Darjeeling 的词源

这个位于印度东北部的城镇，其名称源自藏语 dojeling，意为“钻石岛”，指的是金刚乘佛教（字面意思是“钻石之车”）。这里的“岛”指的是该地的高地。作为一种茶叶，早在1862年就已被认可。

The first trial of the tea plant at Darjeeling was made in 1841, with a few seeds grown in Kumaon from China stock. It was quite successful as to its growth, and the quality was approved of by the Assam tea planter who visited Darjeeling in 1846, and made the first tea here. The original plants are now to be seen. All are of gigantic size; one is a bush 50 feet in circumference and 20 feet high. [list of contributions from British India at the New Zealand Exhibition of 1865]

在达尔吉岭，茶树的首次试种是在1841年，当时从中国引进的种子在库马翁地区种植。茶树的生长非常成功，1846年，一位前来达尔吉岭的阿萨姆茶园种植者对茶叶的质量表示认可，并在此地首次制作茶叶。现在仍可以看到当初种植的茶树，个头都非常庞大，其中一棵树的周长达到50英尺，高度为20英尺。[1865年新西兰博览会上来自英属印度的贡献清单]