Parhaat Chinese History Podcastit (2025)

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The Nestorian Stele 27:03

6d ago27:03

27:03

In 635 A.D., a Syriac bishop arrived in the Chinese capital, Chang'an. This is the story of the stele they put up to commemorate that event... Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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The Southern Dynasties: An Interview with Professor Andrew Chittick 46:02

18d ago46:02

46:02

Between 304 and 589 CE, China was divided into rivaling regimes occupying North and South China. While the north was controlled by a series of non-Han Chinese peoples, ultimately culminating in the Xianbei Northern Wei, the south was ruled by ruling houses of Han Chinese descent. In this companion episode to the interview ith Scott Pearce on the No…

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Li He, the Ghost of Poetry 17:46

13d ago17:46

17:46

Li He, one of the most unusual poets of the Tang era, who also gave us the expression: "to answer the summons to the jade pavilion." Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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The Latter Ruler Li 19:37

20d ago19:37

19:37

Li Yu, the last ruler of the Kingdom of Southern Tang, who also happened to be one of the greatest poets in Chinese literature. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Liu Shipei 21:42

27d ago21:42

21:42

Regarding the man who came up with the calendar of the Yellow Emperor. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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The "Sweet Dews" Massacre 20:27

1M ago20:27

20:27

The Coen Brothers-esque plot of 835 A.D. that backfired spectacularly, and gruesomely... Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Prime Minister Li Linfu 21:44

1M ago21:44

21:44

The Tang Dynasty prime minister who only hired non-Chinese generals. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Dou Jiande, Chivalric Rebel 20:58

2M ago20:58

20:58

The late-Sui rebel leader who lived by the code of the xia. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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A Cup of Wine for Your Command 20:31

2M ago20:31

20:31

The tale of a cocktail hour in 961 A.D. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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The Tumu Crisis of 1449 23:58

2M ago23:58

23:58

The military fiasco that led to an emperor serving two non-consecutive terms. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Fan Zhongyan 20:18

2M ago20:18

20:18

Regarding the Song Dynasty mandarin who defined the mission for the Confucian intelligentsia. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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The Sibe People 17:41

3M ago17:41

17:41

Regarding the small minority race who gave us the name "Siberia" and preserved the Manchu language. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Qin Liangyu: the Woman General 17:23

3M ago17:23

17:23

In all the "24 Histories" of Chinese tradition, only one woman is feature in the biographies of military generals. This is her. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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More Swindles from the Late Ming - An Interview with the Translators 42:15

3M ago42:15

42:15

More Swindles from the Late Ming is the companion piece to the Book of Swindles, a translation of a Late Ming text by Zhang Yingyu (fl. 1612–1617) which details various types of scams and swindles and how to guard against them. More Swindles from the Late Ming "presents sensational stories of scams that range from the ingenious to the absurd to the…

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Xunzi: Confucian Apostate 22:11

3M ago22:11

22:11

Was he a Confucian or a Legalist? Regarding one of the most controversial Chinese thinkers. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Su Xiaoxiao, Courtesan 15:49

3M ago15:49

15:49

The famous 5th or 6th century courtesan of Hangzhou and all the poetry that's been about her. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Early Han Dynasty Figure: Jia Yi 16:16

3M ago16:16

16:16

Author of "On the Faults of the Qin." Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Early Han Dynasty Figure: Shusun Tong 15:48

4M ago15:48

15:48

The inventor of court protocols. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Early Han Dynasty Figure: Lu Jia 16:38

4M ago16:38

16:38

The man who convinced the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty that he couldn't rule from horseback. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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The Northern Wei: An Interview with Professor Scott Pearce 52:09

4M ago52:09

52:09

The Northern Wei was a nomadic conquest dynasty that existed in north China between 386 and 535 CE. It was founded by the Tuoba (Tabgach) clan of the Xianbei (Särpi) peoples, a nomadic-pastoralist people originating from the Mongolian steppes. The Northern Wei is particularly noted for unifying northern China in the first half of the fifth century,…

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The Shaobing Song 26:01

4M ago26:01

26:01

The Chinese equivalent of the prophecies of Nostradamus. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Zheng Guanying's "Words of Warning" 18:22

4M ago18:22

18:22

Regarding the late-Qing businessman and reformist thinker. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Prime Minister Han Qi 18:36

5M ago18:36

18:36

Regarding the Song Dynasty statesman -- and my ancestor -- Han Qi. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Yan Zhenqing, Calligrapher 17:40

5M ago17:40

17:40

Regarding the Tang Dynasty mandarin and calligrapher. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Wei Yuan, Geographer 18:14

5M ago18:14

18:14

Wei Yuan, the 19th century mandarin and geographer who taught the Chinese to open their eyes to the outside world. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Qian Liu and the Get-Out-Jail-Free Card 20:34

5M ago20:34

20:34

Regarding the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms figure Qian Liu and his "iron scroll." Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Zu Chongzhi: Mathematician 17:40

6M ago17:40

17:40

Regarding the great 5th century mathematician, astronomer, and engineer. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Chao Cuo: Economist 19:29

6M ago19:29

19:29

Regarding the Han Dynasty policy advisor, party-pooper, and scapegoat. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Baopuzi: The Path to Immortality 24:13

6M ago24:13

24:13

About the Jin Dynasty alchemist and author Ge Hong and the text he left us, Baopuzi, which teaches us the way to immortality. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Zilu, the Warrior Confucian 21:57

6M ago21:57

21:57

About one of the most famous disciples of Confucius, the man of action Zilu Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Wang Bo and the Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng 17:25

7M ago17:25

17:25

Regarding the Tang Dynasty writer and his most famous essay. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Xu Xiake, Traveler 18:52

7M ago18:52

18:52

The greatest travel writer in Chinese tradition, the late-Ming figure Xu Xiake. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Guan Hanqing and the Story of Dou E 20:30

7M ago20:30

20:30

Regarding the great Yuan Dynasty playwright and his most famous play. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Du You and Du Mu, Grandpa and Grandson 19:34

7M ago19:34

19:34

Regarding the historian of institutions Du You and his grandson, the poet Du Mu. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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The Cat, the Prince, and the Empress: Empress Liu of Song 23:01

7M ago23:01

23:01

The legend of "a dead cat for a prince" and the true story of the career of Empress Dowager Liu of the Song Dynasty. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Zhu Xi: the Neo-Confucian 19:11

8M ago19:11

19:11

On the great Song Dynasty philosopher who redefined Confucian thought. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Zhang Xuecheng, Historian 19:13

8M ago19:13

19:13

Regarding the major Qing Dynasty historian Zhang Xuecheng (1738-1801). Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Robber Zhi from Zhuangzi 19:46

8M ago19:46

19:46

A chapter in the Daoist text Zhuangzi that launches a sustained attack on Confucianism, through the mouth of a notorious criminal. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Professor Ronald Po on Qing China's 'Blue Frontier' 46:40

8M ago46:40

46:40

The Qing, China's last imperial dynasty, ruled over one of the largest empires in Eurasia at the dawn of the 19th century. Throughout the preceding century, it expanded its reach into the northwest, southwest, Tibet, and gained hegemony over Mongolia. For a long time, traditional historiography has viewed the Qing as a land-based, agrarian power wi…

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Huang Zongxi and "Waiting for Dawn": Chinese Democratic Theory 22:15

8M ago22:15

22:15

One of the most influential thinkers -- and his most influential work -- in the history of Chinese democratic thought. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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King Li of Zhou and the "Republic" of 841 B.C. 16:46

9M ago16:46

16:46

Until the advent of modern scholarship, the earliest definitive date in the chronology of Chinese history was 841 B.C. What happened that year that so marked the calendar? Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Zhang Zhongjing, Physician 17:43

9M ago17:43

17:43

Regarding the Han Dynasty physician Zhang Zhongjing. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Li Jie: Architect 17:32

9M ago17:32

17:32

Regarding the Song Dynasty architect and scholar of architecture. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Li Kui and Shen Buhai, Legalists 19:34

9M ago19:34

19:34

Everyone knows that Shang Yang reformed the laws and institutions of the State of Qin, setting it up for superpower status and paving the way to the Qin Dynasty. But a number of earlier reformers prefigured Shang Yang. Here are two of them. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Wang Yangming, Philosopher 28:40

10M ago28:40

28:40

The story of the deeply influential Ming Dynasty philosopher. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han

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Zichan, Criminal Law, and the Soul 20:22

10M ago20:22

20:22

The 6th century B.C. statesman of the State of Zheng promulgated the first published criminal code in Chinese history. Moreover, it is through him that we know how the ancient Chinese understood the nature of the soul. Support the showKirjoittanut William Han