Stories from ancient China, and whatever else comes to mind.
The hedonist tradition in Chinese philosophy.Support the show
The economic conference of 81 B.C. and the book that resulted from it.Support the show
On the late-5th and early-6th century work of literary criticism and its author.Support the show
Regarding the man who made Confucianism the dominant ideology of China.Support the show
On Chai Rong, the second emperor of the Latter Zhou, and how it became the last of the Five Dynastie
Our only source for many of the stories about the life of Genghis Khan, The Secret History of the Mo
On the German scholar of Chinese architecture.Support the show
In 627 A.D., an elderly shepherd chanced upon ten stone drums bearing ancient inscriptions. Since th
Only six emperors in Chinese history are documented to have performed Fengshan, the worship of heave
Continuing the series on the Five Dynasties, the story of Guo Wei, founder of the Latter Zhou.Suppor
The life of the great 20th century historian Qian
On the 2nd century B.C. courtier, jester, and man
The story of an imperial cousin and regent of the Southern Ming Dynasty.Support the show
The next emperor in our series on the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.Support the show
Regarding Zhuanxu, the second of the so-called "Five Emperors" of China's deep past.S
Continuing our series on the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: the founder of the Latter Jin Dynasty,
On "The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties," by Professor Timothy Brook
On the great Ming Dynasty fantasy-historical novel, "Investiture of the Gods."Support the
In 281 A.D., a tomb raider discovered a lost ancient text, which came to be known as the "Bambo
Continuing with the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms: the story of Li Siyuan, emperor of the Latter T
