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. 29 | The Southern Song Dynasty
In this week’s episode, Laszlo finishes off the Song Dynasty after the Jin Empire captures the royal family and sacks the capital in Kaifeng. The Song dynasty continues on with the new capital in the south of China, below the Yangzi River.
Ep. 28 | The Northern Song Dynasty
Five Dynasties reign in the north, all short-lived and not spectacular by any means. In the south, after the Tang falls you have a total of ten kingdoms that exist independently.
Ep. 27 | The Tang Dynasty - Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Part 3)
Five Dynasties reign in the north, all short-lived and not spectacular by any means. In the south, after the Tang falls you have a total of ten kingdoms that exist independently.
Ep. 26 | The Tang Dynasty (Part 2)
After an initial golden age during the Taizong emperor, the Tang will reach new heights of glory under Tang Minghuang a.k.a. the Xuanzong emperor.
Ep. 25 | The Tang Dynasty (Part 1)
As the Sui peters out, Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang, seizes power and establishes the Tang Dynasty in 618. Along with the Song, the Tang Dynasty is considered the pinnacle of China’s long history.
Ep. 24 | The Sui Dynasty
The demise of the Southern & Northern Dynasties brought us a China unified under the Sui emperors Wen and Yang.
Ep. 23 | The Southern and Northern Kingdoms
The Southern & Northern Dynasties were a collection of dynasties that lasted 170 years and preceded the time of unification under the Sui Dynasty.
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. 20 | The Han Dynasty (Part 3)
In this final installment of the Han Dynasty overview, we look at the reign of Wang Mang during the short-lived Xin Dynasty and the Eastern (or Later) Han Dynasty that followed.
Ep. 19 | The Han Dynasty (Part 2)
Today we present the second part of the Western Han Dynasty overview where we will look at the great Han emperors Wendi, Jingdi, and perhaps the greatest of them all, Han Wudi.
Ep. 18 | The Han Dynasty (Part 1)
In this week’s episode, we look at only the first few decades of the Western Han Dynasty. The Western Han lasted from 202BC to 8AD.
Ep. 17 | The Eastern Zhou Dynasty
In this episode, we look at the second phase of the Zhou Dynasty. This period was known as the Eastern Zhou.
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.
Ep. 13 | Li Ka-shing
Li Ka-shing is a Hong Kong billionaire tycoon who has played a great role in not only Hong Kong’s prosperity but in China’s as well. He is respected not only for his achievements in business and industry but also for his rise from humble beginnings in Chaozhou, China.
Ep. 11 | Kang Sheng
Kang Sheng 康生 was a sinister character from modern Chinese history who was both Chairman Mao’s close confidant and creator of China’s Secret Police.
Ep. 7 | Wu Zetian
This week we look at the Tang dynasty Empress Wu Zetian, the only woman from Chinese history to rule China as an emperor in her own name.
Ep. 6 | The Opium War
In this week’s episode, we give an overview of the First Opium War, one of the most humiliating events in Modern Chinese history.