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Season 1 Episode 6
The Beidou Satellite Navigation System, the spacecraft Crew Dragon --- while grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic on Earth, humans have made several landmark steps in space in 2020. Many world firsts…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
Gold, Silver, Wealth and War
Season 1 Episode 5
Prices of gold and silver skyrocketed in the first half of the year amid uncertainties of the global economic prospect. China has a long history of using gold. But China has never been on gold standa…
Published on 5 years ago
Wuhan: Rediscovery, Restart
Season 1 Episode 4
In the first decade of the 20th century, today’s Hankou District of Wuhan became the second-largest port in China, only following Shanghai and exceeding old big ports like Guangzhou and Tianjin in te…
Published on 5 years ago
Floods Made China’s Early Civilizations
Season 1 Episode 3
Chinese civilization began in the middle and downstream of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. Unlike the Nile flooding which brought prosperity, it is troubles related to water, including floodi…
Published on 5 years ago
A Pandemic, A European Missionary and Two Chinese Dynasties
Season 1 Episode 2
Covid-19 is not the first pandemic that has impacted human society. In the mid 14th century, the black plague in Europe affected the continent’s evolution of politics and religion. In the 17th centu…
Published on 5 years ago
Imperial Exams and Testing Times
Season 1 Episode 1
Every year, millions of students take China’s national college entrance exam for a coveted slot at a top university. Despite the severe competition and its bouts with controversy, many still see the …
Published on 5 years, 1 month ago