Ranks of tea bushes have changed the landscape
Introduced by the British when coffee failed, tea has transformed the landscape
Camellia sinensis or tea plant
Tea gardens dot the landscape
Tea factory
Tea factory
Tea factory
Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged
Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged
Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged
Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged
Bagged tea
Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged
Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged
Leaves are fermented, dried, chopped, sorted and bagged
The finished product
The office
The office
Trucking
Although some tea is picked mechanically, much is still by hand
Sacks or baskets, held on the head, collect picked leaves
Tea estates have transformed the landscape
Environmental slogan
Offering to the tea plant
Manager's bungalow
Pickers live on the estate and grow produce for themselves and for sale
Pickers live on the estate and grow produce for themselves and for sale
Pickers live on the estate and grow produce for themselves and for sale
Three different teas