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- 2 days ago14 min
Lin Shu: The Translator Who Never Learned a Foreign Language
Today, we’ll talk about Lin Shu, a Chinese scholar who introduced generations of readers to Western literature without learning a foreign language himself. Through collaboration, literary talent and a deep concern for China’s future, he helped to usher new ideas into Chinese society.
- 5 days ago13 min
Zhang Jiuling: A Poet, Prime Minister and Voice of the High Tang
Today, we’ll talk about the celebrated Tang poet and statesman Zhang Jiuling and how the recent discovery of his wife’s tomb has reunited two people separated by 1,300 years while shedding new light on one of China’s most famous poems about the moon.
- 1 weeks ago15 min
Cangyuan Rock Paintings: Ancient Stories Etched in Red
Today, we’ll talk about the ancient rock paintings of Cangyuan in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, where red images of hunters, dancers and mysterious spiritual figures offer a glimpse into a prehistoric world whose people, beliefs and stories researchers are still working to understand.
- 1 weeks ago14 min
A City on a Scroll: Discovering 18th-Century Suzhou
Today, we’ll talk about Prosperous Suzhou, an extraordinary 18th-century Chinese painting that captures the bustling streets, busy waterways and everyday lives of one of China’s great commercial cities, while revealing a remarkable story of imperial ambition, cultural heritage and a long journey home.
- 2 weeks ago15 min
A Jade Seal, a Lost Emperor and a 2,000-Year-Old Silk Road
Today, we’ll talk about the tomb of Liu He, a Han dynasty ruler whose brief reign ended in disgrace, and how a tiny jade seal, along with thousands of other artifacts, is revealing a far more complicated story about his life, his education and the world he inhabited.
- 2 weeks ago16 min
Yuelu Academy: A Thousand Years of Learning
Today, we’ll talk about Yuelu Academy, a historic center of learning in central China whose 1,050-year legacy offers a window into the country’s intellectual traditions, educational transformation and resilience through times of war and change.
- 3 weeks ago12 min
Yunnan-Xizang Highway: Highway to Prosperity
Today, we’ll talk about how an important transport artery from Yunnan Province to Xizang Autonomous Region, following old trade routes, relieved social and economic isolation in one of the most scenic but impoverished parts of Southwest China.
- 3 weeks ago15 min
The Collector Who Gave Away Half the Forbidden City
Today, we’ll talk about Zhang Boju, the legendary art collector who sacrificed his fortune, endured kidnapping, and ultimately preserved some of China’s greatest artistic treasures for future generations.
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