Stories from ancient China, and whatever else comes to mind.
In the previous episode we looked at how climate change in the Roman Empire paralleled climate chang
In his book, "The Fate of Rome," Prof. Kyle Harper argues that much of the history of the
Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov, Marshal of the Soviet Union, is chiefly remembered in Russia as the iron-w
The tea plant, Camellia sinensis, originated in borderlands of southwestern China and what is now Bu
Ni Kuang, the hyper-prolific leading light of Hong Kong science fiction, died in early July.This is
Henri Cernuschi, an Italian revolutionary who became a French banker, came to collect East Asian and
As discussed in the previous episode, the rediscovery of the Mogao Caves at the beginning of the 20t
If you ever get a chance, make sure to visit the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang.In today's Gansu Provi
Quite likely the greatest female poet in Chinese h
Two of the longest-reigning emperors in Chinese history ruled during the Qing Dynasty: Kangxi, who s
A handful of women are remembered in Chinese histo
Sure, we've already done an episode on Three Kingdoms. But so many interesting characters and g
Certain literary figures loom so large in Chinese culture that they substantial define the nature of
He's known by several different titles: the Marquis of Haihun, the Prince of Changyi, and Emper
The time: May, 1645. The place: the city of Yangzhou, not far northeast of the capital of the survi
One man spearheaded the effort in the early 20th century to modernize the Chinese language. One man
With each example being over 3,000 years old, it&a
Country. State. Nation. English has three different words for three closely related but distinct con
The Parisian life of the man who taught Europeans how to speak Chinese... and inspired Montesquieu.
Unfortunately for learners of Chinese as a foreign language, it is quite difficult.One major reason
