Robert Fortune’s Dangerous Mission To Obtain Tea From The Chinese

A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – After four months, the Scottish botanist Robert Fortune reached Shanghai, China. It was a hot September day in 1848, but he had no time to rest. Robert Fortune must turn into Chinese with everything it means in appearance, clothing, speech, and behavior, and he had to create his new identity. … Continue reading Robert Fortune’s Dangerous Mission To Obtain Tea From The Chinese