The Master of Demon Gorge: A Chinese History Podcast

William Han
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Mar 20, 2025 • 20min

Fan Zhongyan

Regarding the Song Dynasty mandarin who defined the mission for the Confucian intelligentsia.Support the show
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Mar 13, 2025 • 18min

The Sibe People

Regarding the small minority race who gave us the name "Siberia" and preserved the Manchu language.Support the show
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Mar 6, 2025 • 17min

Qin Liangyu: the Woman General

In all the "24 Histories" of Chinese tradition, only one woman is feature in the biographies of military generals. This is her.Support the show
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Feb 27, 2025 • 22min

Xunzi: Confucian Apostate

Was he a Confucian or a Legalist? Regarding one of the most controversial Chinese thinkers.Support the show
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Feb 20, 2025 • 16min

Su Xiaoxiao, Courtesan

The famous 5th or 6th century courtesan of Hangzhou and all the poetry that's been about her.Support the show
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Feb 13, 2025 • 16min

Early Han Dynasty Figure: Jia Yi

Author of "On the Faults of the Qin."Support the show
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Feb 6, 2025 • 16min

Early Han Dynasty Figure: Shusun Tong

The inventor of court protocols.Support the show
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Jan 30, 2025 • 17min

Early Han Dynasty Figure: Lu Jia

The man who convinced the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty that he couldn't rule from horseback.Support the show
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Jan 23, 2025 • 26min

The Shaobing Song

The Chinese equivalent of the prophecies of Nostradamus.Support the show
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Jan 16, 2025 • 18min

Zheng Guanying's "Words of Warning"

Regarding the late-Qing businessman and reformist thinker.Support the show

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