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Pedong
By Dan Robertson Contributing Editor
Dan Robertson is the founder and owner of The Tea House and World Tea Tours in Naperville, Ill. A documentary film maker and martial arts expert, Robertson has traveled the globe pursuing his passion for tea. Robertson first traveled in China in 1994 and again in 1995 documenting the tea industry. In 1995 he began his own tea business, drawing upon the resources and knowledge he had developed during his travels.
the tea gardens in Pedong, located high in the foothills of the Himalaya Mountains, were planted in the early 1800s by swiss missionaries who traveled there from nepal. their last descendant is James “Jimmy” ranger. www.TeaMag.com
March/April 2012
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