The Master of Demon Gorge: A Chinese History Podcast
History Podcasts
Stories from ancient China, and whatever else comes to mind.
Location:
United States
Genres:
History Podcasts
Description:
Stories from ancient China, and whatever else comes to mind.
Language:
English
Episodes
Sino-Burmese War of 1765
4/16/2026
From 1765 to 1769, Qing China invaded Burma four times...
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Duration:00:21:24
Biographies of Some Exemplary Women
4/9/2026
Regarding the Han Dynasty "Biographies of Exemplary Women," Queen Jiang, Zhongli Chun, Cai Wenji, and Xie Daoyun.
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Duration:00:18:03
Tan Sitong of the 100-Day Reform
4/2/2026
One of the leading figures of the reform of 1898.
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Duration:00:21:22
Cao Xueqin
3/26/2026
Regarding the author of "The Dream of the Red Chamber," the greatest novel ever written in the Chinese language.
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Duration:00:20:45
Mao and "Outlaws of the Marsh"
3/19/2026
I think the Ming Dynasty novel contains in it a history of the Chinese Communist Party written centuries before the Party existed.
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Duration:00:22:34
Wu Sangui and Chen Yuanyuan
3/12/2026
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.
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Duration:00:22:16
Cai Jing: Calligrapher and Perfidious Minister
3/5/2026
Regarding one of the greatest calligraphers who ever lived, and one of the worst prime ministers in Chinese history
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Duration:00:18:44
Chong Family Generals
2/26/2026
A most significant military family during the Northern Song Dynasty.
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Duration:00:19:56
“To Rise with the Cockcrow to Practice Swordsmanship”
2/19/2026
About a classical Chinese expression and the two men behind it.
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Duration:00:18:54
Qian Qianyi: Hero or Turncoat?
2/12/2026
Regarding the late-Ming mandarin and his ethical choices.
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Duration:00:24:25
Nanchang Uprising: Birth of the PLA
2/5/2026
August 1, 1927: a date that lives in PRC history.
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Duration:00:19:38
A History of Lushan
1/29/2026
Mt. Lu or Lushan, the object of so much classical Chinese poetry, the site of so much modern Chinese history.
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Duration:00:24:03
Luoxia Hong: Why Chinese New Year Is When It Is
1/22/2026
The Han Dynasty inventor of the Taichu Calendar.
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Duration:00:18:41
Altai: of Gold and One-Eyed Folks
1/15/2026
Tales from the Altai Mountains.
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Duration:00:16:23
Yu Yunwen, Hero of the Southern Song
1/8/2026
A lesser known figure who saved the Southern Song Dynasty in 1161.
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Duration:00:22:30
Destruction of the Buddha During the Huichang Era
1/1/2026
The reason why so few Buddhist temples from before the mid-9th century survive in China.
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Duration:00:19:04
Zhu Zaiyu: Prince, Musician, Mathematician
12/25/2025
The Ming Dynasty prince who worked out the modern musical scale.
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Duration:00:20:44
Miscellaneous Morsels of Youyang and the Chinese Cinderella
12/18/2025
The Chinese version of the Cinderella story and the 9th century collection in which it appears.
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Duration:00:17:06
Eight Immortals Cross the Sea
12/11/2025
The legend of the Eight Immortals, which gradually arose starting during the Tang Dynasty, particularly associated with the town of Penglai in Shandong.
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Duration:00:18:35
Lady Shexiang
12/4/2025
The remarkable stateswoman of Ming Dynasty Guizhou.
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Duration:00:18:38