S8E09 | Why Can't We Live Together

S8E09 | Why Can't We Live Together

So much rancor in this world these days. Here's one that describes the feeling of mutual enmity that existed between two giants of their day, Cao Cao and Sun Quan. During the waning years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, three powerful forces jockeyed for position to see who might push the Liu's off the throne and take over to found a new dynasty. There was no reconciliation in the tea leaves. As far as Cao Cao of Wei and Sun Quan of Wu were concerned, that throne was only big enough for one of them. Here's a story from 208 AD that features a useful Chinese Saying born on the eve of the epic Battle of Red Cliffs.

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Ep. 153 | The History of Opium in China

Ep. 153 | The History of Opium in China

In this episode, Laszlo examines remarks made by distinguished UCLA Professor of Public Policy Mark Kleiman who had commented on Britain's participation in the Opium War. Opium's history in China bega...

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Ep. 152 | The Flying Tigers (Part 2)

Ep. 152 | The Flying Tigers (Part 2)

Laszlo finishes off the CHP overview of the story of the AVG in World War II. In this episode, the battle commences on December 20, 1941. From that point forward until the organization was disbanded o...

3 Huhti 201546min

Ep. 151 | The Flying Tigers (Part 1)

Ep. 151 | The Flying Tigers (Part 1)

In this Part 1 episode, Laszlo provides all the setup and background for the magnificent story of the American Volunteer Group, known more popularly as The Flying Tigers. Theirs was only an eight-mont...

21 Maalis 201536min

Ep. 150 | The History of the Hakka People

Ep. 150 | The History of the Hakka People

In this milestone 150th CHP episode, Laszlo shines a light on the Hakka people and where they fit in Chinese history. There are no shortages of authoritative sources that all disagree as to their orig...

28 Helmi 201548min

Ep. 140-21 | History of Tea Recap

Ep. 140-21 | History of Tea Recap

That's going to be it for this series, first produced in late 2014 and listened to millions of times on this CHP feed, via the Tea History Podcast feed, and since 2018, fleet-wide on Cathay Pacific Ai...

30 Tammi 201515min

Ep. 140-20 | Famous Teas of China Part 2

Ep. 140-20 | Famous Teas of China Part 2

Our survey of the Famous Teas of China continues with a tour of more tea-producing provinces. Teas such as Dancong, Tieguanyin, Jinjunmei, and Da Hong Pao are introduced. Various teas from Guangdong, ...

29 Tammi 201529min

Ep. 140-19 | Famous Teas of China Part 1

Ep. 140-19 | Famous Teas of China Part 1

To wind down this History of Tea series let's go from province to province and look at a variety of famous teas such as Longjing, Gunpowder, Huangshan Maofeng, Lu'an Guapian, Xinyang Maojian, Taiping ...

28 Tammi 201525min

Ep. 140-18 | Pu-Erh Tea

Ep. 140-18 | Pu-Erh Tea

In this episode, we focus on the category of tea that is most admired by many tea experts the world over. Pu-Erh tea was introduced sometime during the Ming Dynasty and in time, became the oft-called ...

27 Tammi 201524min

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