Ep. 164 | Zhou Enlai (Part 4)
In this Part 4 episode of our Zhou Enlai series, Laszlo re-tells the always amusing story of when the Americans came around Yan’an to kick the tires of the CCP and see what they were all about. Many of these events from today’s episode were covered in previous podcasts (Kang Sheng, Deng Xiaoping, John Service, and The Chinese Civil War).
This time Zhou again proves his loyalty and devotion to Mao and as always to China. He gets a real workout as far as developing his role as the Communists (and later China’s) chief diplomat.
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Terms in Episode
| Pinyin/Term | Chinese | English/Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Bo Gu | 博古 | One of the 28 Bolsheviks and right hand to Wang Ming |
| Bo Yibo | 薄一波 | Early Mao supporter, featured in an earlier CHP episode |
| Chen Jiakang | 陈家康 | Early communist and very close to Zhou Enlai, serving as his chief liaison with foreign journalists |
| Chen Yi | 陈毅 | Great general, Shanghai mayor, Foreign Minister |
| Dali | 大理 | Formerly known as Xiaguan, city in Yunnan |
| Deng Yingchao | 邓颖超 | Wife and lifelong partner of Zhou Enlai |
| gaiwan | 盖碗 | covered tea bowls |
| Gum jie | 金姐 | Long serving tea lady at the CHP Complex |
| He Long | 贺龙 | Great Red Army general, one of the Ten Marshals |
| He Zizhen | 贺子珍 | Mao’s third wife (after Luo Yixiu and Yang Kaihui) |
| Hebei | 河北 | Province in China where Beijing is geographically located (but not part of) |
| Huai-Hai Campaign | 淮海战役 | The second of the three great military campaigns 11-6-1948 to 1-10-1949 |
| Huang Hua | 黄华 | Great Chinese diplomat and vice premier |
| Jiang Qing | 江青 | Madame Mao, the name by which she is best known |
| Jinggangshan | 井冈山 | The cradle of the revolution, where Mao went after the Autumn Harvest Uprising |
| Kang Sheng | 康生 | Early CCP secret police chief and later “godfather” of the Cultural Revolution |
| Lan Ping | 蓝萍 | Stage name of Jiang Qing |
| Li Shumeng | 李淑蒙 | Early name of Jiang Qing |
| Li Yunhe | 李云鹤 | Another early name of Jiang Qing |
| Li Zongren | 李宗仁 | Succeeded Chiang as president in January 1949 |
| Liao-Shen Campaign | 辽沈战役 | The first of the three great military campaigns 9-12-1948 to 11-2-1948 |
| Lin Biao | 林彪 | Great Red Army general, one of the Ten Marshals |
| Lingdao | 领导 | leader |
| Liu Bei | 刘备 | Great Sichuan hero and King of Shu. One of the main characters of Romance of the Three Kingdoms |
| Liu Shaoqi | 刘少奇 | Early Mao supporter and later top leader in China |
| Ma Haide | 马海德 | Dr. George Hatem, subject of a future episode |
| Menghai Tea Factory | 勐海茶厂 | Famous tea factory in Xishuangbanna |
| Nie Rongzhen | 聂荣臻 | Great Red Army general, one of the Ten Marshals |
| Ningbo | 宁波 | Major port city in Zhejiang province |
| Panlongzhen | 蟠龙镇 | Place in Shaanxi where Peng Dehuai raided a KMT supply depot |
| Peng Dehuai | 彭德怀 | Great Red Army general, one of the Ten Marshals |
| Peng Zhen | 彭真 | Early Mao supporter and later mayor of Beijing |
| Ping-Jin Campaign | 平津战役 | The last of the three great military campaigns 11-29-1948 to 1-31-1949 |
| Ren Bishi | 任弼时 | Early political and military communist leader. Died in 1950 |
| Ruijin | 瑞金 | City on Fujian-Jiangxi border |
| Shaanxi | 陕西 | Province in northwest China |
| Shanxi | 山西 | Northern province bordering Shaanxi |
| Shaoshan | 韶山 | Birthplace of Mao near Xiangtan |
| Sheng Pu-erh | 生普洱 | Raw Pu-erh Tea |
| shiba da | 十八大 | The 18th Party Congress |
| Shijiazhuang | 石家庄 | Capital Hebei Province |
| Shou Pu-erh | 熟普洱 | Ripe Pu-erh tea |
| tuocha | 沱茶 | usually 100 gram dome shaped tea bricks |
| Wang Jiaxiang | 王稼祥 | Another former 28 Bolshevik and Party leader who sided with Mao |
| Wang Ming | 王明 | Comintern appointed CCP leader and head of the 28 Bolsheviks |
| Xiaguan Tea Factory | 下关茶厂 | Famous tea factory in Dali |
| Xibaipo | 西柏坡 | Town near Shijiazhuang that served as Mao’s new base after Yan’an |
| Xikou | 溪口 | Birthplace of Chiang Kai-shek |
| Xishuangbanna | 西双版纳 | One of the great tea cities of China |
| Yan’an | 延安 | Revolutionary base of the CCP after the Long March |
| Ye Jianying | 叶剑英 | Immortal Communist military leader and statesman |
| Yunnan | 云南 | Southwest province of China |
| Zaolin’gou | 枣林沟 | Site of a key meeting after Yan’an was evacuated |
| Zhang Guotao | 张国焘 | Senior Communist leader and rival to Mao |
| Zhangjiakou | 张家口 | City of 4.4 million that borders Beijing, Inner Mongolia and Shanxi |
| Zhishi fenzi | 知识分子 | intellectuals |
| Zhu De | 朱德 | Founder of the Red Army |
| Zhuge Liang | 诸葛亮 | Another main character from Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Wise advisor to Liu Bei |
| Zunyi | 遵义 | 2nd largest city in Guizhou |
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