19世纪末到20世纪中叶印度茶叶在西藏的销售及其影响

Sale and Impact of Indian Tea in Tibet from the Late 19th Century to the Middle of 20th Century

19世纪中叶,英国在印度阿萨姆地区种植茶叶成功,由此开始了向西藏倾销茶叶的企图和行动。辛亥革命后,川边茶在西藏的销售大大下降。当时国内各界普遍认为,印茶在西藏的倾销是川边茶销售不畅的主要原因。事实上,由于中国方面的强烈抵制,以及藏人长时间形成的对川边茶口味的偏好等因素的影响,印茶并未在西藏形成大规模销售之势,英国殖民者向西藏倾销印茶的企图遭遇失败。与此同时,借助海上运输和价格优势,滇茶弥补了川边茶的缺额,占据了西藏茶叶市场的半壁江山。

In the middle of the 19th century,the British succeeded in growing tea in Assam of India and tried to dumped tea into Tibet.After the Revolution of 1911,the sale of Sichuan brick tea experienced a sharp fall in Tibet.At that time,many people believed that it could attribute to the dumping of Indian tea.Actually,because of the backlash from China and Tibetan preference to Sichuan brick tea,the sale of Indian tea in Tibet market did not increase fast.British colonists failed in their attempts to dump Indian tea into Tibet.At the same time,Yunnan tea due to marine transportation and cheap price made up the shortfall left by Sichuan brick tea and occupied half of tea market in Tibet.