# Event Details - **Event Name**: Our Great Qing: Revisiting Macartney's Embassy & China's Long 19th Century - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: Dr Hannah Theaker discusses the Macartney Embassy and China's long 19th CenturyAbout this EventJoin us as Dr Hannah Theaker discusses the Macartney Embassy and China's long 19th Century.The Macartney Embassy (1792–1794) was the first official British diplomatic mission to China, led by George Macartney to the Qing dynasty's Qianlong Emperor. Aiming to open trade, establish a permanent embassy, and ease restrictions in Canton, the mission failed to achieve its goals as the Emperor viewed the requests as contradictory to tradition and unnecessary.Dr Theaker is a Lecturer in History and Politics at the University of Plymouth. She teaches across the history and politics departments, offering a range of courses on China, refugee studies, historical methodology, postcolonialism and the Global South.Hannah joined the History and Politics departments at the University of Plymouth in 2021, having previously been the Plumer Junior Research Fellow in Oriental Studies, St Anne's College, University of Oxford.Her work explores empire, rebellion, migration and the co-construction of religion and ethnicity in China’s northwest, with a particular focus on the impact of 19th century state-directed resettlements of Muslims following the Great Northwestern Rebellions, 1860-1872. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/plymouth/our-great-qing-revisiting-macartneys-embassy-and-chinas-long-19th-century/100001984909055417 - **Event Categories**: - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Plymouth - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: City College Plymouth - **lat**: 50.37409340000001 - **long**: -4.166485399999999 - **full address**: City College Plymouth, Kings Road, Plymouth, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Our Great Qing: Revisiting Macartney's Embassy & China's Long 19th Century - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/bea08e3fbb80658e0561371428a746a6d2e498cf1773b249104f4e21d506991d-rimg-w800-h531-dcbd905f-gmir.jpg?v=1773258005 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Our Great Qing: Revisiting Macartney's Embassy & China's Long 19th Century being held? - **A:** Our Great Qing: Revisiting Macartney's Embassy & China's Long 19th Century takes place on Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 at 08:30 pm at City College Plymouth, Kings Road, Plymouth, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Our Great Qing: Revisiting Macartney's Embassy & China's Long 19th Century? - **A:** Our Great Qing: Revisiting Macartney's Embassy & China's Long 19th Century is organized by The Plymouth Athenaeum. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Our Great Qing: Revisiting Macartney's Embassy & China's Long 19th Century", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/bea08e3fbb80658e0561371428a746a6d2e498cf1773b249104f4e21d506991d-rimg-w800-h531-dcbd905f-gmir.jpg?v=1773258005", "startDate": "2026-03-26", "endDate": "2026-03-26", "url": "https://allevents.in/plymouth/our-great-qing-revisiting-macartneys-embassy-and-chinas-long-19th-century/100001984909055417", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "City College Plymouth", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Kings Road", "postalCode": "PL1 5QG", "addressLocality": "Plymouth", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "50.37409340000001", "longitude": "-4.166485399999999" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Dr Hannah Theaker discusses the Macartney Embassy and China's long 19th Century", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-07", "availabilityEnds": "2026-03-26", "validFrom": "2026-04-07", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/plymouth/our-great-qing-revisiting-macartneys-embassy-and-chinas-long-19th-century/100001984909055417" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-07", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-07", "url": "https://allevents.in/plymouth/our-great-qing-revisiting-macartneys-embassy-and-chinas-long-19th-century/100001984909055417", "price": 0, "name": "Entry Registration" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "The Plymouth Athenaeum", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/the-plymouth-athenaeum/22883035", "description": "The Plymouth Athenaeum, located in Plymouth, England, is a charitable society dedicated to the promotion of learning in the fields of science, technology, literature and art.The Athenaeum building, located at Derry's Cross in Plymouth City Centre, includes a 340-seat auditorium, lecture room, lounge, meeting rooms and a local interest library.Founded on 17 October 1812 as the Plymouth Institute, it was soon renamed the Plymouth Institution. 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