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[The World of Chinese] The British spy who cracked the secret to Chinese tea

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Robert Fortune's Adventures in China

Robert Fortune's writings embody the mystical, tragic heart of the explorer. The East India Company knew that they needed a more cost-effective method of getting tea than exchanging it for opium. They needed a spy and who better than Robert Fortune to help them out?

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