Chinese stevedores were expert tea stowers It is said that in the 1860s, when the clipper tea races were at their height, representatives sent from London would often be so eager to get their goods on board ship that they did not have the patience to negotiate the keenest price, nor were they willing to wait until the best black teas came on the market in late May.
中國碼頭工，裝茶有神功據說在飛翦飆茶最激烈的一八六○年代，經常有倫敦派來的代表沈不住氣，一心裝貨上船，不耐議價，也不肯等待五月底才能上市的上好紅茶，反而出高價倉促裝運，飛翦回英。