Ep. 360 | Plant Hunters During the Qing Dynasty (Part 2)
After the exploits of Robert Fortune, many other plant hunters such as Henry Fletcher Hance, Père David, Augustine Henry, Ernest Wilson, and George Forrest, among others followed in his footsteps to China.
Ep. 359 | Plant Hunters During the Qing Dynasty (Part 1)
These next few episodes will be on the European and later, American plant hunters who came to China between the 16th and 20th centuries.
Ep. 296 | Sino-Roman Relations (Part 2)
In this Part 2 episode, we'll look at relations between the Byzantine Empire and China during the Tang, Song, and Yuan.
Ep. 295 | Sino-Roman Relations (Part 1)
This is sort of a strange topic. In Part 1 we'll look at the early history that took place between the Western Han Dynasty and the Western Roman Empire.
Ep. 94 | Zheng He (Part 3)
We close out our three-part series on the amazing life of Admiral Zheng He and his seven voyages. This time the CHP looks at retired submarine commander Gavin Menzies and his take on what Zheng He achieved.
Ep. 93 | Zheng He (Part 2)
This week, we look at some of the highlights from all seven of Zheng He’s voyages. Then after the Yong Le and Xuan De emperors pass from the scene, no further emperors are interested in any more of these pricey expeditions.
Ep. 92 | Zheng He (Part 1)
Zheng He’s seven voyages to India, Persia, and the east coast of Africa created a big sensation in the early 15th century. Zheng He’s sponsor, the emperor Yong Le, was determined, through these voyages, to let the world see for itself all the splendor and richness of China.