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Infamous: Opium, Silk, Tea & the Mission

The Portico Library

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From descriptions of botany, the stealing of plant samples and trade secrets in silk manufacture to descriptions of China and people in East Asia, Infamous explores a key and difficult period in the relationship between the two nations.

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The Portico Library

Organizer of Infamous: Opium, Silk, Tea & the Mission

Still in its original 1806 building, the Portico Library celebrates both the historic and the contemporary culture of Manchester, welcoming the public, researchers and members to its unique 19th-century book collection and 21st-century events and exhibitions.

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