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Here is the first post by Linus Hammarstrand:

Camels loaded with Tea bound for Russia (1878)

For millenniums, the tea trade between China and its surrounding neighbours was both politically important, as well as highly lucrative. One less well known trade-route is the northbound route, which connected China with Russia.

This picture was taken in 1878 by a Swedish traveller and reportedly no fever than 2000 fully laden camels passed by the photographer in one day!

Huge caravans, consisting of tens of thousands of camels, could frequently be encountered in the Gobi desert during trading seasons, as they transported black tea to the Russian frontier towns. At this time, in Mongolia and Tibet, as well as in Siberia, coinage was not widely used and the locals often settled their accounts by bartering tea.

Related: Martin Lindeskog‘s post, Tea and Gold.

Camels Loaded with Tea Bound for Russia0Martin Lindeskog2011-09-19 02:22:18Here is the first post by Linus Hammarstrand:

Camels loaded with Tea bound for Russia (1878)

For millenniums, the tea trade between China and it…

Tea and Gold

As a supporter of objective money, I am glad to hear that three tea party-backed senators are standing up for a gold-backed monetary reform in the U.S Senate.

Silver Bullion. 1 kg fine 999.5 silver by Boliden.

Did you know that they have used tea bricks as currency in Tibet? From Wikipedia:

Tea bricks for Tibet were mainly produced in the area of Ya’an (formerly Yachou-fu) in Sichuan province. The bricks were produced in five different qualities and valued accordingly. The kind of brick which was most commonly used as currency in the late 19th and early 20th century was that of the third quality which the Tibetans called “brgyad pa” (“eighth”), because at one time it was worth eight Tibetan tangkas (standard silver coin of Tibet which weighs about 5.4 grams) in Lhasa. Bricks of this standard were also exported by Tibet to Bhutan and Ladakh. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_brick#Use_as_currency]

Talking about money, how much is the most you have paid for a cup of tea? It would be interesting to hear your stories about tea purchases. Do you know which tea is the most exclusive variety on the market at the moment?

Tea and Gold0Martin Lindeskog2011-07-08 12:40:19As a supporter of objective money, I am glad to hear that three tea party-backed senators are standing up for a gold-backed monetary reform in the U.S…