Ep. 204 | Chinese Martial Arts, Wing Chun, and Ip Man (Part 2)
Today we zero in on the history and legends behind the Wing Chun style of king fu. We’ll also look at Grandmaster Ip Man and all those Wing Chin greats who came before him going back to the founder Ng Mui (Wu Mei).
Ep. 203 | Chinese Martial Arts, Wing Chun, and Ip Man (Part 1)
This two-part series offers up a survey of the development of martial arts in China from the mythical times of the Yellow Emperor to the present day.
Ep. 198 | The History of China-Vietnam Relations (Part 2)
In this second helping, Laszlo picks up with Shi Xie and his impact on bringing Chinese culture to the Jiao region. In the timeline, we’ll be going from the Eastern Han to the end of the Tang.
Ep. 197 | The History of China-Vietnam Relations (Part 1)
In this first of a multipart series, Laszlo explores the history behind the millennia-old relationship between China and Vietnam. Part 1 covers the earliest days of the relationship going back to Zhao Tuo and the Nanyue Kingdom are discussed.
Ep. 189 | The History of Chinese Philosophy (Part 6)
In Part 4, the history of Daoism is explored as well as its main characters, Laozi and Zhuangzi. The Xuanxue thinkers Wang Bi, Guo Xiang, and Xiang Xiu are also discussed, as well as the Neo-Daoism that evolved in the Han.
Ep. 188 | The History of Chinese Philosophy (Part 5)
Legalism takes front and center stage in this episode. After the conquest of the competing Warring States in 221 BCE by Qin Shihuang, a new ideology was embraced by the new Chinese state.
Ep. 187 | The History of Chinese Philosophy (Part 4)
Welcome to Part 3 of the History of Chinese Philosophy. A lot happened in the world of Chinese philosophy right after Confucius passed. He had disciples who carried on his teachings, and naysayers who pointed to flaws in this Ru School of philosophy and offered an alternative kind of thought.
Ep. 186 | The History of Chinese Philosophy (Part 3)
In this brief detour of our History of Chinese Philosophy series, Laszlo picks the Yi Jing (Book of Changes) apart and offers up both a history of this timeless classic as well as a brief intro about how it works and the role it plays in the life of some people.
Ep. 185 | The History of Chinese Philosophy (Part 2)
Part 2 examines the stories surrounding Confucius’ life growing up and operating in the State of Lu during the last decades of the Spring and Autumn period of the Zhou Dynasty.
Ep. 184 | The History of Chinese Philosophy (Part 1)
The CHP is back with this 9-Part overview covering the history of Chinese philosophy. The series will run from pre-Confucian times clear through to Wang Yangming in the mid-Ming Dynasty, a period stretching for more than two thousand years.
Ep. 180 | The Earliest Years of Christianity in China
We’ll take a second cursory look at the Jesuits as part of a bigger story that includes Christianity in China during the Tang and Yuan dynasties. Prior to the arrival of Matteo Ricci, there were two other lesser-known attempts to grow Christianity in China.
Ep. 176 | The History of the Teochew People
In this episode, Laszlo explains a little about the Teochew people. They’re a proud group of people with a collective track record that is admirable by any standards of human achievement.
Ep. 157 | The Rise and Fall of the Qin (Part 1)
In this first of two episodes, Laszlo gives Qin Shihuang, the subject of the first-ever China History Podcast episode, a total makeover.
Ep. 125 | Zhuge Liang
In this episode, we explore the life and times of Zhuge Liang, a man most remembered for his cleverness and someone that many consider him right up there with Sun Tzu as far as the works of strategy and military science he left behind.
Ep. 114 | Shang Oracle Bones
This episode takes a slightly deeper look at the Shang Dynasty and their signature achievement, the Oracle Bone Script.
Ep. 111 | The Wu State
This week we delve back into the mists of ancient times to look at the State of Wu from the Spring & Autumn Period. Although they didn’t last long, the Wu State had a major impact on the development of the culture of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai region.
Ep. 110 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 10)
The 1950s were a stressful time for Hong Kong with Britain managing a diplomatic balancing act trying to be a good neighbor to the new PRC and to their closest ally, the USA.
Ep. 109 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 9)
Welcome back to Part 9 of our History of Hong Kong series. In this week’s episode, we look at the year 1967 in Hong Kong. Unfortunately, the words “riots” and “1967” go hand in hand when talking about Hong Kong history, and in this episode, we’ll find out why.
Ep. 108 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 8)
The 1950s were a stressful time for Hong Kong with Britain managing a diplomatic balancing act trying to be a good neighbor to the new PRC and to their closest ally, the USA.
Ep. 107 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 7)
Welcome back to Part 7 of our Overview of the History of Hong Kong. In this episode, we take a look at Hong Kong’s wartime governor Sir Mark Aitchison Young.