Just in time for Liberation Day, I'm presenting this timely episode. Back in 1890, with the aim of protecting American companies from foreign competition, tariffs were jacked up significantly.  With all the advances in transport, logistics, and new technologies, world trade was shifting into a higher gear. For a few centuries, the Ming and Qing emperors did their damnedest to regulate the invasion of European traders clamoring to do business with Chinese merchants. The foreigners wanted free, open, and unfettered trade with China. By the 1890’s and a few humiliating unequal treaties later, the dream finally came true. That’s when the real problems started. Thanks to Dan Stein for this topic idea we discussed over lunch recently. If you'd like to support the China History Podcast and listen ad-free and get new episodes weeks or months early: CHP Premium: <a href= "https://teacupmedianetwork.supercast.com/">https://teacupmedianetwork.supercast.com/</a>,  CHP Patreon: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/c/TheChinaHistoryPodcast">https://www.patreon.com/c/TheChinaHistoryPodcast</a>

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Just in time for Liberation Day, I'm presenting this timely episode. Back in 1890, with the aim of protecting American companies from foreign competition, tariffs were jacked up significantly.  With all the advances in transport, logistics, and...

Ep. 361 | McKinley, Tariffs, and the Open Door Policy

This is the second of a two-part mini-series introducing the world of European plant hunting in China. In this episode, we look at some of the more noteworthy names and their accomplishments. After the exploits of Robert Fortune, many other plant hunters followed in his footsteps to China. We'll look at Henry Fletcher Hance, Père David, Augustine Henry, Ernest Wilson, and George Forrest, among others. Thanks to all for for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href= "https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;This is the second of a two-part mini-series introducing the world of European plant hunting in China. In this episode, we look at some of the more noteworthy names and their accomplishments. After the exploits of Robert Fortune, many other plant hunters followed in his footsteps to China. We'll look at Henry Fletcher Hance, Père David, Augustine Henry, Ernest Wilson, and George Forrest, among others. Thanks to all for for listening.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Learn more about your ad choices. Visit &lt;a href= "https://megaphone.fm/adchoices"&gt;megaphone.fm/adchoices&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this concluding Part 2 episode of the series we look at the plant hunters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Ep. 360 | Plant Hunters during the Qing Dynasty (Part 2)

I was afraid I'd barely be able to scrape together enough material for a short episode. Instead, this one is gonna take almost two hours to tell. I hope no one minds that I opted not to drown anyone with Latin names and to go easy on the scientific aspects behind plants. The focus will be on the European and later, American plant hunters who came to China between the 16th and 20th centuries. This episode will look at some of the exploits of the early Jesuit missionaries up through Robert Fortune's four trips to China. Next time in Part 2, all the famous post-Fortune plant hunters will be featured. Be looking for that soon. If you'd like to support the China History Podcast and listen ad-free and get new episodes weeks or months early:CHP Premium: <a href="https://teacupmedianetwork.supercast.com/">https://teacupmedianetwork.supercast.com/</a>CHP Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/TheChinaHistoryPodcast">https://www.patreon.com/c/TheChinaHistoryPodcast</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>I was afraid I'd barely be able to scrape together enough material for a short episode. Instead, this one is gonna take almost two hours to tell. I hope no one minds that I opted not to drown anyone with Latin names and to go easy on the scientific aspects behind plants. The focus will be on the European and later, American plant hunters who came to China between the 16th and 20th centuries. This episode will look at some of the exploits of the early Jesuit missionaries up through Robert Fortune's four trips to China. Next time in Part 2, all the famous post-Fortune plant hunters will be featured. Be looking for that soon. 
If you'd like to support the China History Podcast and listen ad-free and get new episodes weeks or months early:
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CHP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/TheChinaHistoryPodcast
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This is the first in a two-part series looking at the world of plant hunting in China during the Qing Dynasty

I was afraid I'd barely be able to scrape together enough material for a short episode. Instead, this one is gonna take almost two hours to tell. I hope no one minds that I opted not to drown anyone with Latin names and to go easy on the scientific aspects behind plants. The focus will be on the European and later, American plant hunters who came to China between the 16th and 20th centuries. This episode will look at some of the exploits of the early Jesuit missionaries up through Robert Fortune's four trips to China. Next time in Part 2, all the famous post-Fortune plant hunters will be featured. Be looking for that soon. 
If you'd like to support the China History Podcast and listen ad-free and get new episodes weeks or months early:
CHP Premium: https://teacupmedianetwork.supercast.com/
CHP Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/TheChinaHistoryPodcast
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 359 | Plant Hunters during the Qing Dynasty (Part 1)

I was afraid I'd barely be able to scrape together enough material for a short episode. Instead, this one is gonna take almost two hours to tell. I hope no one minds that I opted not to drown anyone with Latin names and to go easy on the scientific aspects behind plants. The focus will be on the European and later, American plant hunters who came to China between the 16th and 20th centuries. This episode will look at some of the exploits of the early Jesuit missionaries up through Robert Fortune's four trips to China. Next time in Part 2, all the famous post-Fortune plant hunters will be featured. Be looking for that soon.  If you'd like to support the China History Podcast and listen ad-free and get new episodes weeks or months early: CHP Premium: <a href= "https://teacupmedianetwork.supercast.com/">https://teacupmedianetwork.supercast.com/</a> CHP Patreon: <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/c/TheChinaHistoryPodcast">https://www.patreon.com/c/TheChinaHistoryPodcast</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href= "https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;I was afraid I'd barely be able to scrape together enough material for a short episode. Instead, this one is gonna take almost two hours to tell. I hope no one minds that I opted not to drown anyone with Latin names and to go easy on the scientific aspects behind plants. The focus will be on the European and later, American plant hunters who came to China between the 16th and 20th centuries. This episode will look at some of the exploits of the early Jesuit missionaries up through Robert Fortune's four trips to China. Next time in Part 2, all the famous post-Fortune plant hunters will be featured. Be looking for that soon. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you'd like to support the China History Podcast and listen ad-free and get new episodes weeks or months early:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;CHP Premium: &lt;a href= "https://teacupmedianetwork.supercast.com/"&gt;https://teacupmedianetwork.supercast.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;CHP Patreon: &lt;a href= "https://www.patreon.com/c/TheChinaHistoryPodcast"&gt;https://www.patreon.com/c/TheChinaHistoryPodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Learn more about your ad choices. Visit &lt;a href= "https://megaphone.fm/adchoices"&gt;megaphone.fm/adchoices&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Calling all fans of podcast great, Lindsay Graham! Here's a sampling of the very popular podcast, History Daily. On History Daily, they do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history. Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day “that will live in infamy,” or to celebrate that 20th day in July 1969, when humankind reached the moon, History Daily is there to tell you the true stories of the people and events that shaped our world—one day at a time. So if you’re stuck in traffic, bored at work—wherever you are, listen to History Daily to remind yourself that something incredible happened to make that day historic. A co-production from award-winning podcasters Airship and Noiser. LINKS to HISTORY DAILY SPOTIFY: <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/31PSVhUGECv1bdBfPSv3Nf?si=6ed7018e08084034"> https://open.spotify.com/show/31PSVhUGECv1bdBfPSv3Nf?si=6ed7018e08084034</a> APPLE: <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-daily/id1591095413"> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-daily/id1591095413</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href= "https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Calling all fans of podcast great, Lindsay Graham! Here's a sampling of the very popular podcast, &lt;strong&gt;&lt;u&gt;History Daily&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;On &lt;strong&gt;History Daily&lt;/strong&gt;, they do history, daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Whether it’s to remember the tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day “that will live in infamy,” or to celebrate that 20th day in July 1969, when humankind reached the moon, &lt;strong&gt;History Daily&lt;/strong&gt; is there to tell you the true stories of the people and events that shaped our world—one day at a time.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;So if you’re stuck in traffic, bored at work—wherever you are, listen to &lt;strong&gt;History Daily&lt;/strong&gt; to remind yourself that something incredible happened to make that day historic.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;A co-production from award-winning podcasters Airship and Noiser.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LINKS to HISTORY DAILY&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SPOTIFY:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/31PSVhUGECv1bdBfPSv3Nf?si=6ed7018e08084034"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;https://open.spotify.com/show/31PSVhUGECv1bdBfPSv3Nf?si=6ed7018e08084034&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;APPLE:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-daily/id1591095413"&gt;&lt;strong&gt; https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-daily/id1591095413&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Learn more about your ad choices. Visit &lt;a href= "https://megaphone.fm/adchoices"&gt;megaphone.fm/adchoices&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Calling all fans of podcast great, Lindsay Graham! 

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