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Saturday, October 24, 2020 Chinese Students in the US: an unaccomplished mission

The UK replaced the US as the favorite intended destination of Chinese students in 2019, and the gap was even wider in 2020 due to the tension between...

Friday, October 9, 2020 Chinese Students in Japan: Revolutionaries

Today Japan is the host country of the second largest group of Chinese students abroad, second to the US. Japan hosted the largest number of Chinese s...

Sunday, September 27, 2020 Astronomy in Ancient China: Science & Humanity

The Beidou Satellite Navigation System, the spacecraft Crew Dragon --- while grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic on Earth, humans have made several l...

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Gold, Silver, Wealth and War

Prices of gold and silver skyrocketed in the first half of the year amid uncertainties of the global economic prospect. China has a long history of us...

Sunday, September 6, 2020 Wuhan: Rediscovery, Restart

In the first decade of the 20th century, today’s Hankou District of Wuhan became the second-largest port in China, only following Shanghai and exceedi...

Friday, August 28, 2020 Floods Made China’s Early Civilizations

Chinese civilization began in the middle and downstream of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. Unlike the Nile flooding which brought prosperity, ...

Sunday, August 23, 2020 A Pandemic, A European Missionary and Two Chinese Dynasties

Covid-19 is not the first pandemic that has impacted human society. In the mid 14th century, the black plague in Europe affected the continent’s evolu...

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Imperial Exams and Testing Times

Every year, millions of students take China’s national college entrance exam for a coveted slot at a top university. Despite the severe competition an...

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David Milton 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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jansfs18 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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