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Darjeeling - Darjeeling Tea
DARJEELING TEA
In the early 1840s it was noticed that the climate of Darjeeling was
very conducive to the growth of tea. Tea plantations were established and
have expanded all over the area today because of growing demand. Huge
tracts of forests were originally cut down and replaced with tea bushes
that stretched for miles. The services of Chinese experts were then
requisitioned to teach the art of tea making and thousands of Nepalese
were hired in the tea plantations. Darjeeling tea, which had a premium
value in the international market, began to be called the Champagne
of the East and for years formed the mainstay of the economy of
this area. To this day, the name 'Darjeeling' continues to be synonymous
with tea.
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