Ep. 361 | McKinley, Tariffs, and the Open Door Policy
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.
Ep. 140-5 | The Classic of Tea
It wasn't a very long book but it certainly was consequential. This time we'll look at the granddaddy of all tea treatises (and there were a lot of them that followed).
Ep. 140-4 | The Sage of Tea
This time we look at the great Lu Yu and all that he did to improve the people's understanding and enjoyment of tea.
Ep. 140-3 | Tea Hits the Big Time
The development of Chinese civilizations starts to pick up the pace in the Sui and Tang dynasties. The same went with the taste of tea.