic descriptions and engaging anecdotes, this book is ideal for historians and modern-day travellers alike.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Arrive at Hong-kong\u003cbr\u003e 2. My object in coming north\u003cbr\u003e 3. Leave Hang-chow-foo\u003cbr\u003e 4. City of Wae-ping\u003cbr\u003e 5. Sung-lo-shan\u003cbr\u003e 6. My reception in the house of Wang's father\u003cbr\u003e 7. Kingtang or Silver Island\u003cbr\u003e 8. Foo-chow-foo\u003cbr\u003e 9. Leave Ning-po for the Bohea Mountains\u003cbr\u003e 10. City of Chang-shan and its trade\u003cbr\u003e 11. Town of Hokow\u003cbr\u003e 12. First view of the Bohea Mountains\u003cbr\u003e 13. Woo-e-shan\u003cbr\u003e 14. Stream of 'nine windings'\u003cbr\u003e 15. Some advice to the reader\u003cbr\u003e 16. Geography of the tea-shrub\u003cbr\u003e 17. Inn at Pouching-hien\u003cbr\u003e 18. A celebrated Buddhist temple\u003cbr\u003e 19. Tea-plants, etc., taken to Hong-kong\u003cbr\u003e 20. Safe arrival of tea-plants in India\u003cbr\u003e 21. Experiments with tea-seeds\u003cbr\u003e 22. Ordered to inspect the tea-plantations in India.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909145288984,"sku":"9781108046411","price":38.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108046411i.jpg?v=1696746717","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-journey-to-the-tea-countries-of-china-including-sung-lo-and-the-bohea-hills-with-a-short-notice-of-the-east-india-companys-tea-plantations-in-the-himalaya-mountains-paperback-9781108046411","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}