The China History Podcast
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The China History Podcast
Since 2010, The China History Podcast, presented by Laszlo Montgomery brings you over 350 episodes of curated topics from China's antiquity to modern times.
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Ep. 368 | Wang Jingwei
Hi Everyone, just coming up for air. This is actually one of the several new episodes that have been available on Patreon and CHP Premium since July,...
Introducing The Chinatown Sting: Lucky Bird
Here’s a preview of a new podcast, The Chinatown Sting, from our friends at Pushkin Industries.
In the late 1980s, a group of women connected th...
Ep. 369 | The Unsung Chinese Heroes of D-Day
Here's another quickie for you, only a half hour long. It seems not only are the portions at fast-food chains shrinking, so are the CHP episodes. Than...
Ep. 366 | The Guangxi Massacre
Zheng Yi, “Scarlet Memorial: Tales Of Cannibalism In Modern China https://a.co/d/89TkvH6
Andrew G. Walder, “Civil War in Guangxi: The Cultural...
Ep. 365 | Anson Burlingame, the 1868 Treaty, and the Open Door Policy
In this episode, we look at the life of Anson Burlingame, a well-known name in California. During Lincoln's term as president, he was appointed Chief...
Ep. 364 | Wade and Giles
Here's a nice little standalone episode on the life and work of Thomas Wade and Herbert Giles. And you can't mention Herbert Giles without mentioning...
Ep. 363 | The Lin Biao Incident (Part 2)
This is only a 2-parter, so this exciting episode will bring the curtain down on Lin Biao and his famous "Incident." We resume the story following the...
Ep. 362 | The Lin Biao Incident (Part 1)
This is Part 1 of a 2-Part series looking at the life of Lin Biao and the actual Lin Biao Incident itself. This bit of history is documented to death....
Ep. 361 | McKinley, Tariffs, and the Open Door Policy
Just in time for Liberation Day, I'm presenting this timely episode. Back in 1890, with the aim of protecting American companies from foreign competit...
Ep. 360 | Plant Hunters during the Qing Dynasty (Part 2)
This is the second of a two-part mini-series introducing the world of European plant hunting in China. In this episode, we look at some of the more no...
Ep. 359 | Plant Hunters during the Qing Dynasty (Part 1)
I was afraid I'd barely be able to scrape together enough material for a short episode. Instead, this one is gonna take almost two hours to tell. I ho...
Introducing: History Daily
Calling all fans of podcast great, Lindsay Graham! Here's a sampling of the very popular podcast, History Daily.
On History Daily, they do histo...
Laszlo and Andrew Shaw discuss the History of Jade
Former BBC reporter and master jade carver Andrew Shaw is back. What an informative interview this one turned out to be! I hope you all enjoy this dis...
Looted China Treasures, Laszlo chats with Andrew Shaw and his book, "Spoil"
I welcomed Wuhan-based Andrew Shaw onto the CHP to talk about his book. It's all about the plundering of China's cultural treasures and imperial artif...
"The Second Journey" An interview with Joel Bigman
With the Singapore History series out of the way, and 2025 off and running, here's the first special interview episode of the year. Not too long ago,...
Ep. 358 | The History of Singapore (Part 10)
First of all, to all of you who lasted through the entire series up to this concluding episode, I extend to you, my deepest appreciation. I hope you l...
Ep. 357 | The History of Singapore (Part 9)
In its hour of need, quite a few leaders rose to the occasion in Singapore. Lee Kuan Yew didn't transform the nation by himself. Last time we saw how...
Ep 356 | The History of Singapore (Part 8)
We left off last time with Singapore being granted sovereignty by Britain on June 3, 1959, and Tunku Abdul Rahman’s “Grand Design” speech concerning a...
Ep. 355 | The History of Singapore (Part 7)
Post-WWII Singapore was a time that was loaded with historical events that shaped how matters would unfold throughout the 1950s and into the 1960s. Th...
Ep. 354 | The History of Singapore (Part 6)
In this episode, we see how Japan marched and bicycled their way across the Johor Strait and proceeded to quickly defeat the British Commonwealth troo...
Ep. 353 | The History of Singapore (Part 5)
Although all kinds of tension brewed beneath the surface, the mid to late 19th Century saw a continued bonanza for Singapore. A prosperous combination...
Ep. 352 | The History of Singapore (Part 4)
Part 4 continues with the aftermath of the 1824 Treaty of London. John Crawfurd takes over from a disgraced William Farquhar as First Resident. Singap...
Ep. 351 | The History of Singapore (Part 3)
With Singapore formally established, we look at those first months and years. As soon as the document was signed, Raffles left the island and William...
Ep. 350 | The History of Singapore (Part 2)
With the arrival of the Portuguese and their 1511 victory, the history of this region began to move in s new direction. The Portuguese and the Dutch r...
Ep. 349 | The History of Singapore (Part 1)
Requests to present the history of Singapore go back to 2010 or 2011. At long last, here's an easy-to-consume and digest overview of The Lion City. In...
Chinese-Mexican History - Laszlo chats with Hugo Wong
First off, let me apologize for the less-than-optimal audio quality. This is a very informative interview. And for those of you who missed my very old...
Ep. 348 | Paper Sons and the Chinese Confessions Program
This is surprisingly not very well-known and certainly wasn't taught in my US history classes. Here's a story for you that many might find hard to bel...
Ep. 347 | The Grand Canal
In this episode, I'm presenting a simple but still informative overview of not only the Grand Canal but also the bigger subject of canals in China. Th...
Laszlo chats with Scott Crawford about the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu, and Rome
Here's another CHP Special Episode. Not too long ago I had the chance to chat with Yokohama-based Scott Crawford, author of "Silk Road Centurian", "Th...
The unlikely tale of Chinese slave, soldier and tycoon Jiang Zonghan
Here's a reading of an article recently published in the South China Morning Post, written by travel writer David Leffman. On his most recent trip to...
Ep. 346 | The Hungry Ghost Festival
This is the third time the history and traditions behind a Chinese holiday is being introduced. The history behind the Chinese New Year and Mid-Autumn...
Ep. 345 | Howqua
Once dubbed "the richest man in the world" back in his day, the first half of the 19th century, Wu Bingjian 伍秉鉴 was a leading figure in the pre-Opi...
Laszlo discusses historical novels with author, Janie Chang
It must have been three or four years ago that I started bouncing this idea off Janie about a discussion regarding historical fiction rooted in Chines...
Ep. 344 | James Hong
With the 18-part History of Chinese Philosophy series finally out of the way, we're back with all new CHP content. Here's one that introduces the life...
S9E10 | Finished behind the last place guy
Firstly, hats off to Emma and her 团队 at the CYZ for all their hard work, all season-long. We close out the season 9 with an amusing story from a sou...
The History of Chinese Philosophy (Part 18)
For this 18th and final episode in the series, we'll focus on the rival philosophies of Lu Xiangshan 陆象山 and Zhu Xi 朱熹。 We'll also look at more...
The History of Chinese Philosophy (Part 17)
We're almost at the end. We continue on in Part 17 with Zhu Xi and his philosophy. There will be more discussion about Qi, Han Studies (Han Xue) and t...
S9E09 | First Strike
Season 9 is starting to wind down. For the ninth chengyu of the season, we take Sima Qian's "Record of the Grand Historian" and open to the chapter on...
The History of Chinese Philosophy (Part 16)
We'll finish off the Five Founders of Neo Confucianism with the last two, the Cheng Brothers: Cheng Hao 程颢 and Cheng Yi 程颐. Then we'll explore Neo...
The History of Chinese Philosophy (Part 15)
In this episode we begin our look at Neo Confucianism. In English, we called it that. But in Chinese it was referred to in other ways, most commonly a...