הפודקאסטים הטובים ביותר ב-Chinese History (2025)

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Fan Zhongyan 20:18

4d ago20:18

20:18

Regarding the Song Dynasty mandarin who defined the mission for the Confucian intelligentsia. Support the showעל ידי William Han

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More Swindles from the Late Ming - An Interview with the Translators 42:15

22d ago42:15

42:15

More Swindles from the Late Ming is the companion piece to the Book of Swindles, a translation of a Late Ming text by Zhang Yingyu (fl. 1612–1617) which details various types of scams and swindles and how to guard against them. More Swindles from the Late Ming "presents sensational stories of scams that range from the ingenious to the absurd to the…

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The Sibe People 17:41

11d ago17:41

17:41

Regarding the small minority race who gave us the name "Siberia" and preserved the Manchu language. Support the showעל ידי William Han

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Qin Liangyu: the Woman General 17:23

18d ago17:23

17:23

In all the "24 Histories" of Chinese tradition, only one woman is feature in the biographies of military generals. This is her. Support the showעל ידי William Han

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Xunzi: Confucian Apostate 22:11

25d ago22:11

22:11

Was he a Confucian or a Legalist? Regarding one of the most controversial Chinese thinkers. Support the showעל ידי William Han

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Su Xiaoxiao, Courtesan 15:49

1M ago15:49

15:49

The famous 5th or 6th century courtesan of Hangzhou and all the poetry that's been about her. Support the showעל ידי William Han

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Early Han Dynasty Figure: Jia Yi 16:16

1M ago16:16

16:16

Author of "On the Faults of the Qin." Support the showעל ידי William Han

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Early Han Dynasty Figure: Shusun Tong 15:48

2M ago15:48

15:48

The inventor of court protocols. Support the showעל ידי William Han

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Early Han Dynasty Figure: Lu Jia 16:38

2M ago16:38

16:38

The man who convinced the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty that he couldn't rule from horseback. Support the showעל ידי William Han

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The Northern Wei: An Interview with Professor Scott Pearce 52:09

2M ago52:09

52:09

The Northern Wei was a nomadic conquest dynasty that existed in north China between 386 and 535 CE. It was founded by the Tuoba (Tabgach) clan of the Xianbei (Särpi) peoples, a nomadic-pastoralist people originating from the Mongolian steppes. The Northern Wei is particularly noted for unifying northern China in the first half of the fifth century,…

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The Shaobing Song 26:01

2M ago26:01

26:01

The Chinese equivalent of the prophecies of Nostradamus. Support the showעל ידי William Han

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Zheng Guanying's "Words of Warning" 18:22

2M ago18:22

18:22

Regarding the late-Qing businessman and reformist thinker. Support the showעל ידי William Han

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Prime Minister Han Qi 18:36

2M ago18:36

18:36

Regarding the Song Dynasty statesman -- and my ancestor -- Han Qi. Support the showעל ידי William Han

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Yan Zhenqing, Calligrapher 17:40

3M ago17:40

17:40

Regarding the Tang Dynasty mandarin and calligrapher. Support the showעל ידי William Han

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Wei Yuan, Geographer 18:14

3M ago18:14

18:14

Wei Yuan, the 19th century mandarin and geographer who taught the Chinese to open their eyes to the outside world. Support the showעל ידי William Han

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Qian Liu and the Get-Out-Jail-Free Card 20:34

3M ago20:34

20:34

Regarding the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms figure Qian Liu and his "iron scroll." Support the showעל ידי William Han

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Zu Chongzhi: Mathematician 17:40

3M ago17:40

17:40

Regarding the great 5th century mathematician, astronomer, and engineer. Support the showעל ידי William Han

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Chao Cuo: Economist 19:29

4M ago19:29

19:29

Regarding the Han Dynasty policy advisor, party-pooper, and scapegoat. Support the showעל ידי William Han

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Baopuzi: The Path to Immortality 24:13

4M ago24:13

24:13

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 showעל ידי William Han

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Zilu, the Warrior Confucian 21:57

4M ago21:57

21:57

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

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

4M ago17:25

17:25

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

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Xu Xiake, Traveler 18:52

5M ago18:52

18:52

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

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Guan Hanqing and the Story of Dou E 20:30

5M ago20:30

20:30

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

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

5M ago19:34

19:34

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

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

5M ago23:01

23:01

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 showעל ידי William Han

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Zhu Xi: the Neo-Confucian 19:11

6M ago19:11

19:11

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

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Zhang Xuecheng, Historian 19:13

6M ago19:13

19:13

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

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Robber Zhi from Zhuangzi 19:46

6M ago19:46

19:46

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

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

6M ago46:40

46:40

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

6M ago22:15

22:15

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

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

6M ago16:46

16:46

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 showעל ידי William Han

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Zhang Zhongjing, Physician 17:43

7M ago17:43

17:43

Regarding the Han Dynasty physician Zhang Zhongjing. Support the showעל ידי William Han

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Li Jie: Architect 17:32

7M ago17:32

17:32

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

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Li Kui and Shen Buhai, Legalists 19:34

7M ago19:34

19:34

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 showעל ידי William Han

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Wang Yangming, Philosopher 28:40

7M ago28:40

28:40

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

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Zichan, Criminal Law, and the Soul 20:22

8M ago20:22

20:22

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 showעל ידי William Han

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Chinese Hedonism: the School of Yang Zhu 19:40

8M ago19:40

19:40

The hedonist tradition in Chinese philosophy. Support the showעל ידי William Han

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The Discourses on Salt and Iron 18:01

8M ago18:01

18:01

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

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

8M ago17:07

17:07

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

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Dong Zhongshu, Champion of Confucianism 20:15

9M ago20:15

20:15

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

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

9M ago18:56

18:56

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

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The Secret History of the Mongols 18:07

9M ago18:07

18:07

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 showעל ידי William Han

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Ernst Boerschmann 18:39

9M ago18:39

18:39

On the German scholar of Chinese architecture. Support the showעל ידי William Han

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The Stone Drums of Qin 23:26

9M ago23:26

23:26

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 showעל ידי William Han

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The Ceremony of Fengshan 21:32

10M ago21:32

21:32

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 showעל ידי William Han

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Guo Wei and the Latter Zhou 15:10

10M ago15:10

15:10

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

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Qian Mu, Historian 24:23

10M ago24:23

24:23

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

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Dongfang Shuo, Patron Saint of Comedy 18:54

10M ago18:54

18:54

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 showעל ידי William Han