Ep. 337 | The History of Chinese Medicine (Part 1)
In this episode, we start a new series that looks at the history of Chinese Medicine or TCM.
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. 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. 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. 179 | The Ancient History of Silk
The history of silk is really an amazing testament to humankind’s ingenuity and the randomness of life since Neolithic times.
Ep. 140-1 | Tea’s Ancient Beginnings
Welcome to Part 1 of our new series looking at the History of Tea. Get ready for a long ride cause we have a lot to go through with this popular beverage.
Ep. 57 | Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival takes place every year on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese calendar. This year that date falls on September 12. The Chinese world will be celebrating the holiday in very much the same way that generations have enjoyed going back to ancient times.
Ep. 30 | Chinese New Year
This week we take a break from the history to look at the background and the traditions surrounding Chinese New Year.
Ep. 22 | The Three Kingdoms and the Jin Dynasty
This week we are back with more Chinese history. We will look at a very confusing but exciting time when there was mostly a period of disunity and China was broken up into contending kingdoms.
Ep. 16 | The Western Zhou Dynasty
Today we take a 走马看花 look at the 790 year Zhou Dynasty, the longest dynasty in Chinese history.
Ep. 15 | The Shang Dynasty
This week in part two of our dynasty overview, we examine the Shang Dynasty from 1600 BC to 1046 BC.
Ep. 14 | The Xia Dynasty
In this episode, we commence our Chinese imperial dynasty overview. It begins today with the Xia Dynasty 夏朝代.