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Back to SearchJia Sidao: Hero, Villain, Entomologist
Episode 240
The late-Song prime minister with a terrible reputation.
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Published on 8 hours ago
Zhengde, the Emperor with an Alter Ego
Episode 239
Zhengde or Wuzong of Ming, a most perplexing ruler.
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Published on 1 week ago
Hai Rui, Mad Mandarin
Episode 238
The Ming mandarin who helped, 400 years later, to start the Cultural Revolution.
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Published on 2 weeks ago
General Qi Jiguang of the Ming
Episode 237
The most successful military commander of the mid-to-late-Ming Dynasty.
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Published on 3 weeks ago
Zhang Zai, Philosopher
Episode 236
The major Song Dynasty philosopher who began to formulate Neo-Confucianism.
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Published on 4 weeks ago
Chen Tuan, the Sleeping Immortal
Episode 235
The Daoist hermit who supposedly lived to 118 years old and profoundly influenced Confucian philosophy.
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Published on 1 month ago
The Yellow River, Changing Course
Episode 234
In recorded history, the Yellow River has flooded 1,593 times and changed course 26 times.
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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Di Qing: Soldier Out of Time
Episode 233
One of the great heroes of the Song Dynasty, born into the wrong time.
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Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Liu E and "The Travels of Lao Can"
Episode 232
The late-Qing author and his famous novel.
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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Shen Gua, Scientist
Episode 231
Shen Gua or Shen Kuo of the Song Dynasty is one of the most significant figures in the history of Chinese science.
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Published on 2 months ago