摘要
Robert Fortune was a Scottish gardener,botanist,plant hunter-and industrial spy.In 1848,the East India Company engaged him to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China—territory forbidden to foreigners—to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea.
Robert Fortune was a Scottish gardener, botanist, plant hunter -- and industrial spy. In 1848, theEast India Company engaged him to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China -- territory forbidden to foreigners -- to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea.