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    Summary of Sarah Rose's For All the Tea in China
    Summary of Sarah Rose's For All the Tea in China
    Summary of Sarah Rose's For All the Tea in China
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    Summary of Sarah Rose's For All the Tea in China

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    #1 In 1845, Robert Fortune was sent to China to collect samples of the Orient’s botanical treasures. He was in the last days of a three-year expedition to China, conducted at the behest of the Royal Horticultural Society of London, to find and collect samples of the Orient’s botanical riches.

    #2 The British Empire was a source of opportunity for many entrepreneurial Scots who were eager to make a living abroad. With their lively minds, they rose quickly through the ranks of horticulture.

    #3 The British had some knowledge of China’s affairs through trading contact, but the interior of China was still largely a mystery. The emperor took great efforts to keep foreigners from exploring his territory and exploiting its resources.

    #4 Fortune was chosen to lead the China expedition despite lacking the typical gentleman’s background that would fit him for such a prestigious Society assignment. He was paid wages of only £100 a year, a paltry sum on which to raise a family.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIRB Media
    Release dateMay 17, 2022
    ISBN9798822521520
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      In 1845, Robert Fortune was sent to China to collect samples of the Orient’s botanical treasures. He was in the last days of a three-year expedition to China, conducted at the behest of the Royal Horticultural Society of London, to find and collect samples of the Orient’s botanical riches.

      #2

      The British Empire was a source of opportunity for many entrepreneurial Scots who were eager to make a living abroad. With their lively minds, they rose quickly through the ranks of horticulture.

      #3

      The British had some knowledge of China’s affairs through trading contact, but the interior of China was still largely a mystery. The emperor took great efforts to keep foreigners from exploring his territory and exploiting its resources.

      #4

      Fortune was chosen to lead the China expedition despite lacking the typical gentleman’s background that would fit him for such a prestigious Society assignment. He was paid wages of only £100 a year, a paltry sum on which to raise a family.

      #5

      Fortune’s trip began in Hong Kong, Britain’s newest colonial possession, during the typhoon season of 1843. He declared the island to be in lamentable condition suffering from the bad air, or mal aria, which laid waste its European

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