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Episode 158
On "The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties," by Professor Timothy Brook, of the imperial China series by Harvard University Press.…
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Investiture of the Gods
Episode 157
On the great Ming Dynasty fantasy-historical novel, "Investiture of the Gods."
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The Bamboo Annals
Episode 156
In 281 A.D., a tomb raider discovered a lost ancient text, which came to be known as the "Bamboo Annals." It had an explosive effect on the understan…
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Li Siyuan
Episode 155
Continuing with the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: the story of Li Siyuan, emperor of the Latter Tang.
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Hao Bocun
Episode 154
The story of General Hao Bocun.
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Li Keyong and Li Cunxu
Episode 153
Li Keyong and Li Cunxu, father and son, were responsible for building the second of the Five Dynasties.
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Zhu Wen
Episode 152
The story of Zhu Wen, the man who formally ended the Tang Dynasty and began the period in Chinese history known as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdom…
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Zhou Dunyi, Lawyer and Philosopher
Episode 151
About the Song Dynasty official, scholar, and philosopher Zhou Dunyi.
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Yan Jiagan, Father of the New Taiwan Dollar
Episode 150
Yan Jiagan is the forgotten president of the Republic of China or Taiwan. He served between 1975 and 1978 but was largely considered a transitional f…
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The Man from Qi Worries About the Sky
Episode 149
"The man from Qi worries about the sky" is a Chinese idiom meaning to worry unnecessarily about things that won't happen. It comes from a story found…
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