Ep. 343 | The History of Clocks and Timekeeping in China
This is an old topic I thought I'd present now to coincide with the recent release of the interview with the curators of "Clockwork Treasures From China's Forbidden City.
Bonus Ep. | Clockwork Treasures from China's Forbidden City
After hearing me talk about it for the longest time now, here's the interview with Tilly Blyth and Abbie MacKinnon at The London Science Museum
Ep. 341 | The History of Chinese Medicine (Part 5)
The series concludes in this Part 5 episode that takes the history up to the Qing Dynasty
Ep. 332 | The History of Yunnan Province (Part 5)
The series concludes in this Part 5 episode that takes Yunnan's history up to 1975.
Ep. 331 | The History of Yunnan Province (Part 4)
This time we look at the events of the 19th century in Yunnan.
Ep. 330 | The History of Yunnan Province (Part 3)
Our series on the history of Yunnan continues in this episode covering the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
Ep. 311 | The History of Taiwan (Part 2)
More Taiwan history from the defeat of the Zheng Dongning Kingdom to the violent events of late 18th century.
Special Episode | Qing Era Snuff Bottles with Andrew Singer
Laszlo invites Mr. Andrew Singer onto the CHP to satiate the curiosity of anyone wishing to know more about what snuff is and the elegant bottles they were housed in.
Ep. 300 | The History of Chinese Alchemy (Part 2)
For this Milestone Episode in CHP history, we look at the biggest name in the industry, Ge Hong.
Ep. 299 | The History of Chinese Alchemy (Part 1)
This is the first of a two-part series that will explore the history of Chinese alchemy.
Ep. 298 | Homer Lea
Homer Lea’s story is kind of unique. In his short life he got to witness some of the great moments in Revolutionary Chinese history.
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. 272 | Eunuchs in Chinese History (Part 6)
In this shortest CHP episode since 2011, we conclude the series that explored the lives of eunuchs in Chinese history.
Ep. 271 | Eunuchs in China (Part 5)
From Dorgon to Daoguang things were pretty tame in the Qing. But once Empress Dowager Cixi grabs hold of the reigns of power, she allows her eunuchs, most notably An Dehai and Li Lianying, to do their worst.
Ep. 263 | The History of the Thai Chinese (Part 5)
We leave the 19th century and focus on the events in Siam during the early 20th century, looking at some of the events that happened during the reigns of the progressive king and friend to the Thai Chinese King Chulalongkorn and his son, King Vajiravudh.
Ep. 254 | The History of Xinjiang (Part 11)
In this penultimate episode of the series, Laszlo introduces some of the major happenings in Xinjiang during the waning decades of the Qing Dynasty.
Ep. 253 | The History of Xinjiang (Part 10)
In this Part 10 episode, the focus will be on the Qing Dynasty during the emperors Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong. The rise and fall of the Zunghar Khanate will also be explored, as well as the violent and tragic aftermath following the Zunghars defeat.
Ep. 252 | The History of Xinjiang (Part 9)
In this Part 9 episode, we’ll look at the 13th to 17th centuries, Yuan to Qing. After the final end of the Chagatai Khanate, it’s going to be non-stop wars, alliances, and betrayals in this portion of Central Asia.
Ep. 242 | Kawashima Yoshiko (Part 2)
We continue on with Part 2 of the strange life of the Manchu Princess, Kawashima Yoshiko. The early years of the 1930’s are presenting a few opportunities for Yoshiko after making all kinds of new “friends” in Shanghai.
Ep. 241 | Kawashima Yoshiko (Part 1)
In this first of a three-part series, we examine the strange and tragic life of Kawashima Yoshiko. Born a princess in the Manchu Qing royal family, she went on to have quite an extraordinary life.