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Season 1

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...

Thursday, May 6, 2021  Sanxingdui Hair: Unbalanced Power

Among about 2,000 artifacts and thousands of fragments of relics unearthed in the eight pits of the Sanxingdui Ruins site in Sichuan Province in China...

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Sanxingdui: Silk for Sacrifice

In Sanxingdui, it seems that the more artifacts were unearthed, the more questions were raised. Something invisible to the naked eye also caught atten...

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Ancient Global Supply Chain: Made-in-China in Maritime Silk Road

Ten nesting ivory balls make a big ball. On a fan, there are scenes of European courting couples. On another fan, Qing Dynasty officials are on the ro...

Wednesday, April 14, 2021 Translation: Ancient Bridges Between Cultures

Chinese parents invest a lot in English language education for their children. English is a major subject in China’s curriculum from primary schools t...

Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Women’s World in Ancient China: In Rule Books and In Reality

Recently Intel removed an online commercial by Yang Li, a controversial stand-up comedian. “Why do some men look so ordinary but are so self-confident...

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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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