A journey through the 5000 years of history documented by one of the world's oldest continuous civil
With the Qin Dynasty dead and buried, the victorious rebels turn on one another to establish who wil
Following the First Emperor's "Weekend At Bernie's"-esque death, the Qin Dynasty is thrown into turm
The victor of the Warring States Period has unified China into its first Empire and taken the name S
In this final conclusion of the Warring States Period, the King of Qin at last begins his campaign t
In this first of two part exploring the end of the Warring States Period, Qin continues its campaign
Qin's power continues to grow unabated, as the other states struggle to put aside their own differen
A brief synopsis of Tomb Sweeping Festival, it's traditions and expectations... then onto the state
The transition from the Spring and Autumn to the Warring States Period is, all in all, an eight deca
The magnum opus of the legendary general and tactician of the Spring and Autumn Period, Sun Tzu. In
This episode we chronicle the life of Master Kong A.K.A. Confucius, as well as detail his socio-poli
Spheres of domination, intrafamiliar betrayal, and tangled alliances are the markers of the second p
King You of Zhou lays headless, the capital a smouldering ruin, and royal authority utterly destroye
This Episode, we take a time-out from the historic
This episode, we start at the mid-point of the Western Zhou period, and follow it all the way down t
The self-proclaimed Kung Wu of Zhou stands triumphant amid the smoking ruins of the Shang Dynasty...
This episode we chronicle the decline and eventual fall of the once-glorious Shang Dynasty to the sa
In this first of two parts, we look at the first half of the Shang Dynasty beginning with the victor
We take a "time out" from our forward-marching chronology to examine the evidence we have of the Sha
This episode we cover our source materials, and then delve into the latter half of the Xia Dynasty p
This time, we take an in depth look into Shao Kang, the prince born in hiding who would rise from hi
