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Ep. 276 | Sanxingdui and Ancient Shu
Just in time, we look at all the recent finds at the newly discovered six sacrificial pits at Sanxingdui. Archaeologists and historians are pretty su…
4 years, 10 months ago
Pistols of the Warlord Era With Ian McCollum
In this CHP Special Episode Laszlo is thrilled to welcome Mr. Ian McCollum to discuss his new book, "Pistols of the Warlords: Chinese Domestic Handgu…
4 years, 11 months ago
CHP Special Episode | Yuan Longping
Here's a brief intro to the life of Dr. Yuan Longping who passed away on. May 22, 2021. It was covered quite extensively last week in the Chinese and…
4 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 275 | Henan Province (Part 3)
We're going to finish off this survey of Henan from Neolithic times to the 20th century. In this episode, you'll get a closer look at Zhengzhou and a…
4 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 274 | Henan Province (Part 2)
The saga continues. More poking around Henan in Part 2. We'll look at the Zhou Dynasty era states that made up the province in ancient times. We'll a…
4 years, 11 months ago
Ep. 273 | Henan Province (Part 1)
This is Part 1 of a four-part series focusing on the Chinese history that happened in one of China's oldest provinces. In Part 1 we get the lay of th…
5 years ago
Ep. 272 | Eunuchs in Chinese History (Part 6)
In this shortest CHP episode since 2011, we conclude the series that explored the lives of eunuchs in Chinese history. This time around we wind thing…
5 years ago
Ep. 271 | Eunuchs in Chinese History (Part 5)
In this penultimate episode of the Eunuchs series, we finally make it to the Qing Dynasty. After everything that transpired during the Ming, the Qing…
5 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 270 | Eunuchs in Chinese History (Part 4)
Three of the Four Tigers, Wang Zhi, Liu Jin, and Wei Zhongxian get a once over this time around in Part 4. Many historians agree these guys offered t…
5 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 269 | Eunuchs in Chinese History (Part 3)
The story continues. After wrecking the Han and Tang Dynasties, the eunuchs emerge again in the Ming as a particularly destructive force. In this epi…
5 years, 2 months ago