追溯一下英国饮茶的历史,不难发现早在17世纪就有了茶叶拍卖行,满足了当时日益扩大的消费需求。伦敦茶叶拍卖中心以其悠久历史著称于世,是当时唯一一家正规的非产茶国交易中心,为世界产茶地区销售茶叶开辟了新的渠道。据记载,最早的一笔拍卖交易发生在1679年3月11日的伦敦。18世纪以前中国茶叶占整个拍卖额的1/4。这些交易本都由东印度公司的经纪人在东印度大厦内进行。他们在英 Recalling the history of British tea drinking, it is not difficult to find that as early as the 17th century, there was a tea auction house that met the growing consumer demand at that time. The London Tea Auction Center is famous for its long history. It was the only formal non-producing tea trading center in the country and opened up new channels for the sale of tea in the world’s tea producing areas. According to records, the earliest auction transaction took place in London on March 11, 1679. Before the 18th century, Chinese tea accounted for 1/4 of the entire auction. These transactions were conducted by the East India Company’s broker in the East India Building. They are in the UK