# #313 - Qing 44: Frontiers, Pt. 2: The Vastness Devours Us - Mountain Monasteries & Money Pits

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Podcast: [The History of China](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-china-487671)
Published: 2025-12-04T21:46:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3462

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From the koan chants of monasteries tucked between Himalayan peaks, to wending caravan paths stretching endlessly across the arid expanses of the Taklamakan & trackless steppes of Dzungaria, we finish out our look at the four primary frontier regions of the Qing Empire as of 1800, where they'd come from, how they were operated, & the imperial tonnage of headaches for Beijing that came with both.Tibet - 00:01:21Xinjiang - 00:22:08 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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