Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGrand Canal: Changing the Course of History
Season 1 Episode 44
The construction of the Hangou canal began in 486 BCE, 1,090 years before Emperor Yang launched his canal project. It became the earliest part of wh…
4 years, 7 months ago
Dragon Boats on Grand Canal: The Rule of Water
Season 1 Episode 43
“The same water either supports or overturns boats on it,” Li Shimin, the second emperor of the Tang in the 7th century, often cited these Confuci…
4 years, 7 months ago
Academic Success: A Country Pig Chasing City Cabbage
Season 1 Episode 40
Zhang Xifeng, a 17-year-old student at Hengshui High School of Hebei Province, went viral. In his speech on Anhui TV program Super Speaker, Zhang co…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Apprentices: Opportunity and Discrimination
Season 1 Episode 42
There were 200 million skilled workers in China at the end of 2020, only 26 percent of the country’s total workforce.
Given this, vocational educatio…
4 years, 8 months ago
Public Museums and Private Collectors: Historical Seals
One day, more than 2,000 years ago, Emperor Yuan of China’s Western Han dynasty and his concubines were watching animal baiting. Suddenly a black bea…
4 years, 8 months ago
Forgotten Heroine
Season 1 Episode 39
A Chinese woman living in German-occupied Belgium in the 1940s finally succeeded in her mission: an audience with the top Nazi leader in Belgium, Gen…
4 years, 8 months ago
Ancient Population Policy: Baby Boom Prosperity
Season 1 Episode 38
On May 31, China announced a further relaxation in its family planning policy, allowing couples to have up to three children. Supportive measures wil…
4 years, 9 months ago
Ancient Fathers: Absent, Far
Season 1 Episode 37
In a recent TV series, the two mothers even seem paranoid sometimes, while the two fathers seem normal. This is because they are less involved in t…
4 years, 9 months ago
Ancient Migration: Wars and Walls
Season 1 Episode 36
In 2020, nearly 376 million Chinese people did not live in the cities where they had registered their household information, up by more than 154 mill…
4 years, 9 months ago
Nowhere Left to Retreat: Elephants, Trees and Capitals
Season 1 Episode 35
In May, a herd of 15 wild Asian elephants continued their northern venture in southwest China’s Yunnan Province after their year-long journey from t…
4 years, 9 months ago