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Ep. 245 | The History of Xinjiang (Part 2)
In this Part 2 episode, we leave pre-history behind and look at Xinjiang's importance during the Qin and Han dynasties. Here is where the Han Chinese…
6 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 244 | The History of Xinjiang (Part 1)
In this CHP episode, we start a new multi-part series that looks at the history of the land known today as Xinjiang. This series will cover about 400…
6 years, 1 month ago
Ep. 243 | Kawashima Yoshiko (Part 3)
In this final installment introducing the life and death of Kawashima Yoshiko, we look at the last decade and a half of her strange and tragic life. …
6 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 242 | Kawashima Yoshiko (Part 2)
We continue on with Part 2 of the strange life of the Manchu Princess, Kawashima Yoshiko. Now she's on her own, in China, without any "adult supervis…
6 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 241 | Kawashima Yoshiko (Part 1)
We leave the warlords behind but not the time period. This time, in this first of a three part series, we examine the strange and tragic life of Kawa…
6 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 240 | The Warlord Era (Part 10)
In this concluding episode, we close the book on this China Warlord Era overview that began in 1916 and lingered on and on until 1930. By the time it…
6 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 239 | The Warlord Era (Part 9)
As the Northern Expedition ramps up and the Warlord Era starts to wind down, there's still plenty of action and violence to go around. In this episod…
6 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 238 | The Warlord Era (Part 8)
Part 8 in this series first presents a brief overview of "The Model Governor" Yan Xishan and his home province of Shanxi. After some daring moves on …
6 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 237 | The Warlord Era (Part 7)
In this Part 7 episode, the decade of battling warlords is coming to an end. Anhui and Zhili, then Zhili and Fengtian...and then Zhili and Fengtian a…
6 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 236 | The Warlord Era (Part 6)
Things were looking on the up and up for Wu Peifu after his defeat of Zhang Zuolin in the First Zhili-Fengtian War. In this episode, we look at the y…
6 years, 5 months ago