一、马克思对中英茶叶贸易发展状况的准确把握历史上中英茶叶贸易是中西最重要的茶叶贸易。英国自17世纪始饮茶之事,嗣后茶叶逐渐成为人们的嗜好品。到了18世纪中叶,每个家庭,不管其地位多少低下,都要喝茶。18世纪末,英国消费的茶叶,“平均每人每年超过两磅”。据美国人威廉·乌克斯统计,英国每年人均茶叶消费量不断攀升。见表1。 First, Marx Accurately Grasp the Sino-British Tea Trade Development Historically, Sino-British tea trade is the most important tea trade between China and the West. Since the 17th century, Britain began to drink tea, tea has gradually become a hobby for people. By the middle of the eighteenth century, every family, no matter how low or how low, was to drink tea. At the end of the eighteenth century, tea consumed in the United Kingdom “averaged over two pounds per person per year.” According to William Wukes, the United States, Britain’s annual per capita consumption of tea is on the rise. See Table 1.