茶之路

　　This book tells the story of the Tea Road. Its subject is economic and cultural history; how the Tea Road bound the Eurasian continent into one unit. The vehicle for this story is tea， a material of profound significance in the lives of diverse peoples and a material that can be used to track a continent's people.本书为英文版。

　　Martha Avery was born in New York City and raised in Boulder， Colorado， USA. After attending boarding school and beginning college， she moved to Asia at the age of 19， She pursued studies at New Asia college in Hong Kong， Sophia University in Tokyo， and the Taipei Language Institute in Taiwan， setting the course for a lifetime of involvement with Asia. She has an MBA from the Warton School of Finance and works in the field of publishing and media.