Ep. 16 | The Breakthrough

The hero who made Robert Fortune's success assured, Dr. Nathanial Bagshaw Ward is introduced in this episode. 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 got everything safely transported to India.

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Terms in Episode

Pinyin/Term	Chinese	English/Meaning
Wǔyí Mountain	武夷山	Fabled mountains in northern Fujian, famous for its scenic beautiy, Buddhist temples and tea gardens
Zhèjiāng	浙江	Coastal province in central China
Ānhuī	安徽	Province in central China west of Zhejiang
Yōukù	优酷	The "Youtube of China", a China-based online video platform
Lóng Jǐng	龙井	Dragon Well Tea, a famous tea grown and produced in Longjing village outside of Hangzhou
Qiónglái	邛崃	City in Sichuan southwest of Chengdu
Sìchuān	四川	Province in southwest China
Rén duō hǎo bàn shì	人多好办事	A quip by Chairman Mao that means, the more people you have the easier it is to get work done

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Resources

Books

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Blogs

https://teajourney.pub/

https://www.teaweekly.com/

https://teabizblog.wpcomstaging.com/

https://theteacupoflife.com/

https://www.teaformeplease.com/

https://teainspoons.com/

https://www.worldteanews.com/

https://worldteaacademy.com/

http://babelcarp.org/babelcarp/

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