Episodios

  • The Nestorian Stele

    The Nestorian Stele
    May 22 2025

    In 635 A.D., a Syriac bishop arrived in the Chinese capital, Chang'an. This is the story of the stele they put up to commemorate that event...

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    27 m
  • Li He, the Ghost of Poetry

    Li He, the Ghost of Poetry
    May 15 2025

    Li He, one of the most unusual poets of the Tang era, who also gave us the expression: "to answer the summons to the jade pavilion."

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    18 m
  • The Latter Ruler Li

    The Latter Ruler Li
    May 8 2025

    Li Yu, the last ruler of the Kingdom of Southern Tang, who also happened to be one of the greatest poets in Chinese literature.

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    20 m
  • Liu Shipei

    Liu Shipei
    May 1 2025

    Regarding the man who came up with the calendar of the Yellow Emperor.

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    22 m
  • The "Sweet Dews" Massacre

    The "Sweet Dews" Massacre
    Apr 24 2025

    The Coen Brothers-esque plot of 835 A.D. that backfired spectacularly, and gruesomely...

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    20 m
  • Prime Minister Li Linfu

    Prime Minister Li Linfu
    Apr 17 2025

    The Tang Dynasty prime minister who only hired non-Chinese generals.

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    22 m
  • Dou Jiande, Chivalric Rebel

    Dou Jiande, Chivalric Rebel
    Apr 10 2025

    The late-Sui rebel leader who lived by the code of the xia.

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    21 m
  • A Cup of Wine for Your Command

    A Cup of Wine for Your Command
    Apr 3 2025

    The tale of a cocktail hour in 961 A.D.

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    21 m
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