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: CHP Patreon: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can listen to Ep. 359 Plant Hunters during the Qing Dynasty (Part 1) online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Ep. 359 Plant Hunters during the Qing Dynasty (Part 1) is an episode from The China History Podcast by Laszlo Montgomery.

This episode is 51:32 long.

This episode was published on Mar 5, 2025.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from The China History Podcast when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.