Ep. 52 | Daoism (Part 3)
We close out our little overview of Daoism by looking at the most powerful and popular Daoist deities. In this episode you will meet the Three Pure Ones and the Eight Immortals with a focus on Lu Dong...
8 Aug 201126min
Ep. 51 | Daoism (Part 2)
More Daoism this week. We look at Zhuangzi and trace the development of Daoism during the classical age from the Han Dynasty to the Tang Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
29 Jul 201126min
Ep. 50 | Daoism (Part 1)
In this week's episode, Laszlo tackles Daoism, a philosophy, a religion and a way of life that everyone has heard about but not everyone learned the backstory. This time we look at the history and the...
20 Jul 201130min
Ep. 49 | Sir Run Run Shaw
Today we have some lighter fare than usual. Nine months ago we looked at one great Hong Kong tycoon, Li Ka-shing. Today we look another. In this episode we look at the life and career of entertainment...
11 Jul 201130min
Ep. 48 | The Founding of the CCP
Here's another oldie from 2011 that was published to coincide with the 90th Anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. This was released before Xi Jinping was made General Secretary ...
1 Jul 201126min
Ep. 47 | Adventurer Zhang Qian
In this episode we look at the life of one of the bravest and greatest adventurers of ancient times. Zhang Qian was selected by the Han Dynasty Emperor Wu to make a political alliance with a distant c...
22 Jun 201127min
Ep. 46 | The May 4th Movement
May 4, 1919, was a historic day in modern Chinese history. The demonstration in Beijing and the subsequent movement brought seismic changes to Chinese culture, politics and literature. All the leaders...
16 Jun 201136min
Ep. 45 | The Aftermath of the Xinhai Revolution
The Qing Dynasty formally came to an end on February 12, 1912 when the last emperor Puyi abdicated. That same year the Republic of China was founded and had a very rocky start. In today's episode we l...
7 Jun 201136min
