On 3 December 1850 the first clipper, the Oriental, appeared victoriously at London having sailed from China with a cargo of China tea in the record time of 97 days. This feat aroused general astonishment, especially among British shipwrights.
一八五○年十二月三日，第一艘飛翦快船「東方號」以勝利者的姿態，挾九十七天的航行紀錄，由中國載茶出現倫敦港口，大大驚動武林，尤其英國造船廠。