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Tea and what it relates to. Every line is an evidence-backed relation, and the arrangement is fixed — this address draws this picture, today and next year.

derived_from — All tea is made from the leaf of Camellia sinensis; the differences between green, oolong and black tea are differences of processing, not of species.paid_for_with — Chinese sellers accepted silver rather than British manufactures, so European tea purchases at Canton were settled in bullion.auctioned_at — Chinese and later Indian tea was sold at auction in London, where duty on it was assessed and where the Assam consignment of January 1839 was offered.gave_rise_to — Distinct preparation practices and social rituals formed around the drink in China, Tibet, Japan and Britain, differing by society rather than by leaf.flowed_into — European and American silver was carried to Canton to settle purchases of tea, silk and porcelain under the Canton System.carried_along — Compressed tea from Yunnan and Sichuan was carried by mule train and porter across the mountains into Tibet along this route network.traded_at — Between 1757 and 1842 Canton was the only port at which Western merchants could legally buy Chinese tea.monopolised_by — The East India Company held the exclusive British right to import Chinese tea until Parliament ended its China monopoly in 1834.Canton (historical) — modern GuangzhouCanton (historical) — mod…LondonLondonEnglish (later British) East India CompanyEnglish (later British) E…Tea cultureTea cultureTea Horse Road (Chamagudao)Tea Horse Road (Chamaguda…Camellia sinensisCamellia sinensisSilverSilverTeaTea
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  1. Tea · derived_from · Camellia sinensis

    All tea is made from the leaf of Camellia sinensis; the differences between green, oolong and black tea are differences of processing, not of species.

  2. Tea · paid_for_with · Silver

    Chinese sellers accepted silver rather than British manufactures, so European tea purchases at Canton were settled in bullion.

  3. Tea · auctioned_at · London

    Chinese and later Indian tea was sold at auction in London, where duty on it was assessed and where the Assam consignment of January 1839 was offered.

  4. Tea · gave_rise_to · Tea culture

    Distinct preparation practices and social rituals formed around the drink in China, Tibet, Japan and Britain, differing by society rather than by leaf.

  5. Silver · flowed_into · Canton (historical) — modern Guangzhou

    European and American silver was carried to Canton to settle purchases of tea, silk and porcelain under the Canton System.

  6. Tea · carried_along · Tea Horse Road (Chamagudao)

    Compressed tea from Yunnan and Sichuan was carried by mule train and porter across the mountains into Tibet along this route network.

  7. Tea · traded_at · Canton (historical) — modern Guangzhou

    Between 1757 and 1842 Canton was the only port at which Western merchants could legally buy Chinese tea.

  8. Tea · monopolised_by · English (later British) East India Company

    The East India Company held the exclusive British right to import Chinese tea until Parliament ended its China monopoly in 1834.