Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Hidden History of Hermit-Scholars
Season 1 Episode 54
At the Palace Museum exhibition, a total of 76 paintings include portraits of the most famous hermit-scholars in China’s history. It is the second in…
4 years, 5 months ago
Farming and Learning: Food for Heart
Season 1 Episode 53
“Globally, around 14 percent of food produced is lost between harvest and retail, while an estimated 17 percent of total global food production is wa…
4 years, 5 months ago
Mythical Qilin and Bloody Horses: Ancient Animal Ambassadors
Season 1 Episode 52
On August 21, the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC celebrated the first birthday of panda cub Xiao Qi Ji, which translates to Little Mira…
4 years, 5 months ago
Cultural Lions: Ferocious but Cute
Season 1 Episode 51
Today we discuss how a ferocious, exotic beast, lion, has become an auspicious, cute cultural icon in ancient China.
The lion originally came from Afr…
4 years, 6 months ago
Cockfights, Strange Stones and Pampered Cranes: Obsessive Pursuits in Ancient China
Season 1 Episode 50
On August 30, China announced a policy that restricts the time minors can play online games to three hours a week. The new rules limit those under 18…
4 years, 6 months ago
Zhongyuan: the Center of the Chinese Culture
Season 1 Episode 49
If Wuhan was the place in China that received most attention in 2020, Henan Province has certainly captured its share of attention this year. Henan i…
4 years, 6 months ago
Epigraphy: Ancient Markings and Enduring Love
Season 1 Episode 48
Even if we trace archaeology back to da Vinci and Raphael, there is another related discipline that began much earlier. Epigraphy, the study of ancie…
4 years, 6 months ago
Magic Oxen: Containing Floods
Season 1 Episode 47
By August 2, at least 302 people had died and some 50 were registered as missing due to the catastrophic floods that swept through parts of central C…
4 years, 7 months ago
A Short History of Archaeology in China: Digs and Dreams
Season 1 Episode 46
At one time, archaeology was not a place for outsiders. But in recent years, it has captured the public imagination in China with movie blockbusters …
4 years, 7 months ago
Ancient Sports: Off Target Archery
Humans in prehistory period relied on hunting and gathering to survive. When agriculture was developed, hunting became an important sport and enterta…
4 years, 7 months ago