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The China History Podcast

Since 2010, The China History Podcast, presented by Laszlo Montgomery brings you over 300 episodes of curated topics from China's antiquity to modern times.

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Ep. 231 | The Warlord Era (Part 1)

Ep. 231 | The Warlord Era (Part 1)

After years of requests to cover this topic, Laszlo finally gets around to the history of China's Warlord Era that laste... Read more

23 Sep 2019

32mins

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Ep. 119 | The Chinese Civil War (Part 1)

Ep. 119 | The Chinese Civil War (Part 1)

In this week’s episode, we begin a multi-part series covering the Chinese Civil War from 1945 to 1949. In China, this is... Read more

10 Jun 2013

49mins

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Ep. 83 | The Cultural Revolution (Part 1)

Ep. 83 | The Cultural Revolution (Part 1)

By popular demand, Laszlo begins to trace the history of the Cultural Revolution. This week’s episode looks at the event... Read more

13 May 2012

36mins

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Ep. 4 | The Great Leap Forward

Ep. 4 | The Great Leap Forward

The Great Leap Forward ( 大跃进) from 1958-1960 caused death and suffering to dozens of millions of people. It sounded like... Read more

30 Jun 2010

38mins

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Ep. 197 | The History of China-Vietnam Relations (Part 1)

Ep. 197 | The History of China-Vietnam Relations (Part 1)

In this first of a multipart series, Laszlo explores the ancient relationship between China and Vietnam. In this episode... Read more

20 Mar 2018

41mins

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Ep. 101 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 1)

Ep. 101 | The History of Hong Kong (Part 1)

Laszlo is back after another long delay. In this shorter than usual episode, The China History Podcast presents Part 1 o... Read more

13 Oct 2012

28mins

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Ep. 161 | Zhou Enlai (Part 1)

Ep. 161 | Zhou Enlai (Part 1)

In today's Part 1 episode Laszlo explores the early life of Zhou Enlai, growing up in a traditional scholar-officials fa... Read more

5 Nov 2015

48mins

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Ep. 153 | The History of Opium in China

Ep. 153 | The History of Opium in China

In this episode, Laszlo examines remarks made by distinguished UCLA Professor of Public Policy Mark Kleiman who had comm... Read more

27 Apr 2015

43mins

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Ep. 218 | The History of Tang Poetry (Part 1)

Ep. 218 | The History of Tang Poetry (Part 1)

In this first of a series introducing the history of the development of Chinese poetry, Laszlo focuses on the two most i... Read more

24 Mar 2019

28mins

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Ep. 128 | The History of American Chinese Cuisine

Ep. 128 | The History of American Chinese Cuisine

After a record-breaking pause in the action, Laszlo is back with one last episode to finish 2013. This time we look at t... Read more

30 Dec 2013

45mins

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Ep. 203 | The History of Chinese Martial Arts, Wing Chun and Ip Man (Part 1)

Ep. 203 | The History of Chinese Martial Arts, Wing Chun and Ip Man (Part 1)

Don't be fooled by the title. Wing Chin and Ip Man will be covered next episode. Today's the first in a two-part series ... Read more

16 Jun 2018

1hr

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Ep. 127 | The Birth of US-China Relations

Ep. 127 | The Birth of US-China Relations

In this episode, we take a look at the circumstances and times when the brand spanking new nation of the USA came to a c... Read more

27 Nov 2013

1hr 3mins

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Ep. 6 | The Opium War

Ep. 6 | The Opium War

In this week’s episode, we give an overview of the First Opium War, one of the most humiliating events in Modern Chinese... Read more

14 Jul 2010

37mins

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Ep. 157 | The Rise and Fall of the Qin (Part 1)

Ep. 157 | The Rise and Fall of the Qin (Part 1)

In this first of three episodes, Laszlo offers up a nice easy overview of Qin Shihuang and the Qin State. In Part 1 we'... Read more

2 Aug 2015

42mins

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Ep. 208 | The History of the Jewish Refugees in China (Part 1)

Ep. 208 | The History of the Jewish Refugees in China (Part 1)

Laszlo is back with a new series that looks at the history of the Jewish refugees who came to China during the first par... Read more

22 Oct 2018

42mins

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Ep. 169 | The Mongol Yuan Dynasty (Part 1)

Ep. 169 | The Mongol Yuan Dynasty (Part 1)

In this long-overdue episode with a deceiving title, we don't actually get around to the Yuan Dynasty. However, a nice h... Read more

23 May 2016

48mins

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Ep. 50 | Daoism (Part 1)

Ep. 50 | Daoism (Part 1)

In this week’s episode, Laszlo tackles Daoism, a philosophy, a religion and a way of life that everyone has heard about ... Read more

20 Jul 2011

34mins

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Ep. 84 | The Cultural Revolution (Part 2)

Ep. 84 | The Cultural Revolution (Part 2)

This week Laszlo takes us up to August 1966 with this Cultural Revolution overview. After a nine-month hiatus down in Ha... Read more

21 May 2012

43mins

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