Why is Sri Lanka called James Taylor, the father of Ceylon black tea and the story of planting history?

Sri Lanka was formerly known as "Ceylon", which means "the promised land of light and richness". On May 22, 1972, the South Asian island nation Ceylon officially changed its name to the Republic of Sri Lanka, and it is customary to call Sri Lankan black tea Ceylon black tea.

The historical heritage and success story of Sri Lankan tea (known as Ceylon tea for generations) is unique. The story of Ceylon tea began more than two hundred years ago, when the country was still a British colony. In 1824, a tea tree was brought to Ceylon by the British from China and planted in the Royal Botanical Garden in Peradinia for non-commercial purposes. Further tea planting experiments began in 1839 when tea trees were introduced from Assam and Calcutta through the East India Company. James Taylor (James Taylor), a Scot, started growing tea commercially in Sri Lanka. He arrived in Sri Lanka in 1852 and settled at Loolecondera Manor in Kanti. Taylor visited India in 1866 to learn the basics of growing tea on plantations. After returning home, he opened a 19-acre tea plantation at Loolecondera Manor in 1867. Soon, the plantations around Loolecondera, such as Hope, Rookwood and Mooloya, began to be transformed into tea plantations, one of the earliest tea plantations on the island. Taylor opened a well-equipped tea factory at Loolecondera Manor in 1872. In 1875, Taylor successfully shipped the first batch of Ceylon tea to London for auction. As Ceylon tea becomes more and more popular around the world, so does the need to mediate and monitor tea sales. The first public Colombo auction was held at Somerville on July 30, 1883, sponsored by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. Colombo tea auction is considered to be the oldest and largest tea auction center in the world. The Ceylon Tea Trade Association was established in 1894 and almost all tea produced in Sri Lanka today is produced through the Association and the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. By 1927, China produced more than 100000 tons of tea, almost all of which were used for export. In 1941, the first Ceylon tea brokerage company, M Pieris & Abeywardena, was established.

The Tea Institute was established in 1925 to study yield maximization and production methods. In 1955, the first clonal tea garden was planted. By the 1960s, the total output and export volume of tea exceeded 200000 hectares and 200000 tons respectively. By 1965, Sri Lanka became the world's largest tea exporter for the first time. In 1963, the production and export of instant tea were introduced, and the first International Tea Congress was held in 1966 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the tea industry in Sri Lanka. In the early 1970s, the Sri Lankan government nationalized tea gardens owned by British companies. In 1976, the Sri Lankan Tea Committee and other bodies such as Janatha Estate Development Board (JEDB), Sri Lanka State Plantation Corporation (SLSPC) and Tea Small Holding Development Authority (TSHDA) were established to oversee government acquisitions of real estate. The export of tea bags also began in 1976. In 1980, Sri Lanka became the official tea supplier for the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, the 12th Commonwealth Games in Brisbane in 1982 and the 1988 World Expo in Australia in 1987. Sri Lanka began to import tea for blending and re-export in 1981 and began to produce and export green tea in 1982. CTC tea began to be sold in the country in 1983. In 1992, the 125th anniversary of the industry was celebrated at an international conference held in Colombo. In 1992-1993, many state-owned tea gardens were privatized again. In 2001, Forbes & Walker Co., Ltd. began its first online tea sale at the Colombo tea auction. A tea museum was established in Kandy in 2002. By 2013, Sri Lanka's tea production had exceeded 340000 tons. The product, which began with a diversification experiment in 1867, was grown only on 19 acres of land in Kandy and has now expanded to six main regions of the country-nuwara Eliya, Dimbula, Kandy, Uda Pussellawa, Uva Province and the South. Tea exports have gone beyond all geographical boundaries, meeting 19% of global demand. This is a huge balance, from the counters of the smallest restaurants to the most upscale teahouses in the world. Famous for its unique taste and aroma, Sri Lanka is currently the world's fourth largest tea producer and the world's largest tea exporter in 2013. Annual exports are about 320000 tons, with export revenues of US $1.5 billion in 2013.