A Study on the Origin of Tea Plant

I. On the tea of Burma

Abstract

1. The first step to make clear the origin of tea, had to be made in North Burma. Where we made a field investigation as to the distribution of wild tea plants and also as to, their way to grow tea manufacture it.
2. Northe Shan State in Burma, they grow etable tea, called leppet tea, which is found to be grow by minority races in China. It seems moreover that there are doss relations between these plants and those Yunnan in Chira, because the latter plants, have the same qualities about them as the former ones. They grow tea, which they pack in bamboo tube at abut in Kachin state. This is especially interesting in the history of tea.
3.The same wild tea plants as the Shan-type trees distributed in Kachin state. We see however, many varieties of the tea plants. Their leaves measure 14 cm in length, 8 cm in dia-meter, a tall tree and have sometimes no hair.
4.I am led to belive, that by their improved skill in growing tea and also in manufacturing process, they will some day be able to make, their country an exporter.