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The History of Chinese Medicine continues right here.

In this episode, we start a new series that looks at the history of Chinese Medicine or TCM.

A look back at a little-known 4th Century BC legendary sage from the Warring States Era.

The story of the life of Qian Xuesen continues in 1950.

In Part 1 we'll look at Qian Xuesen’s — also known as “The Father of China's Missile and Space Program” early life, how he came to America, and his work up to 1950.

Some lighter fare this time as we look at the life of a Chinese-American many of us grew up with.

The series concludes in this Part 5 episode that takes Yunnan's history up to 1975.

This time we look at the events of the 19th century in Yunnan.

Our series on the history of Yunnan continues in this episode covering the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.

The history of Yunnan continues with the fall of Nanzhao in the 10th century to the rise and fall of the Dali Kingdom

Here's another one from the Warring States Period that's as relevant today as it was back in King Wei of Qi's time in the 4th Century BC.

Here's another one from the Warring States Period that's as relevant today as it was back in King Wei of Qi's time in the 4th Century BC.

Here's a quickie starring Zhuangzi, about the fish caught in a rut 涸辙之鲋.

Here's a Chinese Saying about people who put on a good show to look great on the outside. But upon closer inspection, are rather lacking.

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.