This distinctive and enlightening book explores the invention and development of tea drinking in China, using tea culture to explore the profound question of ho

A history of capitalism in nineteenth‑ and twentieth‑century China and India that explores the competition between their tea industries “Tea War is not on

Puer tea has been grown for centuries in the “Six Great Tea Mountains” of Yunnan Province, and in imperial China it was a prized commodity, traded to Tibet

"Tea has been one of the most popular commodities in the world. Over centuries, profits from its growth and sales funded wars and fueled colonization, and its c

Full-color introduction to all facets of tea culture in China, from early history to date.