Season 1

Less glamorous than jade, gold or silver ware, pottery gets less attention at museum exhibitions. Archaeologists, however, argue that pottery is the m...

Today we discuss how the Chinese characters for “China”, Zhongguo, literally meaning Middle Kingdom, appears for the first time more than 3,000 years ...

Polished black pottery is the trademark pottery ware of the Longshan culture, which differs from the previous colored pottery of the Neolithic Yangsha...

From ancient hunters hitting the slopes to skating soldiers and alcohol-fueled sledding sessions, China’s north has hosted centuries of snow and ice s...

Today we discuss how unfettered imperial seigniorage broke economies and even dynasties in ancient China Inflation is a big concern for consumers and ...

We are once again reminded of the great importance and value of coal, petroleum and electricity by the recent energy shortage. Just like the air, they...

According to the General Administration of Customs of China, the private sector in China posted 28 percent of year-on-year growth of foreign-trade in ...

The torrential rainfall in early October in Shanxi Province put the spotlight on the less-developed region in China’s northwest.People rediscovered Sh...

Since the end of 2020, some Chinese companies have been involved in a series of high-profile cases involving breaches of regulations. The public attit...

A world where the widowed, disabled and anyone in need are all cared for was an ideal envisioned by Confucian scholars during the Warring States perio...

Our previous podcast discussed some of the ancient hermits that feature in the Palace Museum’s Figure Paintings Across the Ages exhibition. They gave ...

At the Palace Museum exhibition, a total of 76 paintings include portraits of the most famous hermit-scholars in China’s history. It is the second in ...