The Master of Demon Gorge: A Chinese History Podcast

Stories from ancient China, and whatever else comes to mind.

Episodes

Total: 195

Fairy Tales, East and West

2021/11/30

As another example of our common human culture, here's a compendium of Chinese and Tibetan folk

A New Beginning: Koxinga

2021/11/23

Culminating our series on Chinese national heroes, we tell the history-changing story of Zheng Cheng

In our continuing series on Chinese historical figures regarded as national heroes, we look at the l

Loyalty onto Death: Yue Fei

2021/11/10

Over the centuries, Chinese civilization has produced a number of figures who have entered the panth

"The Children of the Red and the Yellow" is a phrase one stumbles upon from time to time w

Jin Yong, sometimes known by his English name Louis Cha, was the most popular and influential "

"Tang ping" or "lying flat" is a new social phenomenon from China that has now s

Fun with Flags

2021/10/13

The stories of the various flags that have represented modern China, from the Yellow Dragon of the Q

The 1911 Revolution

2021/10/7

October 10, "Double Ten," is the Nationa

Christianity

2021/10/4

We further discuss the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. How Christian was it really? Or did it rather belon

Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

2021/9/27

In part one of two discussing Christianity in China, we look at the elephant in the room when it com

The Mid-Autumn Festival

2021/9/20

Regarding the history, myths, and traditions associated with the Mid-Autumn or Lunar Festival. Of co

Recently, one Taiwanese politician compared another to Emperor Huidi of the Jin Dynasty, as a term o

If you caught the latest Marvel release over the weekend, you might have wondered about the Chinese

In the previous episode we discussed the many wars that Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty fought again

The third-longest reigning emperor in Chinese history, Wudi (meaning "the Martial Emperor"

From Kabul to Canton

2021/8/16

What does the First Opium War in China have to do with the First Anglo-Afghan War and the disastrous

Afghanistan: a Threnody

2021/8/14

When you've been to a place personally, then that place is no longer theoretical, no longer jus

Troubling news on the climate front keeps on coming, which makes me think of the Anshi Rebellion. Be

The Legend of Mulan

2021/8/2

Thanks to Hollywood, many of us around the world grew up with the tale of Mulan, and recently a new