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The Dowager and the Dynasty: How did Empress Dowager Cixi rule China and should we blame her for bringing down an empire?
How does a teenage girl from Beijing’s hutongs end up ruling the world’s largest empire—without ever technically sitting on the throne? In this...
Barbarians at the Gate x China Books Review: From Heaven Lake
In 1981, the Indian writer and poet Vikram Seth traveled from Nanjing, where he was studying literature, to his hometown of Delhi. Moving by train across...
The Destruction of the Old Summer Palace (Remix)
David and Jeremiah are traveling this week, which means, like the days of summer TV (pre-Internet and pre-InfiniteStreamingNetflixVerse), we are replaying...
The Voyages of Zheng He
It’s just two guys talking China's naval history. In this episode, David and Jeremiah dig into the story of Zheng He, the 15th-century admiral who...
Barbarians at the Gate x China Books Review: The Records of the Grand Historian
Picture this: You’re 45 years old, halfway through writing the definitive history of your civilization. Writing this history is the family business,...
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