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Green Canton: The Tea Trade, Plants, and Botanists, 1700-1850
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens presents John E. Wills Jr., emeritus professor of history at the University of Southern California. Professor Wills will discuss how Britain's success in smuggling tea plants out of China in 1840 led to the birth of India's great tea industry.
When:
February 17, 2015 7:30pm
Where
In the 18th century, Canton (Guangzhou) was the major port for the tea trade. Through this window to the West many new and exotic plants were introduced to Europe satisfying the appetite of rich collectors, gardeners and botanists, such as Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). The ultimate success of the British to smuggle tea plants out of China in 1840 led to large profits and the birth of India's great tea industry.
This lecture was made possible by the Justin Vajna Memorial Fund for Educational Programs in the Chinese Garden.
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In the 18th century, Canton (Guangzhou) was the major port for the tea trade. Through this window to the West many new and exotic plants were introduced to Europe satisfying the appetite of rich collectors, gardeners and botanists, such as Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). The ultimate success of the British to smuggle tea plants out of China in 1840 led to large profits and the birth of India's great tea industry.
This lecture was made possible by the Justin Vajna Memorial Fund for Educational Programs in the Chinese Garden.
Cost:
Free and Open to the Public
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Phone Number:
(626) 405-2100
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