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TEA: The Drink That Changed The World
From China's Forbidden Tea Mountains To You
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The Greatest Tea Heist in History
In the 1840s, Scottish botanist Robert Fortune disguised himself to slip into China’s forbidden Wuyi Mountains. He smuggled tea plants, seeds and Chinese tea masters to India for the British East India Company, and broke China’s 5,000-year hold on tea.
Watch: The Greatest Tea Heist
Filmed Where It Happened
TEA: The Drink That Changed The World is the first documentary to tell this story at the actual heist sites. The full story unfolds in Chapter 9, The Great Tea Raid.
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Official Trailer
Two minutes inside the 90-minute film: the Wuyi Mountains, Boston Harbor and the most audacious tea heist ever told.
Unearth Ancient Tea Secrets
A 3-minute journey to China’s Wuyi Mountains, birthplace of Oolong and Black tea.
Why Da Hong Pao Is the Most Expensive Tea
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Why "Tasting" Has Three Mouths
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The Origin of Black Tea & Oolong
Both were born in the Wuyi Mountains: Black tea by accident in the mid-1500s, Oolong with Buddhist monks in the mid-1600s.
The Lost Art of Oolong Tea Making
A father and son of Oolong masters keep the hand-made craft alive in the Wuyi Mountains.
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The Art of TEA Book Series
Tea books from the film TEA: The Drink That Changed The World. Journey into the Wuyi Mountains through the eyes of Scottish botanist Robert Fortune, with art from the film. Go behind the scenes, learn the ancient art of tea tasting, and explore tea for health and wellness.