Chinese History & Mythology
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The most comprehensive English-language podcast online about Chinese history, culture, mythology, and China’s greatest classic literary works.
Chinese History & Mythology takes you deep into the world of ancient China through clear, immersive, story-driven episodes.
✨Main story episodes are released every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:00 PM.
✨Cultural knowledge episodes are released every Thursday at 8:00 PM.
This podcast covers the most fascinating and widely searched topics in Chinese history, mythology, and classic literature, including The Investiture of the Gods, Qin Dynasty history, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Tang Dynasty history, Journey to the West, ancient Chinese gods and monsters, legendary emperors, famous warriors, folklore, customs, dynasties, and cultural mysteries.
If you are curious about Chinese mythology, ancient history, legendary heroes, classic novels, or the cultural stories behind everyday life in China, this podcast is your gateway.
Here, mythology becomes vivid, history becomes clear, culture becomes easier to understand, and the vast world of Chinese civilization unfolds through storytelling.
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Discover the stories, legends, and classics that shaped China for thousands of years.
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116.Romance of the Three Kingdoms-4
Yuan Shu’s chief clerk, Yang Dajiang, proposed a plan. He believed Liu Bei should be attacked first, but Lü Bu had to be stabilized. He said, “Liu Bei is in Xiaopei. The city is small and his troops…
117.Why Do Chinese People Love Using Idioms?
In our main historical storyline, we are now in the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Romance of the Three Kingdoms can be called a “super-rich mine” of Chinese idioms. There are more than…
108.Interesting Chinese Culture—— 15 Chinese Cultural Taboos
Why do Chinese people avoid the number 4, green hats, mirrors facing the bed, or saying the word “death” too directly? In this episode, we explore 15 everyday Chinese cultural taboos and the history,…
115.Romance of the Three Kingdoms-3
The man who offered the plan was Mi Zhu, courtesy name Zizhong, from Qu County in Donghai. His family had been merchants for generations and was one of the famous wealthy families in the region. Mi…
114.Interesting Chinese Culture——Why Do Chinese Women Avoid Going Out for a Month After Giving Birth?
A room, a few windows, and curtains pulled tightly shut. The new mother is wearing long sleeves and long pants, with a towel wrapped around her head. There is a smell of traditional Chinese medicine…
113.Romance of the Three Kingdoms-2
Starting from the last episode, our historical storyline entered the Three Kingdoms period, from 220 to 280 AD. Through the story of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, we’re exploring what actually…
112.Romance of the Three Kingdoms
The Han Dynasty, we’re now stepping into a brand-new era starting this month: the Three Kingdoms period, from 220 to 280 AD. After the middle period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, political power kept…
111.Interesting Chinese Culture——How Do Chinese People Use Food to Stay Healthy?
A name called “Becoming Chinese” started trending on TikTok, and along with it, a wellness drink became very popular.Apples are usually eaten fresh, so why would anyone boil them into a tea? And why…
110.The Monster Universe of the Classic of Mountains and Seas
Before dragons became famous worldwide, ancient China had its own monster universe. Creatures with nine heads, human faces, giant wings—and gods that controlled the sun itself. And they were all…
109.The Hidden Legends：Shiji & Classic of Mountains and Seas
It has been a while since we last sat down and talked about mythological stories together. In the past few episodes, we have mainly focused on stories about historical development. The reason we have…
107.What Really Happened to Western Chu?
The social turmoil at the end of the Qin dynasty began with uprisings from the common people. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang raised the banner of rebellion in Dazexiang. Although their rebel army was…
106.The Qin Dynasty: Secrets We Still Can’t Explain
More than two thousand years ago, Qin Shi Huang brought a long age of war to an end and united scattered lands into one vast empire. This ruler was called the First Emperor, and his name left a deep…
105.Interesting Chinese Culture——Why Do Chinese People Love Tea？
Hey friends, welcome back to another episode of Interesting Chinese Culture. The fact that Chinese people love drinking tea is something almost everyone in the world already knows. As the generations…
104. Who Destroyed the Qin Dynasty？
In the history of the Qin dynasty, Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng, left behind achievements that could never be erased. But the way such a huge empire rose so quickly in only fifteen years, and then…
103.The Terracotta Army and Jing Ke’s Attempt to Kill the King of Qin
Although the Qin dynasty existed for only fifteen years in Chinese history, it made an enormous contribution to the history of China as a whole. Even today, Qin Shi Huang still attracts scholars…
102.Interesting Chinese Culture——Why do Chinese people use chopsticks？
If you have listened to some of the earlier episodes, you probably remember that we once mentioned that Chinese history stretches back about five thousand years. Across those five thousand years,…
101.Why Did the Qin Dynasty Collapse So Fast?
There is a popular story that says Qin Shi Huang was actually a very handsome man. There is a book called Records of the Grand Historian. Some of you who are interested in Chinese history and culture…
100.Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms-34
Lü Buwei traveled a long way with Prince Yiren and finally made it back to Xianyang. Lü Buwei had already found out something important. Lady Huayang was from Chu. So he told Yiren to put on…
99 .Interesting Chinese Culture——What is the Qingming Festival?
For many people who are not familiar with Chinese culture, the first thing they may hear about Qingming is that it is a day for tomb sweeping and remembering the dead. But if we look deeper, we will…
98.Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms-33
After Su Qin and Zhang Yi said farewell to Guiguzi and left the mountain, their fates turned in completely different directions. Zhang Yi went to the state of Wei, while Su Qin returned to his…
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