Bamboo History

<p>Hi everyone, this is an announcement that the Bamboo History Podcast will be taking a break and will return in October 2024.</p> <p> </p> <p>After we come back in October, episodes will be posted until the end of the...

<p>The Mexican Chinese community is a small but resilient community that has existed in Mexico for hundreds of years.</p> <p> </p> <p>However, the Chinese arrival to Mexico was not well received by the locals, and...

<p>Shui Hu Zhuan, or Water Margin in English, is one of ancient China’s greatest novels, with its plot centred around a group of outlaws who rebel against the Song Dynasty government in the 12th century.</p> <p> </p>...

<p>All of us know about soy sauce and most of us have tasted it before. We know that it is used for cooking, used as a dipping sauce, and used as a condiment in general to give food a bit of extra flavour.</p> <p> </p>...

<p>If you inspire your people to fight for freedom and independence, then it no one cares if you have murdered your sister-in-law.</p> <p> </p> <p>That’s what happened to Lady Trieu, an ancient Vietnamese heroine who...

<p>Last episode, we talked about the events leading up to the First Opium War (1839-1842). This week, we will talk about how the actual conflict unfolded and how the British completely dominated China in the war.</p>...

<p>Hi everyone, Bamboo History is back with another banger! Today we will be talking about the causes of the First Opium War (1839 – 1842) which triggered the Qing Dynasty’s long decline and ushered in China’s modern...

<p>Hi all, this is an announcement that the Bamboo History Podcast will be going on a short break and will be back in June 2024!</p> <p> </p> <p>Don’t worry, we’ll be back soon with more exciting history content.</p>...

<p>On the topic of great Chinese emperors, no one really thinks about the Hongzhi Emperor (r. 1487 CE – 1505 CE), who is more famously known for being the only Chinese emperor that took only ONE wife his entire...

<p>Story of the stupid! Chengyu are famous Chinese idioms that are expressed usually in just four characters and are commonly used in conversation.</p> <p> </p> <p>The origins of many of these chengyu come from stories...

<p>“Dae Jang Geum” or “Jewel in the Palace” is a 2003 Korean TV Drama based on the life of Jang Geum, a girl who rose up to become Joseon Korea’s most famous physician. This TV show is one of the most famous Korean...

<p>During the ancient times in East Asia, people had conservative mindsets which extended to the treatment of female patients – many male doctors did not want to treat female patients!</p> <p> </p> <p>This meant it was...

<p>Happy Lunar New Year everyone! Today’s episode will be about one of the most famous ancient Chinese paintings, sometimes known as the Chinese “Mona Lisa”.</p> <p> </p> <p>This painting is called the “Qing Ming Shang...

<p>Yangqu county in Taiyuan is a peaceful and chill place, until a fateful day in 1840, when the county is hit by two mysterious cases that changes the lives of its residents forever….</p> <p> </p> <p>What happened...

<p>G’day folks, the Bamboo History Podcast will be wrapping up for 2023 and will not be back until February 2024.</p> <p> </p> <p>Not to worry, now is the time to catchup on my podcast by listening to my existing...