The History of Chinese Philosophy (Part 2)
Pre-Confucian Philosophy during the Zhou Dynasty
The History of Chinese Philosophy (Part 1)
Series Intro and Chinese Philosophy’s Ancient Beginnings
Ep. 328 | The History of Yunnan Province (Part 1)
It's the start of another new series. By popular request again, we'll take another walk down the China History Timeline, with an emphasis on Yunnan Province
Ep. 289 | China’s Himmler, Dai Li (Part 3)
We continue with the conclusion of this series that looks at the life and times of Chiang Kai-shek's Spymaster, Dai Li, and his eight-year reign of terror.
Ep. 288 | China’s Himmler, Dai Li (Part 2)
The tale of Dai Li continues beginning with the passing of Sun Yat-sen in March 1926 and the rise of Chiang Kai-shek.
Ep. 287 | China’s Himmler, Dai Li (Part 1)
In this Part 1 episode covering the life and times of Dai Li, we look at his early beginnings, living the thug life in Shanghai and falling in with all the right people.
Ep. 286 | The Tang Empress Zhangsun
Though the villainous empresses always seem to generate the most popular interest, this time we'll look at the life of one of the many good ones, the Tang Empress Zhangsun.
Ep. 268 | Eunuchs in Chinese History (Part 2)
This time we look at eunuchs in the Tang from Xuanzong to hapless Emperor Ai and see how it was a long hard downhill slide once Xuanzong let Gao Lishi amass so much power.
Ep. 250 | The History of Xinjiang (Part 7)
In this arguable milestone episode, we finally get around to the Uyghurs, discuss their ancient history and examine how they rose from one of several tribes in a Turkic confederation to their own Khaganate.
Ep. 249 | The History of Xinjiang (Part 6)
In this episode, we’ll try and sort out the major events and players who made up this high point in the Silk Road trade. The history in Xinjiang was dominated by Tang China, various Turkic tribes, and a very powerful and warlike Tibetan Empire.
Ep. 225 | The History of Tang Poetry (Part 8)
Welcome to the conclusion of our series on the history of Tang Poetry. The Late Tang period of Chinese poetry was marked with all the signs of an imperial house in decline. It was a sad and melancholy time and quite a few Late Tang poems expressed the hopelessness felt during these sorrowful years.
Ep. 224 | The History of Tang Poetry (Part 7)
In this seventh installment of the history of Tang poetry, we move on to the Middle Tang period. While the poetry might not be as celebrated as that produced during the High Tang, there were still many figures beloved in their own time and all through the centuries.
Ep. 223 | The History of Tang Poetry (Part 6)
Laszlo finishes up the High Tang period of Chinese poetry. In addition, the poets Wang Wei and Meng Haoran are also showcased in this episode.
Ep. 221 | The History of Tang Poetry (Part 4)
This episode will focus more on the story of Li Bai (and legend) rather than an in-depth analysis of his poetry. He, along with several other poets from this time are cultural icons and treasures of the Chinese people.
Ep. 220 | The History of Tang Poetry (Part 3)
After finishing up some of the good stuff that came out of the Six Dynasties, we’ll get a first look at the Early and High Tang periods in this Part 3 of our Tang Poetry series.
Ep. 219 | The History of Tang Poetry (Part 2)
In Part 2 Laszlo finishes up an overview of pre-Tang poetry and show where everything went from the Classic of Poetry and Songs of Chu.
Ep. 218 | The History of Tang Poetry (Part 1)
In this first of a series introducing the history of Chinese poetry, Laszlo focuses on the two most important works from Pre-Qin China, The Classic of Poetry and The Songs of Chu.
Ep. 140-6 | Camellia sinensis, Superstar
Just like rock n'roll after Elvis, tea starts to rapidly develop. This episode we'll look at the tea poet Lu Tong and the earliest renowned styles of tea ware.
Ep. 140-5 | The Classic of Tea
It wasn't a very long book but it certainly was consequential. This time we'll look at the granddaddy of all tea treatises (and there were a lot of them that followed).
Ep. 140-4 | The Sage of Tea
This time we look at the great Lu Yu and all that he did to improve the people's understanding and enjoyment of tea.