百年兴衰:印度尼西亚茶业发展史探略

17世纪中国茶叶外传,引发了欧洲对这一东方饮料的追求。作为资本主义强国的荷兰为追求利益,尝试在殖民地印度尼西亚种植茶叶,由此开启了印尼茶产业的百年之路。经过荷兰茶企的不断改良和学习,印尼走上以机械化生产阿萨姆茶为主的茶叶发展模式,使印尼茶叶产量在20世纪初位列世界第三,也为荷属东印度创造了巨大的利润。经过二战的破坏和独立后印尼共和国长期的经济困难,印尼茶产业逐步衰落。近年来印尼重新重视茶叶产业,通过引进绿茶、制定可持续发展标准等措施,实现了茶产业的生态化发展。

Centuries of Rise and Fall:Probe into the History of Indonesian Tea Industry

The introduction of Chinese tea into Europe in the 17th century triggered Europe’s pursuit of the oriental beverage.As a capitalist country,the Netherlands tried to cultivate tea in colonial Indonesia to pursue its interests,thus opening up the centuries of Indonesian tea industry.After continuous improvement and learning by Dutch tea companies,Indonesia has embarked on a tea development model based on the mechanized production of Assam tea,making Indonesian tea output rank third in the world in the early 20th century,creating a huge amount profits for Dutch East India.After the destruction of World War II and the long-term economic difficulties of the Republic of Indonesia,the Indonesian tea industry gradually declined.In recent years,Indonesia has re-emphasized the tea industry,realizing the ecological development of tea industry through the introduction of green tea and the formulation of sustainable development standards.