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Since 2010, The China History Podcast, presented by Laszlo Montgomery brings you over 300 episodes of curated topics from China's antiquity to modern times.
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Evolving for the Next Billion by GGV Capital
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From GGV Capital, Evolving for the Next Billion interviews local champions and global giants who are reshaping the lives of the next billion internet users. Hosted by GGV Capital Managing Partner Hans Tung. Produced by GGV colleague Rita Yang. Podcasts are released bi-weekly.
Each week WFMT goes live to the Chicago Cultural Center for concerts with emerging artists from around the world, produced by the International Music Foundation. Some shows offer solo recitals while others feature ensembles. The concerts take place beneath the world’s largest Tiffany-domed ceiling, part of a landmark building that originally housed the Chicago Public Library. The Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concerts are named for British pianist Myra Hess who organized some 1,700 free lunchtime ...
PHECDA ONE presents PEN to SWORD. A series of podcasts taking Eastern topics, often considered alien to our Western minds, and explaining them using authentic sources. About us: Phecda One is associated with FWC ( Fujian White Crane Kung Fu & Tai Chi). Having travelled extensively across China over the last 50 years and networked with many Traditional Chinese Martial Arts practitioners, we have gained unparalleled access to people and practices which fall under the realm of Kung Fu. Kung Fu ...
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Chinese New Year 2023 - The Year of the Rabbit
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In this episode of Pen to Sword we speak to Dr Sophie Liu, expert on Daoist philosophy from Beijing university to help us understand the significance of the year of the rabbit. We discuss the character of the rabbit, combined with this being a water year and go into the considerations and awareness needed to navigate your way through. This will be …
We finished last time with the 228 Incident. In Part 9 Chiang Kai-shek has to not only mop up from this PR disaster but get the island all prepped and ready for his later arrival, along with more than a million others feeling the communists. With the three victorious campaigns of 1948-49, the Nationalists are cornered and The Great Retreat steps in…
Pianist Chris Reynolds plays music by K-Pop sensations Aespa and Red Velvet, arrangements for piano by himself, and Mussorgsky, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Chris Reynolds, piano appeared first on WFMT.By WFMT
Pianist Claire Huangci plays music by Schubert, Chopin and Gershwin, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Claire Huangci, piano appeared first on WFMT.By WFMT
Feng Shui part 2 In this episode we are joined again by Dr Liu Zi Han, expert on the I-Ching. Here we talk about the relationship between Feng Shui and Yin-Yang, Bagua and the Five Elements. We look into two different systems of Feng Shui - the environmental system and the Chi system - although similar, we explore both theories, where they came fro…
Feng Shui Part. 1 In this episode we open the subject of Feng Shui. Where does it come from? How is it used in China, and what does it mean to Chinese people? We open our discussion learning how Feng Shui developed from Daoism philosophy roughly 2000 years ago, and how it was used to study the natural environment. We go on to talk about the importa…
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CHP Special Episode | Surfing History in China featuring Nik Zanella
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Surfing and China are two words I didn't think you could put together in the same sentence. It turns out not only is there a rather large surfing scene in China, there's also a history that dates back to the Song Dynasty. Italian Nik Zanella first came to China in 1993 and is now based in Surfer's Paradise of Western Hainan. He came out with a book…
This Part 8 episode of the History of Taiwan series runs a little longer than usual. About 50 minutes. This time we'll look at the period immediately following the handover of sovereignty in 1945. Needless to say, things didn't go so smoothly and the tone was set for the next several decades on Taiwan. The smash-and-grab events following Retrocessi…
Susan Kang, flute, and Beilin Han, piano, play music by William Grant Still, Clara Schumann, and Guillaume Connesson, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Susan Kang, flute, and Beilin Han, piano appeared first on WFMT.By WFMT
Taiwan's history continues into the 1930s during the period of Japanese rule. We pick up where we left off last time in 1930. In Part 7 we'll take the history all the way to the end of WWII and the defeat of Japan. We'll look at several of the events of the 1930s such as The Taiwan Exposition, the Kōminka Movement, Taiwan's role in the war, and wha…
Pianist Reed Tetzloff plays music by Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Reed Tetzloff, piano appeared first on WFMT.By WFMT
The History of Taiwan continues with the Japanese colonial period during the 1920s. Despite all the transformational things the Japanese were carrying out on the island, not everyone was signing up for allegiance to the emperor. The Beipu Uprising, the 2nd Truku War, Ta-Pa-Ni Incident, and the horrific Musha Incident were all evidence of anti-Japan…
Pianist Ilya Poletaev plays music by Louis Couperin and Robert Schumann, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Ilya Poletaev, piano appeared first on WFMT.By WFMT
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CHP Special Episode | The Great Wall with William Lindesay
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Laszlo had the honor and pleasure to welcome Mr. William Lindesay onto the CHP to discuss The Great Wall, a topic he is most eminently qualified to speak about. Sit back and enjoy this very informative and entertaining episode introducing the history and lore behind The Great Wall. A special thanks to William for his time and for sharing his Great …
Pianist Natasha Stojanovska plays music by Jean-Phillippe Rameau, Maurice Ravel, Dora Pejachevich, and a composition of her own, live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Natasha Stojanovska, piano appeared first on WFMT.By WFMT
More Taiwan history for you in Part 5. This time we only get as far as the first decade of the Japanese colonial period. Quite a bit of exciting and little-known stuff went down in Taiwan between the Treaty of Shimonoseki and the moment the Japanese tamped down major resistance, seized control, and got to photograph themselves under a "Mission Acco…
Flutist Guilherme Andreas and pianist Matthieu Cognet play music by Francis Poulenc and Gabriel Fauré live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Guilherme Andreas and Matthieu Cognet appeared first on WFMT.By WFMT
In this episode of Pen to Sword we continue the conversation around Daoism speaking with Mr Carl Lin and Dr Sophie Liu live from China. This is part two of a three part discussion into Yin Yang. It's symbolism, what this means, how it came about and how it has come to be used today across the world. We ask our resident expert, Dr Lui, to explain th…
In this episode of Pen to Sword we continue the conversation around Daoism speaking with Mr Carl Lin and Dr Sophie Liu live from China. This is part three of a three part discussion into Yin Yang. In this episode we explore the link between Yin Yang and the impact into health. Covering how the principles of Yin Yang manifest in the body, health, an…
In this episode of Pen to Sword we take a twist and explore a fascinating topic around the daoist diet. Sophie Liu discusses how she follows a particular diet to manage balance within her body. We discuss the difference between men and women (yang and yin) and how different food groups offer different qualities. Remember, it's all about balance wit…
Pianist Xiaohui Yang plays music by Gabriel Fauré, Shulamit Ran, and Frédéric Chopin live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. The post Xiaohui Yang, piano appeared first on WFMT.By WFMT
The history of Taiwan continues during the difficult decades of the Qing Dynasty. With Shi Lang's defeat of the Dongning Kingdom in 1683, Taiwan finally became part of China. But times were anything but peaceful on the island. The outcome of the Opium Wars had opened up treaty ports on Taiwan. Foreign trade ramped up quickly bringing with it all th…
Pianist Danae Dörken plays music by Fazıl Say, Claude Debussy, Manos Hatzidakis, and Felix Mendelssohn live from the Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago. *On-demand audio featured on this site may have been edited in order to comply with U.S. copyright regulations. The post Danae Dörken, piano appeared first on WFMT.…
Because of the WFMT Fall Membership Drive, this performance will air on WFMT airwaves on Thursday, November 3; a video stream of the performance will be available live on WFMT’s Facebook and YouTube Channels on November 2 at 12:15 pm. Support WFMT at wfmt.com/givenow. The Aletheia Piano Trio performs music by Franz Schubert and Fanny Mendelssohn He…
In this Part 3 episode, we look at Shi Lang and his victory over Zheng Jing, Liu Guoxian, and the Dongning Kingdom. When it was all over in 1683, for the first time in history, Taiwan fell under China rule. Now the Manchus needed to figure out what to do with this prize. Corrupt officials and heavy-handed governing methods contributed to the endles…
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CHP Special Episode | Anna May Wong Honored
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The new Anna May Wong quarters are here, issued by The US Mint as part of a set honoring five women achievers and trailblazers: writer and civil right activist Maya Angelou, Astronaut Sally Ride, Native American activist, and former Cherokee Nation Chief Wilma Mankiller, suffragist, educator, and politician Nina Otero-Warren. And for the fifth coin…
In this Part 2 episode, we will look at Dutch and Spanish Formosa and the history of these two would-be colonizers of Taiwan. The Dutch were the first to try and make a serious go at colonizing Taiwan. Zheng Zhilong and his famous son Zheng Chenggong will also be covered in this episode. Zheng Chenggong, better known in the West as Koxinga, is prob…
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Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival - podcast special
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In this special episode of Pen to Sword we talk to Dr Sophie Liu, expert in Daoism and discuss the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. Where the conversation starts around crops, harvest and mooncake, we take some interesting twists and turns into some of the richer significance of this festival. Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhongqiu Jie (中秋节) in Chinese, also kn…
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Special Episode | Laszlo Chats with William Han, author of "From the Wall to the Water"
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Several years ago William Han set out from Xinjiang, following in the footsteps of Gan Ying who was tasked, in 97 AD, to seek out and establish relations with Da Qin (Rome). All the sights and experiences are detailed in William's new book, "From the Wall to the Water". It was quite an eye-opening journey from the end of the Great Wall to the Persi…
No topic gets requested more than the history of Taiwan. In this first of a multi-part series, Laszlo looks at the geologic formation of the island and Taiwan's prehistoric past. How the indigenous Austronesian people of Taiwan migrated throughout the South Pacific, the South China Sea, and beyond is also introduced. Several encounters between nati…
Don't let their names fool you. Ida Kahn was born Kang Aide and Mary Stone, Shi Meiyu. Born into a Methodist Episcopal community in the Treaty Port city of Jiujiang in Jiangxi Province, these two women became pioneers in introducing Western medicine to the women of Jiangxi province. And as role models for other women across China in the early 20th …
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Special Episode | Cats in Chinese History and Literature with Dr. Lee Moore
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For any and all cat lovers worldwide, here's a special episode for you. Fellow cat lover (ailurophile) Lee Moore of the Chinese Literature Podcast joins Laszlo for this CHP Special Episode where they chat about cats in Chinese history and offer up a few interesting anecdotes and stories. They both recite a selection of cat poems from the Song and M…
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Ep. 308 | The History of Guangzhou (Part 6)
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In this final sixth episode of the History of Guangzhou series, the events of the Nanjing Decade and the city's role as a bastion of anti-Chiang Kai-shek factions will be discussed. Then we'll wind things down with a rush to the finish, reviewing the Japanese occupation, the fall of Guangzhou to the Communists, and finally take a quick look at the …
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Special Episode | Qing Era Snuff Bottles with Andrew Singer
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Most of us have never tried old-fashioned snuff as they did back in the 17th to 19th centuries. But we've all heard of it. I invited Mr. Andrew Singer onto the CHP to satiate the curiosity of anyone wishing to know more about it and these gorgeous little bottles. Snuff bottles were extremely popular with the nobles and aristocrats of the Qing Dynas…
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Ep. 307 | The History of Guangzhou (Part 5)
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More Guangzhou history. This time we look at the events between the Second Opium War to the Northern Expedition. Featuring prominently in this episode will be Sun Yat-sen and the warlords. Before we get to them, however, we're stuck reliving all the historical short-sightedness of the foreign powers during the Daoguang and Xianfeng eras. I'm sure t…
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Special Episode | The Forbidden City with Dr. Jeremiah Jenne
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Few topics have been requested more than the Forbidden City, located in the center of the great city of Beijing. To help introduce this iconic palace complex, Laszlo invited longtime Beijing resident, Jeremiah Jenne of "Barbarians at the Gate Podcast" fame onto the CHP to discuss the history of the Forbidden City from its construction in the Ming D…
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Ep. 306 | The History of Guangzhou (Part 4)
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The history continues with the many exciting and historically consequential events of the mid-19th century. In this Part 4 episode, the history of Guangzhou takes a dramatic turn as the Europeans start showing up in greater numbers clamoring for more trade and more access to the China market. The Qianlong Emperor calls for the Canton System which l…
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Ep. 305 | The History of Guangzhou (Part 3)
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The history continues of China's great and historic "Window to the World", the city of Guangzhou. This time we pick up in the Yuan dynasty, where everything culturally, politically, and commercially picks up the pace going back to the Tang. Quanzhou in Fujian province outpaces Guangzhou as far as China's most important trade port. But that will cha…
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Ep. 304 | The History of Guangzhou (Part 2)
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We're picking up in the Tang Dynasty. Guangzhou continues its leading role as the gateway to Southern China coming from the South China Sea and beyond. Heaven is high and the emperor is far away. Despite its importance to the dynasty even in the 7th century, Guangzhou was still a place of banishment and not yet completely integrated with everything…
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Special Episode | Qian Xiuling, "The Belgian Schindler" featuring Kyle Anderson
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Laszlo invited Kyle Anderson onto the CHP to discuss the life of the oft-called "Belgian Schindler" Qian Xiuling 钱秀玲. Kyle is the translator of the Xu Feng book "忘记我" (Forget Me) which details Madame Qian's incredible life, growing up in Yixing, Jiangsu, and later moving to Belgium for her university studies. She married, had a family, a career, an…
