Podcast Episodes

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 exceed…

5 years, 6 months ago

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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,…

5 years, 6 months ago

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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 evol…

5 years, 7 months ago

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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 a…

5 years, 7 months ago

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