A historical narrative detailing the trade route connecting China's tea gardens to St. Petersburg from the 17th to early 20th centuries. Avery describes this route as a channel for geopolitical and cultural exchange in Euro-Asia, highlighting the logistical challenges of camel caravans across the Gobi Desert and Siberian steppe and how demand for "brick tea" influenced Sino-Russian relations.

2004, China Intercontinental Press, paperback, 198 pp., very good condition