Bamboo History

Ep. 55 | Food history special! The history of tofu | 豆腐的历史

What is one thing that a king, salty seaweed and Mongolians have in common?
Tofu!
Today, we will be bringing a wonderful (if not slightly smelly) history of an Asian delicacy and a banger vegetarian/vegan dish, tofu.
Tune in to hear more about the history of tofu.
 
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Ep. 54 | The development of Malaysian Chinese identity with my mate Davo | 马来西亚华人

Today I will be interviewing and chatting with my good mate Davo about the development of Malaysian Chinese identity through history.
Peranakans, clan houses, discrimination and a bit of cake on top, tune in to discover more about the history of Malaysian Chinese!
We have a website now - check it out! Link below.
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Ep. 53 | The homosexual Emperor Ai and Dong Xian | 汉哀帝和董贤

Ancient China was not the most liberal place in the world, which meant it blew my mind that there was an ancient Chinese emperor that pursued a romantic relationship with another man!
Tune in to hear more about this story.
 
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Ep. 52 | How the Communists got China: The Pingjin Campaign (Part 3) | 平津战役 (第三部)

We are in our final part of our 3 part series, focusing on 3 decisive military campaigns won by the Chinese Communists over the Nationalist Kuomintang government in the Chinese Civil War, resulting in the Chinese Communists’ control of mainland China.
 
Today’s episode will focus on the final of the 3 military campaigns, the Pingjin Campaign, fought between 29 November 1948 to 31 January 1949.
 
Want to find out more on how the People’s Republic of China was created? Tune in!
 
I have posted a diagram onto my Instagram (@bamboohistorypodcast) and on my Youtube video detailing the movements of the armies in this campaign, as a visual aid.
 
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Ep. 51 | How the Communists got China: The Huaihai Campaign (Part 2) | 淮海战役 (第二部)

We are in part 2 of our 3 part series, focusing on 3 decisive military campaigns won by the Chinese Communists over the Nationalist Kuomintang government in the Chinese Civil War, resulting in the Chinese Communists’ control of mainland China.
Today’s episode will focus on the second of the 3 military campaigns, the Huaihai Campaign, fought between the 6 November 1948 to 10 January 1949.
Want to find out more on how the People’s Republic of China was created? Tune in!
I have posted a diagram onto my Instagram (@bamboohistorypodcast) and on my Youtube video detailing the movements of the armies in this campaign, as a visual aid.
 
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Ep. 50 | How the Communists got China: The Liaoshen Campaign (Part 1) | 辽沈战役 (第一部）

The podcast is back with a 3 part series on China’s modern history!
The 3 part series will focus on 3 decisive military campaigns won by the Chinese Communists over the Nationalist Kuomintang government in the Chinese Civil War, resulting in the Chinese Communists’ control of mainland China.
Today’s episode will focus on the first of the 3 military campaigns, the Liaoshen Campaign, fought between 12 September 1948 to 2 November 1948.
Want to find out more on how the People’s Republic of China was created? Tune in!
 
I have posted a diagram onto my Instagram (@bamboohistorypodcast) and on my Youtube video detailing the movements of the armies in this campaign, as a visual aid.
 
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Easter break announcement! We’ll be back on 2 May

The Bamboo History Podcast will be taking a short break for Easter. That means we won’t be posting for a few weeks but no sweat, we will back with more exciting content from 2 May.
Have a Happy Easter everyone!
 
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Ep. 49 | How ancient Chinese rulers were chosen: the Mandate of Heaven | 天命

When the first king of the Zhou Dynasty overthrew the Shang Dynasty king in 1046 BCE, he needed to legitimise his claim to the throne. He had to tell the people why he had taken the throne from someone else.
Enter ancient China’s everlasting ideology, the Mandate of Heaven.
TUNE IN to find out more!
 
I will be going on Easter break after today’s episode and will be back posting episodes from 2 May.
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Ep. 48 | Matteo Ricci: the Italian priest who pretended to be a Chinese guy | 利玛窦

Imagine seeing a white guy in China walking on the street wearing Chinese robes, speaking Chinese and reciting Chinese poems…in the 16th century.
Yep, that was Matteo Ricci, the famous (not Marco Polo) Italian man and Jesuit priest who made his home in China for over 20 years as he tried to convert Chinese people to Catholicism.
Did he succeed? TUNE IN to find out!
 
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Ep. 47 | True crime special: Case of the floating man | 商人浮尸之案

The peace and quiet of the city of Huzhou was disturbed when something was discovered floating in the nearby lake, which turned out to be a rotting human corpse…
What happened? Who did it? TUNE IN to find out.
I’m dabbling in ancient Chinese true crime now, I will definitely find more interesting cases like this for future episodes.
 
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