- Loolecondera
The Loolecondera estate is the first tea plantation estate in Sri Lanka(Ceylon) started on 1867 by the Scottish nationalist
James Taylor (Ceylon) , it is situated inKandy ,Sri Lanka .cite web|url=http://www.american.edu/ted/ceylon-tea.htm|title=TED Case Studies - Ceylon Tea|publisher=American University, Washington, DC] cite web|url=http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/features/20011016Ceylon_Tea_Industry.htm|title=The rise of the Ceylon Tea Industry James Taylor and the Loolecondera Estate|publisher=Official Website of the Government of Sri Lanka]James Taylor and Loolecondera
James Taylor started the plantation of tea within 19 acres of land in Loolecondera and it grows rapidly. In 1872 he started a tea factory with his latest invention of the tea leaves cutting machine.
He spend his most of the life time in Loolecondera until his death in 1892.
To commemorate him the authorities of Sri Lanka built a museam at Loolecondera in 1992.
ee also
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James Taylor (Ceylon)
*Ceylon tea
*Thomas Lipton References
External links
* [http://www.pureceylontea.com/ Official Website - Sri Lanka Tea Board]
* [http://www.teamuse.com/article_000903.html Taylor, Lipton and the Birth of Ceylon Tea]
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