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Kandy

Central Province, Sri Lanka

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Ceylon Kandy

From the hills where Ceylon tea began in 1867.

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About Kandy: first estate, where, first shipment, kandy
First estate
Loolecondera, 1867 1
Where
35 km south-east of Kandy 1
First shipment
To the London auction, 1875 2
Kandy
About 465 to 500 m 3

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, "Loolecondera". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loolecondera
  2. Wikipedia, "James Taylor (tea planter)". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Taylor_(tea_planter)
  3. Wikipedia, "Kandy". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandy