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Episode 258
The tale of the Ming Dynasty general who switched sides and helped to bring it down and the woman whose legendary beautiful supposedly made him do it…
2 months, 1 week ago
Cai Jing: Calligrapher and Perfidious Minister
Episode 257
Regarding one of the greatest calligraphers who ever lived, and one of the worst prime ministers in Chinese history
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2 months, 2 weeks ago
Chong Family Generals
Episode 256
A most significant military family during the Northern Song Dynasty.
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2 months, 3 weeks ago
“To Rise with the Cockcrow to Practice Swordsmanship”
Episode 255
About a classical Chinese expression and the two men behind it.
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3 months ago
Qian Qianyi: Hero or Turncoat?
Episode 254
Regarding the late-Ming mandarin and his ethical choices.
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3 months, 1 week ago
Nanchang Uprising: Birth of the PLA
Episode 253
August 1, 1927: a date that lives in PRC history.
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3 months, 2 weeks ago
A History of Lushan
Episode 252
Mt. Lu or Lushan, the object of so much classical Chinese poetry, the site of so much modern Chinese history.
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3 months, 3 weeks ago
Luoxia Hong: Why Chinese New Year Is When It Is
Episode 251
The Han Dynasty inventor of the Taichu Calendar.
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3 months, 4 weeks ago
Altai: of Gold and One-Eyed Folks
Episode 250
Tales from the Altai Mountains.
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4 months ago
Yu Yunwen, Hero of the Southern Song
Episode 249
A lesser known figure who saved the Southern Song Dynasty in 1161.
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4 months, 1 week ago