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. 231 | The Warlord Era (Part 1)

Ep. 231 | The Warlord Era (Part 1)

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Ep. 230 | Pirate and Mongol Slayer Qi Jiguang

Ep. 230 | Pirate and Mongol Slayer Qi Jiguang

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In this special CHP Part 2 episode produced in partnership with the 21st Century China Center at the University of California-San Diego, I am honored and privileged to host a discussion with the three...

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Ep. 229 | The Walled City of Kowloon

Ep. 229 | The Walled City of Kowloon

Laszlo finally gets around to one of the most requested topics of all time, the Walled City of Kowloon in Hong Kong. In this episode, the history behind the Kowloon Walled City is introduced from its ...

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Ep. 228 | The Seven Great Singing Stars of Shanghai (Part 3)

Ep. 228 | The Seven Great Singing Stars of Shanghai (Part 3)

We finish off the series on the Seven Great Singing Stars of Shanghai by examining the lives of the three remaining women, Li Xianglan, Yao Li, and Zhou Xuan. Yao Li sadly passed away only a month ago...

11 Aug 201934min

Ep. 227 | The Seven Great Singing Stars of Shanghai (Part 2)

Ep. 227 | The Seven Great Singing Stars of Shanghai (Part 2)

In this second part of the series Laszlo and special guest Spun Counterguy introduce Bai Hong, Bai Guang, Gong Qiuxia and Wu Yingyin. These four superstars of that golden era of music and entertainmen...

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Ep. 226 | The Seven Great Singing Stars of Shanghai (Part 1)

Ep. 226 | The Seven Great Singing Stars of Shanghai (Part 1)

In this latest CHP installment, Laszlo finally gets around to introducing The Seven Great Singing Stars of old Shanghai whose performing skills on the silver screen and on 78 records provide us with a...

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