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Hill-country tea plucking

Also known as තේ කඩන

Hill-country tea plucking: photograph by Museum of Photographic Arts Collections
Photo: Museum of Photographic Arts Collections, No restrictions, source on Wikimedia Commons

Walk the terraced slopes and pluck "two leaves and a bud" from the bushes against the clock, sorting quality grades into the basket on your back.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Sri Lanka.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of South Asia.

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