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![Looking like matchsticks linked by fishing nets, its likely that Zheng He passed hundreds of scenes like this while embarking...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/ff1b9f61-e9af-4f1b-bd59-f23bef6ea49c/062_pg_096-097_xgaplus.jpg)
![Tea pickers gently pluck leaves from the perfectly groomed rows of tea plants at one of the three largest tea plantations in ...](http://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/4c76e0e6-0ba7-46a5-90a4-c4c56e05b1de/061_MM7680_080405_02681_xgaplus.jpg)
Tea pickers gently pluck leaves from the perfectly groomed rows of tea plants at one of the three largest tea plantations in the province. Tea was one of the prized Chinese products that Zheng He carried with him on trade missions. He also introduced the world to silk and porcelain.
Author: Michael Yamashita
© Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 12.7 Mpixels (36.4 MB uncompressed) - 4368x2912 pixels (14.6x9.7 in / 37x24.7 cm at 300 ppi)
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