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<ul>Loolkandura is located on Delthota – Hewaheta road 31 km south of Kandy. Loolkandura estate is the place where the first tea plant was planted.<br>
<br>James Taylor the legend of the Ceylon Tea Industry, worked as an assistant supervisor on a coffee plantation did his experiment with tea plants in the Loolkandura estate.<br>
<br>James Taylor had changed the history of post-colonization in Sri Lanka by introducing tea as a commercial plantation which makes Ceylon a world brand.<br>
<br>If you visit the Loolkandura estate you will be able to discover several locations used by James Taylor. That is including field No 7 - the very first tea patch, ruins of his residence, James Taylors’ well, his seat to see the valley, monuments, the tea factory, and a tea weighing station still in operation today.<br>
<br>Kondagala rock just behind the James Taylors’ residence is a beautiful and attractive rock to hike. It is about a 300 m hikes. The view of the surrounding valley is amazing.

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