The Master of Demon Gorge: A Chinese History Podcast
Episodes
264 episodes
Emperor Jiajing of Ming
The second-longest reigning emperor of the Ming Dynasty was an out-too-devout follower of religious Daoism.
Sino-Burmese War of 1765
From 1765 to 1769, Qing China invaded Burma four times...
Biographies of Some Exemplary Women
Regarding the Han Dynasty "Biographies of Exemplary Women," Queen Jiang, Zhongli Chun, Cai Wenji, and Xie Daoyun.
Tan Sitong of the 100-Day Reform
One of the leading figures of the reform of 1898.
Cao Xueqin
Regarding the author of "The Dream of the Red Chamber," the greatest novel ever written in the Chinese language.
Mao and "Outlaws of the Marsh"
I think the Ming Dynasty novel contains in it a history of the Chinese Communist Party written centuries before the Party existed.
Wu Sangui and Chen Yuanyuan
The tale of the Ming Dynasty general who switched sides and helped to bring it down and the woman whose legendary beautiful supposedly made him do it.
Cai Jing: Calligrapher and Perfidious Minister
Regarding one of the greatest calligraphers who ever lived, and one of the worst prime ministers in Chinese history
Chong Family Generals
A most significant military family during the Northern Song Dynasty.
“To Rise with the Cockcrow to Practice Swordsmanship”
About a classical Chinese expression and the two men behind it.
Qian Qianyi: Hero or Turncoat?
Regarding the late-Ming mandarin and his ethical choices.
Nanchang Uprising: Birth of the PLA
August 1, 1927: a date that lives in PRC history.
A History of Lushan
Mt. Lu or Lushan, the object of so much classical Chinese poetry, the site of so much modern Chinese history.
Luoxia Hong: Why Chinese New Year Is When It Is
The Han Dynasty inventor of the Taichu Calendar.
Yu Yunwen, Hero of the Southern Song
A lesser known figure who saved the Southern Song Dynasty in 1161.
Destruction of the Buddha During the Huichang Era
The reason why so few Buddhist temples from before the mid-9th century survive in China.
Zhu Zaiyu: Prince, Musician, Mathematician
The Ming Dynasty prince who worked out the modern musical scale.
Miscellaneous Morsels of Youyang and the Chinese Cinderella
The Chinese version of the Cinderella story and the 9th century collection in which it appears.
Eight Immortals Cross the Sea
The legend of the Eight Immortals, which gradually arose starting during the Tang Dynasty, particularly associated with the town of Penglai in Shandong.
The Nanjing-Wuhan Split
In 1927, when Nanjing and Wuhan were both capitals of the ROC...
Southwest United University
The triple university that continued the educational mission through WWII.