The Master of Demon Gorge: A Chinese History Podcast

Shengyu Guangxun or Broader Disquisitions on the Sagely Edicts 09.07.2026 19:34 ↓

From the 16 Points of 1670 to the exegesis of 1724: one of the most widely read documents during the Qing Dynasty. Support the show

Ying Shao and the General Treatise on Customs 02.07.2026 18:04 ↓

On the late-Han Dynasty text on customs and its author. Support the show

Cheng Yaojin Comes Out of Nowhere 25.06.2026 17:02 ↓

Regarding one of the most significant personalities of the early-Tang Dynasty and his fictionalization. Support the show

Madam Xian 18.06.2026 18:42 ↓

Regarding the remarkable 6th century leader of the Li people. Support the show

Three Cases After the Southern Crossing 11.06.2026 20:52 ↓

Three mysteries in 1644-45. Support the show

Li Zicheng, the Truculent King 04.06.2026 20:09 ↓

About the man who actually brought down the Ming Dynasty. Support the show

Yining Incident or Revolution of the Three Districts 28.05.2026 22:20 ↓

What is the origin of the term "East Turkestan"? The complicated history of Xinjiang in the 1930s and '40s. Support the show

Zhang Zhidong 21.05.2026 21:22 ↓

Another of the "Four Great Ministers of the Late-Qing." Support the show

Li Hongzhang 14.05.2026 22:25 ↓

One of the most important mandarins of the late-Qing was also one of the most controversial figures in Chinese history. Support the show

Feng Dao, Political Survivor 07.05.2026 18:11 ↓

Regarding the unique career of Feng Dao of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Support the show

Matteo Ricci 30.04.2026 19:39 ↓

One of the most important missionaries in the history of Christianity in China. Support the show

Emperor Jiajing of Ming 23.04.2026 19:21 ↓

The second-longest reigning emperor of the Ming Dynasty was an out-too-devout follower of religious Daoism. Support the show

Sino-Burmese War of 1765 16.04.2026 21:24 ↓

From 1765 to 1769, Qing China invaded Burma four times... Support the show

Biographies of Some Exemplary Women 09.04.2026 18:03 ↓

Regarding the Han Dynasty "Biographies of Exemplary Women," Queen Jiang, Zhongli Chun, Cai Wenji, and Xie Daoyun. Support the show

Tan Sitong of the 100-Day Reform 02.04.2026 21:22 ↓

One of the leading figures of the reform of 1898. Support the show

Cao Xueqin 26.03.2026 20:45 ↓

Regarding the author of "The Dream of the Red Chamber," the greatest novel ever written in the Chinese language. Support the show

Mao and "Outlaws of the Marsh" 19.03.2026 22:34 ↓

I think the Ming Dynasty novel contains in it a history of the Chinese Communist Party written centuries before the Party existed. Support the show

Wu Sangui and Chen Yuanyuan 12.03.2026 22:16 ↓

The tale of the Ming Dynasty general who switched sides and helped to bring it down and the woman whose legendary beautiful supposedly made him do it. Support the show

Cai Jing: Calligrapher and Perfidious Minister 05.03.2026 18:44 ↓

Regarding one of the greatest calligraphers who ever lived, and one of the worst prime ministers in Chinese history Support the show

Chong Family Generals 26.02.2026 19:56 ↓

A most significant military family during the Northern Song Dynasty. Support the show

“To Rise with the Cockcrow to Practice Swordsmanship” 19.02.2026 18:54 ↓

About a classical Chinese expression and the two men behind it. Support the show

Qian Qianyi: Hero or Turncoat? 12.02.2026 24:25 ↓

Regarding the late-Ming mandarin and his ethical choices. Support the show

Nanchang Uprising: Birth of the PLA 05.02.2026 19:38 ↓

August 1, 1927: a date that lives in PRC history. Support the show

A History of Lushan 29.01.2026 24:03 ↓

Mt. Lu or Lushan, the object of so much classical Chinese poetry, the site of so much modern Chinese history. Support the show

Luoxia Hong: Why Chinese New Year Is When It Is 22.01.2026 18:41 ↓

The Han Dynasty inventor of the Taichu Calendar. Support the show