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Ep. 130 | Morris Two-Gun Cohen (Part 1)
Today I wanted to introduce a sort of lovable rogue who haunted the hotel lobbies of Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, London, and Edmonton. Today's su…
12 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 129 | The Incident at Xuanwu Gate
In this episode, we revisit the founding of the Tang Dynasty and focus on the events leading up to, during, and right after the Incident at Xuanwu Ga…
12 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 128 | The History of American Chinese Cuisine
After a record-breaking pause in the action, Laszlo is back with one last episode to finish 2013. This time we look at the interesting and amusing hi…
12 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 127 | The Birth of US-China Relations
In this episode, we take a look at the circumstances and times when the brand spanking new nation of the USA came to a calling to China for the very …
12 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 126 | Yelü Abaoji
This week we look at the Khitan people of the steppes. These people came from the lands between Manchuria and Mongolia. Their most famous son was Yel…
12 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 125 | Zhuge Liang
In this episode, we explore the life and times of Zhuge Liang (181-234 AD). He's a very good example of a well-known name from Chinese history that m…
12 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 124 | Sir Y.K. Pao
Today after a month-long break the China History Podcast is back with another episode. This time we look at the life and times of Sir Y.K. Pao. In te…
12 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 123 | The History of the Chinese in Mexico
The story of the Chinese Mexicans is typical in some respects. They came to Mexico either because they wanted to and saw it as a land of opportunity …
12 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 122 | The Chinese Civil War (Part 4)
In this part 4 episode, we conclude our overview of the Chinese Civil War. After the Pingjin Campaign ended in January of 1949 it was time for the Co…
12 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 121 | The Chinese Civil War (Part 3)
Welcome back to Part 3 of our overview of the Chinese Civil War. The focus this time will be on the Liaoshen, Huaihai, and Pingjin Campaigns that not…
12 years, 9 months ago