The Context

History Podcasts

NewsChina explores the perspectives driving today’s China and its people with a deep dive into the histories that shaped them.

Episodes

The Collector Who Gave Away Half the Forbidden City

Bronze Witness: How the Taibao Ding Tells the Story of Yan and Early Beijing

Jade Turtle: When Astronomy Met Astrology

The Sacred Ladder: How China’s World Tree Fell from Within

Buried for 3,000 Years: The Story of China’s Golden Sunbird

The Little Brick That Tells a Big Story About Chinese Math

Yellow Crane Tower: A Landmark Rebuilt by Memory

Jingdezhen: Glaze of Glory

Shenyang Imperial Palace: Where a Dynasty Began

A 2,000-Year-Old Joke, Frozen in Clay

The Little Pot That Changed the Story of Rice and Civilization

Mawangdui: A World Preserved for 2,000 Years

Bao Zheng: China’s Symbol of Justice

The Blood, the Tears, and the Fortune: China’s Southern Exodus

Luoyang Bridge: The Ancient Stone Giant That Defied the Tides

A Temple Built on a Miracle: The Living History of Kaiyuan Temple

Institution Behind Letters: Rise and Fall of Tianyi Post Office

Yongle Encyclopedia: Six Centuries of Mystery and Survival

Pearl S. Buck: A Bridge Between East and West

Li Jingxun: The Most Spoiled Child in Chinese History