Ranked #1
Ep. 231 | The Warlord Era (Part 1)
Ep. 231 | The Warlord Era (Part 1)
After years of requests to cover this topic, Laszlo finally gets around to the history of China's Warlord Era that laste... Read more
23 Sep 2019
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32mins
Ranked #2
Ep. 119 | The Chinese Civil War (Part 1)
Ep. 119 | The Chinese Civil War (Part 1)
In this week’s episode, we begin a multi-part series covering the Chinese Civil War from 1945 to 1949. In China, this is... Read more
10 Jun 2013
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49mins
Ranked #3
Ep. 83 | The Cultural Revolution (Part 1)
Ep. 83 | The Cultural Revolution (Part 1)
By popular demand, Laszlo begins to trace the history of the Cultural Revolution. This week’s episode looks at the event... Read more
13 May 2012
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36mins
Ranked #4
Ep. 4 | The Great Leap Forward
Ep. 4 | The Great Leap Forward
The Great Leap Forward ( 大跃进) from 1958-1960 caused death and suffering to dozens of millions of people. It sounded like... Read more
30 Jun 2010
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38mins
Ranked #5
Ep. 197 | The History of China-Vietnam Relations (Part 1)
Ep. 197 | The History of China-Vietnam Relations (Part 1)
In this first of a multipart series, Laszlo explores the ancient relationship between China and Vietnam. In this episode... Read more
20 Mar 2018
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41mins
Ranked #6
Ep. 101 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 1)
Ep. 101 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 1)
Laszlo is back after another long delay. In this shorter than usual episode, The China History Podcast presents Part 1 o... Read more
13 Oct 2012
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28mins
Ranked #7
Ep. 161 | Zhou Enlai (Part 1)
Ep. 161 | Zhou Enlai (Part 1)
In today's Part 1 episode Laszlo explores the early life of Zhou Enlai, growing up in a traditional scholar-officials fa... Read more
5 Nov 2015
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48mins
Ranked #8
Ep. 153 | The History of Opium in China
Ep. 153 | The History of Opium in China
In this episode, Laszlo examines remarks made by distinguished UCLA Professor of Public Policy Mark Kleiman who had comm... Read more
27 Apr 2015
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43mins
Ranked #9
Ep. 218 | The History of Tang Poetry (Part 1)
Ep. 218 | The History of Tang Poetry (Part 1)
In this first of a series introducing the history of the development of Chinese poetry, Laszlo focuses on the two most i... Read more
24 Mar 2019
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28mins
Ranked #10
Ep. 128 | The History of American Chinese Cuisine
Ep. 128 | The History of American Chinese Cuisine
After a record-breaking pause in the action, Laszlo is back with one last episode to finish 2013. This time we look at t... Read more
30 Dec 2013
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45mins
Ranked #11
Ep. 203 | The History of Chinese Martial Arts, Wing Chun and Ip Man (Part 1)
Ep. 203 | The History of Chinese Martial Arts, Wing Chun and Ip Man (Part 1)
Don't be fooled by the title. Wing Chin and Ip Man will be covered next episode. Today's the first in a two-part series ... Read more
16 Jun 2018
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1hr
Ranked #12
Ep. 127 | The Birth of US-China Relations
Ep. 127 | The Birth of US-China Relations
In this episode, we take a look at the circumstances and times when the brand spanking new nation of the USA came to a c... Read more
27 Nov 2013
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #13
Ep. 6 | The Opium War
Ep. 6 | The Opium War
In this week’s episode, we give an overview of the First Opium War, one of the most humiliating events in Modern Chinese... Read more
14 Jul 2010
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37mins
Ranked #14
Ep. 157 | The Rise and Fall of the Qin (Part 1)
Ep. 157 | The Rise and Fall of the Qin (Part 1)
In this first of three episodes, Laszlo offers up a nice easy overview of Qin Shihuang and the Qin State. In Part 1 we'... Read more
2 Aug 2015
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42mins
Ranked #15
Ep. 208 | The History of the Jewish Refugees in China (Part 1)
Ep. 208 | The History of the Jewish Refugees in China (Part 1)
Laszlo is back with a new series that looks at the history of the Jewish refugees who came to China during the first par... Read more
22 Oct 2018
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42mins
Ranked #16
Ep. 169 | The Mongol Yuan Dynasty (Part 1)
Ep. 169 | The Mongol Yuan Dynasty (Part 1)
In this long-overdue episode with a deceiving title, we don't actually get around to the Yuan Dynasty. However, a nice h... Read more
23 May 2016
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48mins
Ranked #17
Ep. 50 | Daoism (Part 1)
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 ... Read more
20 Jul 2011
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34mins
Ranked #18
Ep. 84 | The Cultural Revolution (Part 2)
Ep. 84 | The Cultural Revolution (Part 2)
This week Laszlo takes us up to August 1966 with this Cultural Revolution overview. After a nine-month hiatus down in Ha... Read more
21 May 2012
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43mins