Beste Chinese History podcaster (2024)

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 showAv William Han

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Zilu, the Warrior Confucian 21:57

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

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

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

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Xu Xiake, Traveler 18:52

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

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Guan Hanqing and the Story of Dou E 20:30

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

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

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

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

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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 showAv William Han

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Zhu Xi: the Neo-Confucian 19:11

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

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Zhang Xuecheng, Historian 19:13

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

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Robber Zhi from Zhuangzi 19:46

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

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

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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

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

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

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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 showAv William Han

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Zhang Zhongjing, Physician 17:43

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

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Li Jie: Architect 17:32

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

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Li Kui and Shen Buhai, Legalists 19:34

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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 showAv William Han

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Wang Yangming, Philosopher 28:40

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

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Zichan, Criminal Law, and the Soul 20:22

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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 showAv William Han

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Chinese Hedonism: the School of Yang Zhu 19:40

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The hedonist tradition in Chinese philosophy. Support the showAv William Han

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The Discourses on Salt and Iron 18:01

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The economic conference of 81 B.C. and the book that resulted from it. Support the showAv William Han

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Liu Xie and "The Literary Heart and the Carving of Dragons" 17:07

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On the late-5th and early-6th century work of literary criticism and its author. Support the showAv William Han

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Dong Zhongshu, Champion of Confucianism 20:15

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Regarding the man who made Confucianism the dominant ideology of China. Support the showAv William Han

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Chai Rong and the End of the Five Dynasties 18:56

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On Chai Rong, the second emperor of the Latter Zhou, and how it became the last of the Five Dynasties. Support the showAv William Han

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The Secret History of the Mongols 18:07

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Our only source for many of the stories about the life of Genghis Khan, The Secret History of the Mongols is a crucial document for understanding the Mongol Empire. Support the showAv William Han

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Ernst Boerschmann 18:39

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On the German scholar of Chinese architecture. Support the showAv William Han

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The Stone Drums of Qin 23:26

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In 627 A.D., an elderly shepherd chanced upon ten stone drums bearing ancient inscriptions. Since then, they have gone on a topsy-turvy adventure through the tumultuous course of Chinese history, down to the present day. Support the showAv William Han

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The Ceremony of Fengshan 21:32

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Only six emperors in Chinese history are documented to have performed Fengshan, the worship of heaven at earth at the holy Mt. Tai. Support the showAv William Han

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Guo Wei and the Latter Zhou 15:10

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Continuing the series on the Five Dynasties, the story of Guo Wei, founder of the Latter Zhou. Support the showAv William Han

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Qian Mu, Historian 24:23

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The life of the great 20th century historian Qian Mu. Support the showAv William Han

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Dongfang Shuo, Patron Saint of Comedy 18:54

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On the 2nd century B.C. courtier, jester, and man of letters Dongfang Shuo, who came to be regarded as the patron saint of "xiangsheng," a traditional form of stand-up comedy. Support the showAv William Han

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The Prince of Lu of Ming 21:28

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The story of an imperial cousin and regent of the Southern Ming Dynasty. Support the showAv William Han

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Liu Zhiyuan of the Latter Han 14:49

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The next emperor in our series on the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Support the showAv William Han

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King Zhuanxu and Ancient Shamanism 24:35

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Regarding Zhuanxu, the second of the so-called "Five Emperors" of China's deep past. Support the showAv William Han

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Shi Jingtang, the Man Who Gave Away the Great Wall 21:09

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Continuing our series on the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: the founder of the Latter Jin Dynasty, Shi Jingtang. Support the showAv William Han

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"Troubled Empire": A Book Review 30:21

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On "The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties," by Professor Timothy Brook, of the imperial China series by Harvard University Press. Support the showAv William Han

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Investiture of the Gods 29:05

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On the great Ming Dynasty fantasy-historical novel, "Investiture of the Gods." Support the showAv William Han

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The Bamboo Annals 23:04

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In 281 A.D., a tomb raider discovered a lost ancient text, which came to be known as the "Bamboo Annals." It had an explosive effect on the understanding of the Chinese of their own history... Support the showAv William Han

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Li Siyuan 16:55

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Continuing with the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: the story of Li Siyuan, emperor of the Latter Tang. Support the showAv William Han

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Hao Bocun 26:25

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The story of General Hao Bocun. Support the showAv William Han

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Li Keyong and Li Cunxu 25:05

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Li Keyong and Li Cunxu, father and son, were responsible for building the second of the Five Dynasties. Support the showAv William Han

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Cultural Production during the Ming-Qing Transition: A Conversation with Professor Lynn Struve 56:10

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The Ming-Qing transition was an extremely chaotic time in Chinese history. Millions died of warfare, pestilence, or starvation, and millions more were displaced. Yet despite all these issues, this was also a period of cultural production, which has often been overlooked as people focus on the wars, famine, and climate change that pervaded this peri…

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Zhu Wen 24:20

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The story of Zhu Wen, the man who formally ended the Tang Dynasty and began the period in Chinese history known as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Support the showAv William Han

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Zhou Dunyi, Lawyer and Philosopher 17:51

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About the Song Dynasty official, scholar, and philosopher Zhou Dunyi. Support the showAv William Han

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Yan Jiagan, Father of the New Taiwan Dollar 17:37

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Yan Jiagan is the forgotten president of the Republic of China or Taiwan. He served between 1975 and 1978 but was largely considered a transitional figure. However, before he was president, in 1949, he first rescued Taiwan from economic catastrophe, paving the way for all future developments. For that reason alone, the man deserves to be remembered…

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The Man from Qi Worries About the Sky 16:35

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"The man from Qi worries about the sky" is a Chinese idiom meaning to worry unnecessarily about things that won't happen. It comes from a story found in Liezi, an ancient tract of philosophy. But what was this place called Qi? What does the original fable say? Have we misunderstood it this whole time? Support the show…

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Eastern Bureau and Eastern Forest 21:07

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The story of the Ming Dynasty secret police led by eunuchs, the most infamous eunuch among them, and the faction of mandarins who opposed them. Support the showAv William Han

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