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How Tea Travels

While the history of tea may have begun thousands of years ago, the saga of its rise is by no means contained to the pre-modern era. Two historians will each tell the story of a key chapter in tea history, showing how tea unlocked opportunities for economic growth in different parts of China during the twentieth century. Alexander Day (Occidental College) will discuss how shifts in tea production in Guizhou from the 1930s to 1940s impacted China’s national economy. Kelly Anne Hammond (University of Arkansas) will highlight the Japanese Empire’s use of tea as a means to create new markets in Sino-Muslim communities in northern China during the Second World War.

Alex Day, "After the Decline: Tea, Labor, and Creating a National Economy in 1930s and 1940s Guizhou, China"

Kelly Hammond, “Hot commodity—Japanese tea, emerging markets in Islamic spaces, and Sino-Muslim interlocutors”

Tea Tasting with teas provided by 7 Leaves Tea

Presented by the Center for Asian Studies; co-sponsored by the Long U.S.-China Institute, the Department of East Asian Studies, and the Department of History