Stories from ancient China, and whatever else comes to mind.
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A podcast covering various aspects of Chinese history, from ancient to modern, through interviews with scholars.
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Untold stories from Chinese New Zealanders
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Chinese Revolutions is a podcast showing how China came to be the way it is today. We are looking at modern Chinese history through the lens of revolutionary movements from the Opium Wars to the present. The Communist Party of China inherits quite a lot from previous revolutionary movements, and the Chinese nationalism it brings forward all come from somewhere. Here, we’re going to find out. Your host, Nathan Bennett, lived in China for seven years. This podcast is a love letter and a farewe ...
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Put down that lengthy history book spanning thousands of years and instead follow the “Makers and Shakers of Chinese History” podcast, which presents the biographies of 20 historic figures who shaped the course of ancient China. Meet the most renowned ancient Chinese rulers, ministers, thinkers, scientists, poets, and rebels, and find out how they continue to influence the Chinese to this day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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There is a difference in business culture between Asia and the West. Much of the startup related literature are western dominated and there is a vacuum for Asian business strategies related discussions in English. On each episode of CHATS, Old Chang will pick a topic which will interest English speaking founders and professionals by seeking out relevant lessons from Chinese history.
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Did you know that a heavy rain was responsible for the demise of a Dynasty, during which the Great Wall was built? Did you know that Italian merchant and explorer Marco Polo finished his master piece about China in prison? And an Emperor proclaimed African giraffes as magical Chinese unicorns Qilin. Follow the podcast, ‘Stuff you missed in Chinese history,’ to learn more fun facts during the past few thousand years in this country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Wei Yuan, the 19th century mandarin and geographer who taught the Chinese to open their eyes to the outside world. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Qian Liu and the Get-Out-Jail-Free Card
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Regarding the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms figure Qian Liu and his "iron scroll." Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Zu Chongzhi: Mathematician
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Regarding the great 5th century mathematician, astronomer, and engineer. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Regarding the Han Dynasty policy advisor, party-pooper, and scapegoat. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Baopuzi: The Path to Immortality
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About the Jin Dynasty alchemist and author Ge Hong and the text he left us, Baopuzi, which teaches us the way to immortality. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Zilu, the Warrior Confucian
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About one of the most famous disciples of Confucius, the man of action Zilu Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Wang Bo and the Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng
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Regarding the Tang Dynasty writer and his most famous essay. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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The greatest travel writer in Chinese tradition, the late-Ming figure Xu Xiake. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Guan Hanqing and the Story of Dou E
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Regarding the great Yuan Dynasty playwright and his most famous play. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Du You and Du Mu, Grandpa and Grandson
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Regarding the historian of institutions Du You and his grandson, the poet Du Mu. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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The Cat, the Prince, and the Empress: Empress Liu of Song
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The legend of "a dead cat for a prince" and the true story of the career of Empress Dowager Liu of the Song Dynasty. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Zhu Xi: the Neo-Confucian
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On the great Song Dynasty philosopher who redefined Confucian thought. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Zhang Xuecheng, Historian
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Regarding the major Qing Dynasty historian Zhang Xuecheng (1738-1801). Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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A chapter in the Daoist text Zhuangzi that launches a sustained attack on Confucianism, through the mouth of a notorious criminal. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Professor Ronald Po on Qing China's 'Blue Frontier'
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The Qing, China's last imperial dynasty, ruled over one of the largest empires in Eurasia at the dawn of the 19th century. Throughout the preceding century, it expanded its reach into the northwest, southwest, Tibet, and gained hegemony over Mongolia. For a long time, traditional historiography has viewed the Qing as a land-based, agrarian power wi…
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Huang Zongxi and "Waiting for Dawn": Chinese Democratic Theory
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One of the most influential thinkers -- and his most influential work -- in the history of Chinese democratic thought. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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King Li of Zhou and the "Republic" of 841 B.C.
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Until the advent of modern scholarship, the earliest definitive date in the chronology of Chinese history was 841 B.C. What happened that year that so marked the calendar? Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Zhang Zhongjing, Physician
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Regarding the Han Dynasty physician Zhang Zhongjing. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Regarding the Song Dynasty architect and scholar of architecture. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Li Kui and Shen Buhai, Legalists
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Everyone knows that Shang Yang reformed the laws and institutions of the State of Qin, setting it up for superpower status and paving the way to the Qin Dynasty. But a number of earlier reformers prefigured Shang Yang. Here are two of them. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Wang Yangming, Philosopher
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The story of the deeply influential Ming Dynasty philosopher. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Zichan, Criminal Law, and the Soul
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The 6th century B.C. statesman of the State of Zheng promulgated the first published criminal code in Chinese history. Moreover, it is through him that we know how the ancient Chinese understood the nature of the soul. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Chinese Hedonism: the School of Yang Zhu
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The hedonist tradition in Chinese philosophy. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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The Discourses on Salt and Iron
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The economic conference of 81 B.C. and the book that resulted from it. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Liu Xie and "The Literary Heart and the Carving of Dragons"
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On the late-5th and early-6th century work of literary criticism and its author. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Dong Zhongshu, Champion of Confucianism
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Regarding the man who made Confucianism the dominant ideology of China. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Chai Rong and the End of the Five Dynasties
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On Chai Rong, the second emperor of the Latter Zhou, and how it became the last of the Five Dynasties. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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The Secret History of the Mongols
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Our only source for many of the stories about the life of Genghis Khan, The Secret History of the Mongols is a crucial document for understanding the Mongol Empire. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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On the German scholar of Chinese architecture. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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In 627 A.D., an elderly shepherd chanced upon ten stone drums bearing ancient inscriptions. Since then, they have gone on a topsy-turvy adventure through the tumultuous course of Chinese history, down to the present day. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Only six emperors in Chinese history are documented to have performed Fengshan, the worship of heaven at earth at the holy Mt. Tai. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Guo Wei and the Latter Zhou
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Continuing the series on the Five Dynasties, the story of Guo Wei, founder of the Latter Zhou. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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The life of the great 20th century historian Qian Mu. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Dongfang Shuo, Patron Saint of Comedy
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On the 2nd century B.C. courtier, jester, and man of letters Dongfang Shuo, who came to be regarded as the patron saint of "xiangsheng," a traditional form of stand-up comedy. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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The story of an imperial cousin and regent of the Southern Ming Dynasty. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Liu Zhiyuan of the Latter Han
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The next emperor in our series on the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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King Zhuanxu and Ancient Shamanism
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Regarding Zhuanxu, the second of the so-called "Five Emperors" of China's deep past. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Shi Jingtang, the Man Who Gave Away the Great Wall
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Continuing our series on the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: the founder of the Latter Jin Dynasty, Shi Jingtang. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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"Troubled Empire": A Book Review
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On "The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties," by Professor Timothy Brook, of the imperial China series by Harvard University Press. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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On the great Ming Dynasty fantasy-historical novel, "Investiture of the Gods." Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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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 understanding of the Chinese of their own history... Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Continuing with the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: the story of Li Siyuan, emperor of the Latter Tang. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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The story of General Hao Bocun. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Li Keyong and Li Cunxu, father and son, were responsible for building the second of the Five Dynasties. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Cultural Production during the Ming-Qing Transition: A Conversation with Professor Lynn Struve
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The Ming-Qing transition was an extremely chaotic time in Chinese history. Millions died of warfare, pestilence, or starvation, and millions more were displaced. Yet despite all these issues, this was also a period of cultural production, which has often been overlooked as people focus on the wars, famine, and climate change that pervaded this peri…
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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 Kingdoms. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Zhou Dunyi, Lawyer and Philosopher
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About the Song Dynasty official, scholar, and philosopher Zhou Dunyi. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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Yan Jiagan, Father of the New Taiwan Dollar
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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 figure. However, before he was president, in 1949, he first rescued Taiwan from economic catastrophe, paving the way for all future developments. For that reason alone, the man deserves to be remembered…
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The Man from Qi Worries About the Sky
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"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 in Liezi, an ancient tract of philosophy. But what was this place called Qi? What does the original fable say? Have we misunderstood it this whole time? Support the show…
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Eastern Bureau and Eastern Forest
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The story of the Ming Dynasty secret police led by eunuchs, the most infamous eunuch among them, and the faction of mandarins who opposed them. Support the showWilliam Han tarafından oluşturuldu
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