CHP Special Episode | Interview w/ Larry Feign on The Pirate Queen Zheng Yi Sao
Laszlo is pleased to present an interview with longtime Hong Kong resident, writer, and cartoonist Larry Feign to discuss his new novel The Flower Boat Girl.
Ep. 202 | The History of China-Vietnam Relations (Part 6)
In this concluding episode, we enter the 20th century and explore the end of French domination in Indochina, Vietnam’s fight to unify the country, and the most recent Sino-Viet history.
Ep. 174 | The Pirate Queen Zheng Yi Sao
Zheng Yi Sao was a tough woman from the Pearl River Delta who married the most notorious pirate of his day, Zheng Yi. Upon his death, she took control of his massive pirate fleet and grew it to what was, at the time, the largest pirate fleet that preyed on coastal dwellers and vessels engaged in trade.
Ep. 168 | Zhou Enlai (Part 8)
In this bonus one-hour+ episode we look at the last six years of Zhou Enlai’s life. In between doing great things for China and guiding the country’s general well-being, he was forced to play a central role in some of the worst internecine politics in CCP history.
Ep. 167 | Zhou Enlai (Part 7)
In this longer than expected 7th episode of our Zhou Enlai series, the Cultural Revolution gets underway, something that Zhou will have to deal with until his dying day.
Ep. 166 | Zhou Enlai (Part 6)
In Part 6 of our Zhou Enlai series, we look at the second half of the 1950s. Zhou was as busy as ever, setting up the government, handling foreign relations, and dealing with Chairman Mao.
Ep. 165 | Zhou Enlai (Part 5)
In Part 4 of our Zhou Enlai overview, the focus is on the Korean War and the Geneva Conference. Zhou already enjoyed some degree of international respect from those he had come to know during his Shanghai and Chongqing years.
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.
Ep. 163 | Zhou Enlai (Part 3)
In this Part 3 episode, the story of Zhou Enlai is taken all the way up to the 1943 Yan’an Rectification Campaign. We’ll look at the Zunyi Conference, the Long March, the Xian Incident, and finally the ill-fated Second United Front.
Ep. 162 | Zhou Enlai (Part 2)
In this second part of our overview of Premier Zhou Enlai, Laszlo picks up at the Zhongshan Gunboat Incident and follows the life of Zhou Enlai through the challenging years of 1926-1934.
Ep. 161 | Zhou Enlai (Part 1)
In a new series, Laszlo explores the life of Zhou Enlai. Zhou gets passed from relative to relative. But each step of the way there were mentors and breaks that he was able to make the most of.
Ep. 152 | The Flying Tigers (Part 2)
Laszlo finishes off our overview of the story of the Flying Tigers in World War II. In this episode, the battle commences on December 20, 1941 and this group takes their place in history.
Ep. 151 | The Flying Tigers (Part 1)
In this episode, we take a look at the magnificent story of the American Volunteer Group, known more popularly as The Flying Tigers.
Ep. 135 | The Song Emperor Huizong (Part 4)
In this final installment examining the life of Emperor Huizong, we look at the series of events that followed the Jürchens’ Seige of Kaifeng in 1126-1127. What followed was the Jingkang Incident, which for centuries made Chinese bow their heads in shame.
Ep. 134 | The Song Emperor Huizong (Part 3)
We continue in this episode examining the second decade of Huizong’s reign. The years we look at today will the years Huizong later on most regrets.
Ep. 133 | The Song Emperor Huizong (Part 2)
This time in Part 2 of our series we look at Huizong as he attempts to assemble his team and deal with bitter factional strife that was rampant since the Wang Anshi New Reforms.
Ep. 132 | The Song Emperor Huizong (Part 1)
The Song Dynasty was another one of those times when China was the most advanced and economically powerful civilization on earth. The period in which Huizong reigned was one of the high points of the dynasty.
Ep. 129 | The Incident at Xuanwu Gate
The Incident at Xuanwu Gate took place on July 2, 626, and resulted in the victory of Li Shimin over his two brothers. Not long afterward Li Shimin was promoted by his father to the emperorship and reigned as Tang Taizong.
Ep. 126 | Yelü Abaoiji
This week we look at the Khitan people of the steppes. These people came from the lands between Manchuria and Mongolia. Their most famous son was Yelü Abaoji who took his people to great heights in the early 10th century.
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.