Bamboo History

Ep. 10 | Pangu and Nüwa: 2 beings who created the world (Chinese mythology) | 盘古和女娲

10 episode milestone! Today’s episode will feature two Chinese stories on how the world was created, with Pangu (盘古) creating the heavens and the earth, and Nüwa (女娲) creating humankind.  
 
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Ep. 9 | The Taiping Rebellion (Part 2) | 太平天国 （下）

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Rebellion began in 1851 and reached its peak in 1853 when it captured Nanjing, a major Chinese city, and renamed it Tianjing, which means the ‘Heavenly Capital’.
The rebels looked like they were in the driving seat to take over all of China, but a few challenges stood in their way…
Find out what happens next in today’s episode, the 2nd and final part of a 2-part series on the Taiping Rebellion.
 
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Ep. 8 | The civil war started by Jesus’s brother: The Taiping Rebellion (Part 1) | 太平天国 （上）

This week, we explore the story of Hong Xiuquan, a Hakka Chinese man who believed he was God’s second son and had a duty to rescue China from 'evil demons’.
What happened next? Tune in to today’s episode to find out.
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Ep. 7 | Foot binding | 缠足

WARNING: This episode contains sensitive content, and may not be suitable to all listeners, especially children.
In some museums, one can find exhibits of pairs of shoes, which were cone shaped like a lotus bud. Handmade from cotton or silk, they were small enough to fit into the palm of a hand and seemed like they were for little girls.
Except these shoes weren’t just for little girls, but they were also for fully grown women as well…
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Ep. 6 | Ancient Chinese tests that helped you get jobs: Keju Civil Service Exams | 科举考试

If you hate studying and doing 2 or 3 hour exams, you probably won’t ever complain after hearing about this ancient Chinese exam, which lasted 9 days and if you failed, you would have to wait 3 years for the next one!
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Ep. 5 | A unique Chinese occupation: the gengfu, a professional time teller | 更夫

Today we explore the day in the life of a gengfu (更夫), a person that helped tell the time for residents of Chinese cities and towns at night.
 
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Ep. 4 | The Chinese ‘Red Wedding’: the Hongmen Feast | 鸿门宴/鴻門宴

Set during the fall of the Qin Dynasty in 206 BCE, I am going to tell you a story which will make you realise that no place is safe, not even at a dinner banquet…
 
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Ep. 3 | A beggar who became Emperor: Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang | 洪武皇帝 朱元璋

In the 1300s in the late Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty China, the country had fallen into disarray and was riddled with poverty, natural disasters, disease, and war…
No one was hedging their bets on a penniless beggar to save the day and emerge to be one of the greatest Emperors in the history of China.
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Ep. 2 | A great day for humans, a bad day for trees: The Invention of Paper | 蔡伦造纸

In 105 CE, a palace eunuch named Cai Lun was wheeling a cartload of books made from bamboo, when all of a sudden an accident happened...
Today, I will tell you the story of one of ancient China's 4 greatest inventions, something many of us cannot live without, paper!
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Ep. 1 | The largest ethnic group in the world: The Han Chinese | 汉人/ 漢人

Chinese history is like a very, very, long theatre show, featuring many events, intrigues and personalities. Hence I wanted to start off this story by explaining the main characters involved in this story, the Han Chinese ethnic group, who originated over 3000 years and is now the largest ethnic group in the world. 
So yeah, let's get right into it!
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