Tea pickers in Hantana Sri Lanka
The British introduced tea to Ceylon in 1867 after an epidemic had all but wiped out the extensive coffee plantations which had previously covered the island The hill country with its warm climate high altitude and sloping terrain proved to be an ideal location and along with the other plantation crops rubber and cocunuts tea accounted for nearly 100 of Sri Lanka s exports until the recent rise of the garment industry The highest quality tea is all sold abroad and locals drink a much cheaper variety The grading system is complex and depending on the size of the leaves and when in the season they are plucked the final product can have a name such as Special Finest Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe
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Photo credit: © Tom Allwood / Alamy / Afripics
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