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Although all kinds of tension brewed beneath the surface, the mid to late 19th Century saw a continued bonanza for Singapore.

Part 4 continues with the aftermath of the 1824 Treaty of London. John Crawfurd takes over from a disgraced William Farquhar as First Resident.

With Singapore formally established, we look at those first months and years.

Part 2 continues on with many of the post Age of Discovery history that affected SIngapore.

Here's Part 1 of a probably 10-Part series which will cover the history of Singapore.

Laszlo discusses 19th-20th century Chinese-Mexican history with author Hugo Wong.

Here's a simple but informative overview of China's Grand Canal.

Laszlo chats with author Scott Crawford about the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu, and Rome.

Here's a reading of an article recently published in the South China Morning Post, written by travel writer David Leffman.

The season finale of The Chinese Sayings Podcast is a nice little story infused with some of the best of Chinese culture and a dollop of human decency.

This is sort of the military version of The Early Bird Gets the Worm.

This is an excellent Chinese Saying that regretfully never goes out of style and rarely teaches the lesson it's intended to teach.

Nothing is impossible, no matter how hard it looks.

The tea trade transforms into an entire industry and becomes the most important traded commodity of the British East India Company

Tea started off with the royals and aristocrats, but once prices came down and the haves and have-nots got to enjoy it, the demand will become insatiable.