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Sunday, August 1, 2021 Grand Canal: Changing the Course of History

The construction of the Hangou canal began in 486 BCE, 1,090 years before Emperor Yang launched his canal project. It became the earliest part of wha...

Monday, July 26, 2021 Dragon Boats on Grand Canal: The Rule of Water

“The same water either supports or overturns boats on it,” Li Shimin, the second emperor of the Tang in the 7th century, often cited these Confuciu...

Sunday, July 18, 2021 The Apprentices: Opportunity and Discrimination

There were 200 million skilled workers in China at the end of 2020, only 26 percent of the country’s total workforce. Given this, vocational educatio...

Sunday, July 18, 2021 Academic Success: A Country Pig Chasing City Cabbage

Zhang Xifeng, a 17-year-old student at Hengshui High School of Hebei Province, went viral. In his speech on Anhui TV program Super Speaker, Zhang com...

Sunday, July 11, 2021 Public Museums and Private Collectors: Historical Seals

One day, more than 2,000 years ago, Emperor Yuan of China’s Western Han dynasty and his concubines were watching animal baiting. Suddenly a black bear...

Sunday, June 27, 2021 Forgotten Heroine

A Chinese woman living in German-occupied Belgium in the 1940s finally succeeded in her mission: an audience with the top Nazi leader in Belgium, Gene...

Sunday, June 20, 2021 Ancient Population Policy: Baby Boom Prosperity

On May 31, China announced a further relaxation in its family planning policy, allowing couples to have up to three children. Supportive measures will...

Monday, June 14, 2021 Ancient Fathers: Absent, Far

In a recent TV series, the two mothers even seem paranoid sometimes, while the two fathers seem normal. This is because they are less involved in th...

Sunday, June 6, 2021 Ancient Migration: Wars and Walls

In 2020, nearly 376 million Chinese people did not live in the cities where they had registered their household information, up by more than 154 milli...

Sunday, May 30, 2021 Nowhere Left to Retreat: Elephants, Trees and Capitals

In May, a herd of 15 wild Asian elephants continued their northern venture in southwest China’s Yunnan Province after their year-long journey from th...

Saturday, May 22, 2021 Changing Capitals and Canal Course: Xi’an and Luoyang

Six out of the top 10 most attractive tourist sites during the 5-day Labor Day holiday in China were historical sites. Three are in Beijing - the Grea...

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Tigers: Lost in the Wild, Lasting in Culture

On April 23, a wild male Siberian tiger appeared in a village in Heilongjiang Province in China’s northeast. It injured a local woman working on farml...

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on 7/18/2024

Thanks for bringing the ancient story of the famous poet. Love such kinds of lyrical poets' life history and tales. It's Short, sweet, and to the point while being an entertaining and informative less...

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on 6/3/2024

She was an Incredible lady. I’ve learned enough about the China’s first female general. This is the only episode that made my mind to listen to more than three times. Undoubtedly Listen-friendly conte...

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